Tony Cloninger

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Born: August 13, 1940 in Lincoln County, NC us

Died: July 24, 2018 in Denver, NC

Buried: Denver United Methodist Church Cemetery, Denver, NC

High School: Rock Springs HS (Denver, NC)

Last Game: July 22, 1972 (Age 31-344d)
vs. ATL 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Tony Lee Cloninger

Pronunciation: \CLONN-ing-er\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

113

ERA

4.07

352

247

1767.2

1120

WHIP

1.381

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1958	17		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-C	MLN	11	4	.733	4.58	5.19	19	16		10	0		118.0	94	68	60	9	96		114	5	1	12		1.610	7.2	0.7	7.3	8.7	1.19
1958	17	-4.1	Eau Claire	NORL	C	MLN	2	2	.500	5.91	6.94	6	5		2	0		35.0	33	27	23	3	40		27	3	1	1		2.086	8.5	0.8	10.3	6.9	0.68
1958	17	-3.3	Midland	SOPH	D	MLN	9	2	.818	4.01	4.45	13	11		8	0		83.0	61	41	37	6	56		87	2	0	11		1.410	6.6	0.7	6.1	9.4	1.55
1959	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-B	MLN	8	15	.348	5.12	6.74	29	27		12	4		167.0	131	125	95	17	138	2	200	3	3	26		1.611	7.1	0.9	7.4	10.8	1.45
1959	18	-3.9	Cedar Rapids	IIIL	B	MLN	0	9	.000	9.59	11.93	10	10		1	0		46.0	47	61	49	8	58	2	46	2	0	11		2.283	9.2	1.6	11.3	9.0	0.79
1959	18	-3.7	Boise	PION	C	MLN	8	6	.571	3.42	4.76	19	17		11	4		121.0	84	64	46	9	80		154	1	3	15		1.355	6.2	0.7	6.0	11.5	1.93
1960	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	MLN	9	7	.563	4.69	6.47	25	20		7	1		126.2	110	91	66	6	101	3	88	2	2	17		1.666	7.8	0.4	7.2	6.3	0.87
1960	19	-4.4	Austin	TL	AA	MLN	5	3	.625	3.46	5.19	13	13		4	1		78.0	62	45	30	4	64	1	58	1	2	9		1.615	7.2	0.5	7.4	6.7	0.91
1960	19	-4.9	Jacksonville	SALL	A	MLN	4	4	.500	6.66	8.51	12	7		3	0		48.2	48	46	36	2	37	2	30	1	0	8		1.747	8.9	0.4	6.8	5.5	0.81
1961	20	-5.9	Louisville	AA	AAA	MLN	5	3	.625	4.32	4.68	11	11		2	1		75.0	74	39	36	3	40	1	58	1	0	2		1.520	8.9	0.4	4.8	7.0	1.45
1961	20	-7.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	7	2	.778	5.25	5.25	19	10	4	3	0	0	84.0	84	49	49	16	33	1	51	1	4	7	363	1.393	9.0	1.7	3.5	5.5	1.55
1962	21	-6.8	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	8	3	.727	4.30	4.95	24	15	2	4	1	0	111.0	113	61	53	10	46	1	69	1	0	5	483	1.432	9.2	0.8	3.7	5.6	1.50
1963	22	-6.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	9	11	.450	3.78	4.21	41	18	11	4	2	1	145.1	131	68	61	17	63	12	100	2	2	11	622	1.335	8.1	1.1	3.9	6.2	1.59
1964	23	-5.2	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	19	14	.576	3.56	4.15	38	34	2	15	3	2	242.2	206	112	96	20	82	9	163	3	0	13	997	1.187	7.6	0.7	3.0	6.0	1.99
1965	24	-4.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	24	11	.686	3.29	3.71	40	38	2	16	1	1	279.0	247	115	102	20	119	5	211	3	1	22	1180	1.312	8.0	0.6	3.8	6.8	1.77
