Talk:Tom Acker

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 08:51, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

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Tom Acker

• ... that pitcher Tom Acker (pictured), who had a keen interest in horses, worked at the Meadowlands Racetrack after his Major League Baseball career ended? Source: NorthJersey.com
  • ALT1:... that Tom Acker (pictured) won both games of a doubleheader on May 19, 1957? Source: Boxscore (first game); Boxscore (second game); Legendary Locals of Fair Lawn

• Reviewed: Paddy O'Day
• Comment: Please save for March 7, his 91st birthday (exactly seven weeks from now). Request to IAR the "six weeks in advance" rule.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:13, 17 January 2021 (UTC).

• 5x expansion starting Jan 10 confirmed. Article appears to be policy compliant. I can't get Earwig to work this morning but a spot check did not reveal problems. Hooks are short enough, accurate, sourced, and sufficiently interesting. QPQ complete. Photo tagged as public domain. Cbl62 (talk) 19:30, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Military service

This source says he was a private in the Army when he was married. Semper fi! FieldMarine (talk) 14:04, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Tom Acker/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 11:49, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Am reviewing for the July 2021 GAN Backlog Drive MWright96 (talk) 11:49, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Lead

• "Thomas James Acker (March 7, 1930 – January 4, 2021) was an American baseball pitcher who played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played his entire career for the Cincinnati Reds from 1956 to 1959." - how about merging these two sentences together so it reads Thomas James Acker (March 7, 1930 – January 4, 2021) was an American baseball pitcher who played his entire career for the Cincinnati Reds in four seasons of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1956 to 1959.

• Sure, that works. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

• How about wikilinking the term draft for non-sports readers only on the first mention?

• I linked in the second mention in the lead, because the first was right after the linked Buffalo Bisons and I want to avoid MOS:SEAOFBLUE. Hope that's alright. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

• Cincinnati Reds does not need be wikilinked twice in the lead

• Fixed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

• "He played his last game on September 20, 1959. He subsequently worked at the Meadowlands Racetrack from its opening in 1976 until 1992." - simiar issue to the first point in this section

• Merged. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:27, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Early life

• Wikilink amateur free agent to the relevant article for non-sports reade

• Done. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Minor leagues

• "and 213 strikeouts over 201 innings" - innings can be wikilinked

• I linked that back in the "Early life" section ("102 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched". Should I link it in this section too, or will that be MOS:DUPLINK? —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

• I was referring to Inning as a whole MWright96 (talk) 17:47, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

• @MWright96: done. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:27, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Cincinnati Reds (1956–1959)

• "and striking out three (including Gene Baker, Acker's first batter faced)[2] over 2 innings in a 12–1 loss to the Chicago Cubs." - try to avoid having a reference positioned like this

• Fixed – moved to the end of the sentence. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

• "The Athletics assigned him to Richmond Virginians," - to the

• Fixed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Post-playing career

• "After retiring from baseball, Acker went back home to Bergen County, New Jersey. He constructed a house in Wyckoff and was employed by a trucking company." - how about merging these two sentences together

• Done. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

• "After retiring from baseball, Acker went back home" - returned to be more concise

• Done. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Personal life

• "Acker died on January 4, 2021, at his home in Narvon, Pennsylvania." - sentence is a little close to the source verifying it

• I've changed "home" to "house" and moved his age to the beginning of the sentence. Hope the rest is covered by WP:LIMITED, because I cannot use "passed away" due to MOS:EUPHEMISM. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:30, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Am putting the review on hold to allow the nominator to address or query the points raised above MWright96 (talk) 15:46, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

@MWright96: thanks very much for the review! I hope I've addressed your comments satisfactorily. —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:30, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: Now promoting to GA class MWright96 (talk) 18:42, 2 July 2021 (UTC)