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Cliff Bolton
William Clifton Bolton
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: April 10, 1907 in High Point, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1931
Final Game: September 24, 1941
Died: April 21, 1979 in Lexington, NC
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1931 24 WSH AL 23 44 43 3 11 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 5 .256 .273 .326 .598 56 14 0 0 2
1933 26 WSH AL 33 46 39 4 16 1 1 0 6 0 0 6 3 .410 .500 .487 .987 163 19 1 0 /2O
1934 27 WSH AL 42 160 148 12 40 9 1 1 17 2 0 11 9 .270 .321 .365 .686 79 54 0 1 2
1935 28 WSH AL 110 436 375 47 114 18 11 2 55 0 1 58 13 .304 .399 .427 .825 116 160 1 2 *2
1936 29 WSH AL 86 315 289 41 84 18 4 2 51 1 2 25 12 .291 .349 .401 .751 89 116 1 0 2
1937 30 DET AL 27 65 57 6 15 2 0 1 7 0 0 8 6 .263 .354 .351 .705 77 20 0 0 2
1941 34 WSH AL 14 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .083 .000 .083 -76 0 0 0 0 /2
7 Seasons 335 1078 962 113 280 49 18 6 143 3 3 110 50 .291 .366 .398 .764 97 383 0 3 3
162 Game Avg. 162 521 465 55 135 24 9 3 69 1 1 53 24 .291 .366 .398 .764 97 185 1 1
WSH (6 yrs) 308 1013 905 107 265 47 18 5 136 3 3 102 44 .293 .366 .401 .767 99 363 0 3 3
DET (1 yr) 27 65 57 6 15 2 0 1 7 0 0 8 6 .263 .354 .351 .705 77 20 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1933 26 WSH AL WS NYG L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1931 WSH AL 24 C 13 19 15 3 1 0 .947 1.38 .984 4.34 1
1933 WSH AL 26 C 9 18 14 2 2 1 .889 1.78 .989 4.28 1
1933 WSH AL 26 OF 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.20 0-0-1
1934 WSH AL 27 C 39 157 134 20 3 4 .981 3.95 .981 4.36 1
1935 WSH AL 28 C 106 420 356 52 12 8 .971 3.85 .984 4.20 9
1936 WSH AL 29 C 83 338 287 44 7 4 .979 3.99 .979 4.22 5
1937 DET AL 30 C 13 57 47 9 1 2 .982 4.31 .981 4.62 1
1941 WSH AL 34 C 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 1.000 4.53 0
7 Seasons C 266 1011 855 130 26 19 .974 3.70 .982 4.26 18
1 Season OF 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.20 0-0-1
7 Seasons TOT 267 1013 857 130 26 19 .974 3.70 .956 4.26 0-0-1 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1935 AL--11--8th

AB per SO s c a p y
1935 AL--28.846--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1893), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1338), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 10, 1937: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Washington Senators.

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