Considered one of the finest pitchers in USC history, he won 10 games and posted a 1.44 ERA in 1959. He won 23 games in his Trojan career.
He played professional from 1959 to 1962, never reaching the big leagues. Overall, he went 32–19 in his professional career.
In 2001, he was inducted into the USC Sports Hall of Fame.
His son, Bill Thom, Jr., played for USC in 1992 and 1993.
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bill, thom, william, charles, thom, born, august, 1937, pitcher, most, notable, winning, 1958, college, world, series, most, outstanding, player, award, while, junior, university, southern, california, seven, players, from, university, southern, california, th. William Charles Thom born August 15 1937 was a pitcher who is most notable for winning the 1958 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at University of Southern California He is one of seven players from University of Southern California to win that award The others are Bud Hollowell Bill Seinsoth Russ McQueen George Milke Rod Boxberger and Wes RachelsBill ThomPitcherBorn 1937 08 15 August 15 1937 age 85 Los Angeles CaliforniaBats RightThrows RightHe was also an All American in 1959 Considered one of the finest pitchers in USC history he won 10 games and posted a 1 44 ERA in 1959 He won 23 games in his Trojan career He played professional from 1959 to 1962 never reaching the big leagues Overall he went 32 19 in his professional career In 2001 he was inducted into the USC Sports Hall of Fame His son Bill Thom Jr played for USC in 1992 and 1993 References EditUSC Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Thom amp oldid 1135885317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
