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Tony Cloninger
Tony Lee Cloninger
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 13, 1940 in Cherryville, NC
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 15, 1961
Final Game: July 22, 1972
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 20 MLN NL 7 2 .778 5.25 19 10 4 3 0 0 84.0 84 49 49 16 33 1 51 1 4 7 363 71 1.393 9.0 1.7 3.5 5.5 1.55
1962 21 MLN NL 8 3 .727 4.30 24 15 2 4 1 0 111.0 113 61 53 10 46 1 69 1 0 5 483 88 1.432 9.2 0.8 3.7 5.6 1.50
1963 22 MLN NL 9 11 .450 3.78 41 18 11 4 2 1 145.1 131 68 61 17 63 12 100 2 2 11 622 85 1.335 8.1 1.1 3.9 6.2 1.59
1964 23 MLN NL 19 14 .576 3.56 38 34 2 15 3 2 242.2 206 112 96 20 82 9 163 3 0 13 997 99 1.187 7.6 0.7 3.0 6.0 1.99
1965 24 MLN NL 24 11 .686 3.29 40 38 2 16 1 1 279.0 247 115 102 20 119 5 211 3 1 22 1180 106 1.312 8.0 0.6 3.8 6.8 1.77 MVP-28
1966 25 ATL NL 14 11 .560 4.12 39 38 1 11 1 1 257.2 253 134 118 29 116 9 178 6 0 27 1132 89 1.432 8.8 1.0 4.1 6.2 1.53
1967 26 ATL NL 4 7 .364 5.17 16 16 0 1 0 0 76.2 85 50 44 13 31 4 55 0 0 5 337 65 1.513 10.0 1.5 3.6 6.5 1.77
1968 27 TOT NL 5 6 .455 4.08 25 18 4 2 2 0 110.1 96 58 50 7 59 8 72 3 0 7 487 77 1.405 7.8 0.6 4.8 5.9 1.22
1968 27 ATL NL 1 3 .250 4.26 8 1 4 0 0 0 19.0 15 9 9 0 11 2 7 0 0 1 80 71 1.368 7.1 0.0 5.2 3.3 0.64
1968 27 CIN NL 4 3 .571 4.04 17 17 0 2 2 0 91.1 81 49 41 7 48 6 65 3 0 6 407 78 1.412 8.0 0.7 4.7 6.4 1.35
1969 28 CIN NL 11 17 .393 5.03 35 34 1 6 2 0 189.2 184 123 106 24 103 4 103 5 2 14 854 75 1.513 8.7 1.1 4.9 4.9 1.00
1970 29 CIN NL 9 7 .563 3.83 30 18 4 0 0 1 148.0 136 69 63 10 78 6 56 4 0 7 637 109 1.446 8.3 0.6 4.7 3.4 0.72
1971 30 CIN NL 3 6 .333 3.88 28 8 5 1 1 0 97.1 79 42 42 12 49 3 51 4 0 1 410 84 1.315 7.3 1.1 4.5 4.7 1.04
1972 31 STL NL 0 2 .000 5.19 17 0 4 0 0 0 26.0 29 17 15 2 19 3 11 1 0 0 122 66 1.846 10.0 0.7 6.6 3.8 0.58
12 Seasons 113 97 .538 4.07 352 247 40 63 13 6 1767.2 1643 898 799 180 798 65 1120 33 9 119 7624 88 1.381 8.4 0.9 4.1 5.7 1.40
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .538 4.07 40 28 5 7 1 1 201 187 102 91 20 91 7 127 4 1 14 865 88 1.381 8.4 0.9 4.1 5.7 1.40
ATL (8 yrs) 86 62 .581 3.94 225 170 26 54 8 5 1215.1 1134 598 532 125 501 43 834 16 7 91 5194 90 1.345 8.4 0.9 3.7 6.2 1.66
CIN (4 yrs) 27 33 .450 4.31 110 77 10 9 5 1 526.1 480 283 252 53 278 19 275 16 2 28 2308 86 1.440 8.2 0.9 4.8 4.7 0.99
STL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.19 17 0 4 0 0 0 26.0 29 17 15 2 19 3 11 1 0 0 122 66 1.846 10.0 0.7 6.6 3.8 0.58