1966	25	-2.8	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	14	11	.560	4.12	4.68	39	38	1	11	1	1	257.2	253	134	118	29	116	9	178	6	0	27	1132	1.432	8.8	1.0	4.1	6.2	1.53
1967	26	-1.4	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	4	7	.364	5.17	5.87	16	16	0	1	0	0	76.2	85	50	44	13	31	4	55	0	0	5	337	1.513	10.0	1.5	3.6	6.5	1.77
1968	27		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ATL-CIN	5	6	.455	4.08	4.73	25	18	4	2	2	0	110.1	96	58	50	7	59	8	72	3	0	7	487	1.405	7.8	0.6	4.8	5.9	1.22
1968	27	-0.4	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	1	3	.250	4.26	4.26	8	1	4	0	0	0	19.0	15	9	9	0	11	2	7	0	0	1	80	1.368	7.1	0.0	5.2	3.3	0.64
1968	27	-0.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	4	3	.571	4.04	4.83	17	17	0	2	2	0	91.1	81	49	41	7	48	6	65	3	0	6	407	1.412	8.0	0.7	4.7	6.4	1.35
1969	28	1.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	11	17	.393	5.03	5.84	35	34	1	6	2	0	189.2	184	123	106	24	103	4	103	5	2	14	854	1.513	8.7	1.1	4.9	4.9	1.00
1970	29	1.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	9	7	.563	3.83	4.20	30	18	4	0	0	1	148.0	136	69	63	10	78	6	56	4	0	7	637	1.446	8.3	0.6	4.7	3.4	0.72
1971	30	2.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	6	.333	3.88	3.88	28	8	5	1	1	0	97.1	79	42	42	12	49	3	51	4	0	1	410	1.315	7.3	1.1	4.5	4.7	1.04
1972	31	6.0	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	1	1	.500	4.30	4.30	7	4		0	0	0	23.0	24	11	11	2	10	1	21	0	0	0		1.478	9.4	0.8	3.9	8.2	2.10
1972	31	3.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	2	.000	5.19	5.88	17	0	4	0	0	0	26.0	29	17	15	2	19	3	11	1	0	0	122	1.846	10.0	0.7	6.6	3.8	0.58
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		113	97	.538	4.07	4.57	352	247	40	63	13	6	1767.2	1643	898	799	180	798	65	1120	33	9	119	7624	1.381	8.4	0.9	4.1	5.7	1.40
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		34	30	.531	4.73	5.90	91	78		31	6	0	509.2	433	334	268	37	385	7	481	11	6	57		1.605	7.6	0.7	6.8	8.5	1.25
All Levels (15 Seasons)							147	127	.536	4.22	4.87	443	325	40	94	19	6	2277.1	2076	1232	1067	217	1183	72	1601	44	15	176	7624	1.431	8.2	0.9	4.7	6.3	1.35

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		6	4	.600	4.32	4.59	18	15		2	1	0	98.0	98	50	47	5	50	2	79	1	0	2		1.510	9.0	0.5	4.6	7.3	1.58
AA (1 season)					Minors		5	3	.625	3.46	5.19	13	13		4	1		78.0	62	45	30	4	64	1	58	1	2	9		1.615	7.2	0.5	7.4	6.7	0.91
A (1 season)					Minors		4	4	.500	6.66	8.51	12	7		3	0		48.2	48	46	36	2	37	2	30	1	0	8		1.747	8.9	0.4	6.8	5.5	0.81
B (1 season)					Minors		0	9	.000	9.59	11.93	10	10		1	0		46.0	47	61	49	8	58	2	46	2	0	11		2.283	9.2	1.6	11.3	9.0	0.79
C (2 seasons)					Minors		10	8	.556	3.98	5.25	25	22		13	4		156.0	117	91	69	12	120		181	4	4	16		1.519	6.8	0.7	6.9	10.4	1.51
D (1 season)					Minors		9	2	.818	4.01	4.45	13	11		8	0		83.0	61	41	37	6	56		87	2	0	11		1.410	6.6	0.7	6.1	9.4	1.55