Acker was a hard-throwing reliever who was 10-5 with four saves for the Reds in 1957,
but his ERA was 4.97 and stayed over 4.00 in his remaining two ML seasons.
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 19, 1957:
The Reds Tom Acker wins a pair from the Pirates, pitching an inning of relief in the first game and two more in the nitecap. The Reds win 8–7 and 5–4 to extend their win streak over the Pirates to 15 games.