Jim Tobin

James Anthony Tobin (December 27, 1912 – May 19, 1969), known as "Abba Dabba", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Bees/Braves and Detroit Tigers from 1937 to 1945. With the Boston Braves in 1944, he pitched two no-hitters, although one of them was five innings, which was considered a no-hitter until 1991 when the MLB officially defined a no-hitter as having to be nine innings or longer.

For others with the same name, see Jim Tobin (activist) and James Tobin (disambiguation).

Jim Tobin
Tobin, circa 1943
Pitcher
Born: (1912-12-27)December 27, 1912
Oakland, California, U.S.
Died: May 19, 1969(1969-05-19) (aged 56)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1937, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1945, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record105–112
Earned run average3.44
Strikeouts498
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (1944)
  • World Series champion (1945)
  • Pitched a no-hitter on April 27, 1944
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