Tom Hall

Thomas Edward Hall (born November 23, 1947, in Thomasville, North Carolina) was a left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1977. Standing 6 feet tall and weighing 150 pounds, he earned the nickname "the Blade" for his slender build. Hall attended Ramona High School in Riverside, California, and graduated from Riverside City College before being drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the 1966 MLB January Draft. He pitched for the Twins, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and Kansas City Royals, finishing with a career record of 52–33 with 32 saves. During his time with Cincinnati, the Reds won two NL Western Division titles and one NL pennant.