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A man of extremes, Tobin led the NL in innings pitched (287.2) and losses (21) in 1942. He also startled the baseball world by hitting three home runs in one game on May 13 that year. A more than respectable hitter, he cracked 17 homers in his nine ML seasons.

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As a starter for the hapless Braves in the 1940s, he could never get his record over .500 but he twice led the NL in complete games. He pitched a no-hitter on April 27, 1944 against the Dodgers, and added a five-inning no-hitter in June. (As the second game of a double-header, the game was scheduled for only five innings.) Tobin was sold to the Tigers late in the 1945 season, reaching the pennant-bound team in time to contribute four victories. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 6, 1939: The Bees are busy clearing their pitching staff. Jim Turner goes to the Reds for 1B Les Scarsella and cash, while Johnny Lanning is sent to Pittsburgh for P Jim Tobin and cash. On December 8th, P Danny MacFaydan joins Tobin in a trade for P Bill Swift. » May 27, 1941: At the Polo Grounds the score 1–1 between the Giants and Braves when umpire Jocko Conlan calls time in the 7th. The crowd and the two teams then listens for 45 minutes while President Roosevelt's radio message about the war in Europe is heard on the loudspeakers. When play resumes, the Braves lift Jim Tobin for Manny Salvo, while the Giants take out starter Hal Schumacher, replacing him with Carl Hubbell. Hubbell's single wins it for New York, 2–1. » May 12, 1942: At Boston, the Cubs outslug the Braves, 9–8, as rookie Ed Hanyzewski wins his only game of the year. Bill Nicholson has a 2nd inning homer off loser Lou Tost, while Braves pitcher Jim Tobin hits a pinch homer. » May 13, 1942: Pitcher Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves slams three successive home runs to beat the Chicago Cubs, 6–5, at Braves Field, the only ML pitcher ever to accomplish this. His last, in the 8th, breaks a 4–4 tie. Hi Bithorn takes the loss. Bill Nicholson returns the compliment, clouting a 2-run homer off Tobin in the 6th inning, » August 4, 1942: Braves pitcher Jim Tobin clubs his 6th homer of the year, tying the NL record for homers by a pitcher, but he loses to the Phils, 4–2. » April 23, 1944: Jim Tobin tosses a one-hitter in the Braves' home opener as Philadelphia 2B Ford Mullen gets the only hit in the 6th inning. In his previous start Tobin lost a 3-hitter to the Giants. » April 27, 1944: Boston knuckleballer Jim Tobin hits a HR and no-hits the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0 before a mid-week crowd of 1,984 at Braves Field. Tobin walks Paul Waner to lead off the game, then retires 26 consecutive batters before again walking Waner with 2 outs in the 9th inning. » May 15, 1944: A day after the Reds pitch a one-hitter, Reds reliever Clyde Shoun, making his first start of the season, throws a no-hitter to nip the Boston Braves 1–0. Only 1,014 see the 32-year-old lefty top Jim Tobin, who had thrown one in April. Reds reserve 3B Chuck Aleno accounts for the sole run with his only 1944 home run. » June 22, 1944: Jim Tobin throws his second no-hitter, winning 7-0 in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against Philadelphia. The game is called in the fifth inning because of darkness. » August 12, 1945: In the lid lifter at Briggs Stadium, pitcher Jim Tobin, acquired on waivers, pitches three scoreless innings against New York and clubs a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 11th to win, 9–6. Another former Brave, Jim Turner, serves up the homer. The Tigers win the nitecap, 8–2, behind Hal Newhouser's 18th win.