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Windy McCall
John William McCall
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 18, 1925 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Balboa (San Francisco, CA)
School: University of San Francisco
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1948
Final Game: May 3, 1957
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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
1948 22 BOS AL 0 1 .000 20.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 22 5.250 40.5 6.8 6.8 0.0 0.00
1949 23 BOS AL 0 0 11.57 5 0 1 0 0 0 9.1 13 12 12 2 10 8 0 0 2 49 38 2.464 12.5 1.9 9.6 7.7 0.80
1950 24 PIT NL 0 0 9.45 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 12 7 7 2 4 5 0 0 0 35 46 2.400 16.2 2.7 5.4 6.8 1.25
1954 28 NYG NL 2 5 .286 3.25 33 4 9 0 0 2 61.0 50 26 22 5 29 38 3 0 1 264 125 1.295 7.4 0.7 4.3 5.6 1.31
1955 29 NYG NL 6 5 .545 3.69 42 6 9 4 0 3 95.0 86 45 39 8 37 6 50 6 0 2 400 110 1.295 8.1 0.8 3.5 4.7 1.35
1956 30 NYG NL 3 4 .429 3.61 46 4 20 0 0 7 77.1 74 36 31 7 20 5 41 1 0 1 321 104 1.216 8.6 0.8 2.3 4.8 2.05
1957 31 NYG NL 0 0 15.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 8 5 5 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 19 26 3.333 24.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
7 Seasons 11 15 .423 4.22 134 15 41 4 0 12 253.2 249 134 119 26 103 11 144 11 0 6 1099 95 1.388 8.8 0.9 3.7 5.1 1.40
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .423 4.22 61 7 19 2 0 5 116 114 61 54 12 47 66 5 0 3 502 95 1.388 8.8 0.9 3.7 5.1 1.40
NYG (4 yrs) 11 14 .440 3.69 126 14 40 4 0 12 236.1 218 112 97 21 88 11 131 11 0 4 1004 108 1.295 8.3 0.8 3.4 5.0 1.49
BOS (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 12.66 6 1 1 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 3 11 8 0 0 2 60 34 2.813 16.0 2.5 9.3 6.8 0.73
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 9.45 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 12 7 7 2 4 5 0 0 0 35 46 2.400 16.2 2.7 5.4 6.8 1.25
NL (5 yrs) 11 14 .440 3.85 128 14 40 4 0 12 243.0 230 119 104 23 92 11 136 11 0 4 1039 103 1.325 8.5 0.9 3.4 5.0 1.48
AL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 12.66 6 1 1 0 0 0 10.2 19 15 15 3 11 8 0 0 2 60 34 2.813 16.0 2.5 9.3 6.8 0.73

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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
1948 22 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1949 23 BOS AL 5 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 244 2 0 0 1 /1
1950 24 PIT NL 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0 /1
1954 28 NYG NL 33 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .000 .083 .000 .083 -76 0 0 0 0 0 1
1955 29 NYG NL 42 22 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .118 .211 .118 .328 -10 2 0 1 3 0 0 1
1956 30 NYG NL 46 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 31 NYG NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 134 56 48 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .146 .212 .146 .357 -3 7 0 1 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 68 58 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 .146 .212 .146 .357 -3 8 0 1 5
NYG (4 yrs) 126 49 43 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .116 .174 .116 .290 -21 5 0 1 3 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 6 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 244 2 0 0 1 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 128 52 45 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .111 .184 .111 .295 -19 5 0 1 3 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 6 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 244 2 0 0 1 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 Awards
1948 BOS AL 22 P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 0.90
1949 BOS AL 23 P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1950 PIT NL 24 P 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 0.95
1954 NYG NL 28 P 33 4 61.0 11 3 5 3 0 .727 1.18 0.24 .973 2.07 0.87
1955 NYG NL 29 P 42 6 95.0 22 6 16 0 4 1.000 2.08 0.52 .945 2.04 0.83
1956 NYG NL 30 P 46 4 77.1 11 4 6 1 0 .909 1.16 0.22 .964 2.05 0.83
1957 NYG NL 31 P 5 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 0.82
7 Seasons P 134 14 236.1 47 14 29 4 4 .915 1.64 0.32 .957 2.05 0.85
7 Seasons TOT 134 14 236.1 47 14 29 4 4 .915 1.64 0.32 .872 2.05 0.85

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1956 NL  46 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1956 NL  7 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 NL  6 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1956 NL  20 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (1919), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

October 13, 1949: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Red Sox.

May 29, 1952: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 1, 1953: Purchased by San Francisco (PCL) from the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 8, 1953: Traded by San Francisco (PCL) to the New York Giants for Chuck Diering, Frank Hiller, Adrian Zabala and $60,000.

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