Timothy Paul Stoddard (born January 24, 1953) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

The Wolfpack went 30–1 on the season, the lone loss coming to the Bill Walton-led UCLA Bruins.

He made his professional debut in 1975, pitching for the Class AA Knoxville Sox, where he went 3–4, with a 4.23 ERA and 7 saves.

Stoddard signed with the Baltimore Orioles on April 8, 1977, eleven days after his release by the White Sox on March 28.

The 1979 Orioles won the American League pennant, before losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series.

In Game Four, Stoddard was the winning pitcher and drove in Billy Smith with an eighth-inning single.

During the 1984 season, Stoddard pitched in 58 games and posted a 10–6 record and seven saves as the Cubs won the National League East title—their first postseason appearance since the 1945 World Series.

[15] After pitching for the Padres for a year and a half, Stoddard was traded to the New York Yankees on July 9, 1986, for Ed Whitson.

While pitching against the California Angels on September 5, 1987, Stoddard gave up the first-ever "broken bat" home run to Jack Howell.

Stoddard is one of only two men (the other being Kenny Lofton) to play in both an NCAA Basketball Final Four game, and an MLB World Series.

[1] He served as the baseball adviser and portrayed a Dodgers pitcher in the 1993 film Rookie of the Year.