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1970 29 CIN NL NLCS W PIT 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 24 2.200 12.6 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25
1970 29 CIN NL WS L BAL 0 1 .000 7.36 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 10 6 6 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 35 2.045 12.3 3.7 6.1 4.9 0.80
1 Season (2 Series) 0 1 .000 5.84 3 2 0 0 0 0 12.1 17 8 8 3 9 1 5 0 0 1 59 2.108 12.4 2.2 6.6 3.6 0.56
1 NLCS 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 24 2.200 12.6 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25
1 WS 0 1 .000 7.36 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 10 6 6 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 35 2.045 12.3 3.7 6.1 4.9 0.80
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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
1961 20 MLN NL 19 33 30 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 .167 .194 .167 .360 -0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1962 21 MLN NL 24 41 39 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .103 .103 .128 .231 -37 5 2 0 2 0 0 1
1963 22 MLN NL 41 43 37 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .135 .158 .135 .293 -14 5 0 0 5 0 0 1
1964 23 MLN NL 38 98 87 9 21 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 20 .241 .241 .241 .483 36 21 0 0 11 0 0 1
1965 24 MLN NL 41 114 105 12 17 3 2 1 8 0 0 0 25 .162 .159 .257 .416 15 27 1 0 7 2 0 1 MVP-28
1966 25 ATL NL 47 117 111 12 26 5 0 5 23 1 1 2 22 .234 .261 .414 .675 82 46 1 2 2 0 0 1
1967 26 ATL NL 16 26 25 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .200 .231 .240 .471 36 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 27 TOT NL 29 42 38 6 7 2 0 2 8 0 0 1 7 .184 .205 .395 .600 73 15 0 0 3 0 0 1
1968 27 ATL NL 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 27 CIN NL 21 38 34 6 7 2 0 2 8 0 0 1 5 .206 .229 .441 .670 93 15 0 0 3 0 0 1
1969 28 CIN NL 36 78 72 10 12 1 0 1 5 1 0 3 26 .167 .200 .222 .422 16 16 1 0 3 0 0 1
1970 29 CIN NL 30 49 47 7 10 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 16 .213 .213 .383 .596 54 18 1 0 2 0 0 1
1971 30 CIN NL 28 29 27 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .259 .259 .296 .556 61 8 0 0 2 0 0 1
1972 31 STL NL 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 366 673 621 65 119 16 2 11 67 2 1 9 161 .192 .205 .277 .482 33 172 6 2 39 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 298 275 29 53 7 1 5 30 1 0 4 71 .192 .205 .277 .482 33 76 3 1 17 1 0
ATL (8 yrs) 234 476 438 41 83 10 2 6 50 1 1 5 102 .189 .201 .263 .464 29 115 4 2 29 2 0
CIN (4 yrs) 115 194 180 24 36 6 0 5 17 1 0 4 57 .200 .217 .317 .534 47 57 2 0 10 0 0
STL (1 yr) 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 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
1970 29 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 29 CIN NL WS BAL L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 MLN NL 20 P 19 10 84.0 27 11 16 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.89 1.42 .956 2.18 0.88
1962 MLN NL 21 P 24 15 111.0 29 10 18 1 3 .966 0.0 0.0 2.27 1.17 .948 2.07 0.82
1963 MLN NL 22 P 41 18 145.1 26 8 17 1 0 .962 0.0 0.0 1.55 0.61 .950 2.06 0.84
1964 MLN NL 23 P 38 34 242.2 57 14 41 2 1 .965 0.0 0.0 2.04 1.45 .953 2.14 0.84
1965 MLN NL 24 P 40 38 279.0 62 15 41 6 2 .903 0.0 0.0 1.81 1.40 .958 2.08 0.81 MVP-28
1966 ATL NL 25 P 39 38 257.2 65 14 43 8 1 .877 0.0 0.0 1.99 1.46 .951 1.96 0.74
1967 ATL NL 26 P 16 16 76.2 14 3 11 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.64 0.88 .957 2.00 0.78
1968 TOT NL 27 P 25 18 110.1 28 12 15 1 0 .964 0.0 0.0 2.20 1.08 .957 2.01 0.85
1968 ATL NL 27 P 8 1 19.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.37 0.63 .960 1.99 0.85
1968 CIN NL 27 P 17 17 91.1 23 11 11 1 0 .957 0.0 0.0 2.17 1.29 .957 2.01 0.85
1969 CIN NL 28 P 35 34 189.2 35 9 23 3 3 .914 0.0 0.0 1.52 0.91 .960 1.95 0.78
1970 CIN NL 29 P 30 18 148.0 46 13 31 2 5 .957 0.0 0.0 2.68 1.47 .950 1.85 0.71
1971 CIN NL 30 P 28 8 97.1 22 4 16 2 3 .909 0.0 0.0 1.85 0.71 .955 1.90 0.78
1972 STL NL 31 P 17 0 26.0 8 1 7 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.77 0.47 .950 1.77 0.73
12 Seasons P 352 247 1767.2 419 114 279 26 20 .938 0.0 0.0 2.00 1.12 .954 2.02 0.80
12 Seasons TOT 352 247 1767.2 419 114 279 26 20 .938 0.0 0.0 2.00 1.12 .892 2.02 0.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1965-NL-28-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Wins s c a p y
1964 NL--19--4th
1965 NL--24--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1965 NL--.686--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 NL--7.640--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 NL--6.807--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1964 NL--242.7--9th
1965 NL--279.0--8th
1966 NL--257.7--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1964 NL--163--10th
1965 NL--211--8th
1966 NL--178--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1965 NL--38--8th
1966 NL--38--5th

Complete Games s c a p y
1964 NL--15--6th
1965 NL--16--5th
1966 NL--11--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1964 NL--3--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1966 NL--29--3rd
1969 NL--24--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1964 NL--82--4th
1965 NL--119--1st
1966 NL--116--1st
1969 NL--103--2nd
Career--798--239th

Hits s c a p y
1965 NL--247--7th
1966 NL--253--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 NL--.645--6th

Losses s c a p y
1964 NL--14--10th
1969 NL--17--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1964 NL--96--8th
1965 NL--102--4th
1966 NL--118--3rd
1969 NL--106--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1963 NL--11--6th
1964 NL--13--4th
1965 NL--22--1st
1966 NL--27--1st
1969 NL--14--4th
Career--119--47th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1964 NL--997--10th
1965 NL--1180--6th
1966 NL--1132--6th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1964 NL--11--6th

Youngest s c a p y
1961 NL--born 1940-08-13--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 43 (587), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (667), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (981), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 23, 1958: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent.

June 11, 1968: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Clay Carroll and Woody Woodward to the Cincinnati Reds for Ted Davidson, Bob Johnson and Milt Pappas.

March 24, 1972: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Julian Javier.

July 26, 1972: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 1, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

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