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Cal McLish
Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish (Bus and Buster)
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 1, 1925 in Anadarko, OK
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1944
Final Game: July 14, 1964
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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
1944 18 BRO NL 3 10 .231 7.82 23 13 3 3 0 0 84.0 110 81 73 10 48 24 1 1 1 402 45 1.881 11.8 1.1 5.1 2.6 0.50
1946 20 BRO NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1947 21 PIT NL 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 24 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 22 PIT NL 0 0 9.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 22 45 2.000 14.4 0.0 3.6 1.8 0.50
1949 23 CHC NL 1 1 .500 5.87 8 2 5 0 0 0 23.0 31 21 15 5 12 6 0 0 0 107 69 1.870 12.1 2.0 4.7 2.3 0.50
1951 25 CHC NL 4 10 .286 4.45 30 17 6 5 1 0 145.2 159 76 72 16 52 46 3 1 2 628 92 1.449 9.8 1.0 3.2 2.8 0.88
1956 30 CLE AL 2 4 .333 4.96 37 2 17 0 0 1 61.2 67 36 34 5 32 5 27 0 0 1 276 85 1.605 9.8 0.7 4.7 3.9 0.84
1957 31 CLE AL 9 7 .563 2.74 42 7 19 2 0 1 144.1 118 55 44 11 67 10 88 2 0 8 616 137 1.282 7.4 0.7 4.2 5.5 1.31
1958 32 CLE AL 16 8 .667 2.99 39 30 1 13 0 1 225.2 214 92 75 25 70 4 97 1 0 4 941 123 1.258 8.5 1.0 2.8 3.9 1.39 MVP-14
1959 33 CLE AL 19 8 .704 3.63 35 32 1 13 0 1 235.1 253 110 95 26 72 6 113 5 0 4 1021 102 1.381 9.7 1.0 2.8 4.3 1.57 AS,MVP-11
1960 34 CIN NL 4 14 .222 4.16 37 21 11 2 1 0 151.1 170 85 70 16 48 8 56 7 1 5 663 92 1.441 10.1 1.0 2.9 3.3 1.17
1961 35 CHW AL 10 13 .435 4.38 31 27 3 4 0 1 162.1 178 87 79 21 47 1 80 1 0 4 701 89 1.386 9.9 1.2 2.6 4.4 1.70
1962 36 PHI NL 11 5 .688 4.25 32 24 3 5 1 1 154.2 184 84 73 15 45 6 71 2 0 4 682 91 1.481 10.7 0.9 2.6 4.1 1.58
1963 37 PHI NL 13 11 .542 3.26 32 32 0 10 2 0 209.2 184 85 76 14 56 3 98 4 0 4 847 100 1.145 7.9 0.6 2.4 4.2 1.75
1964 38 PHI NL 0 1 .000 3.38 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 3 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 24 103 1.313 10.1 0.0 1.7 10.1 6.00
15 Seasons 92 92 .500 4.00 352 209 70 57 5 6 1609.0 1685 824 715 164 552 44 713 27 3 38 6938 94 1.390 9.4 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.29
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .500 4.00 43 25 8 7 1 1 195 204 100 87 20 67 86 3 0 5 841 94 1.390 9.4 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.29
CLE (4 yrs) 46 27 .630 3.35 153 71 38 28 0 4 667.0 652 293 248 67 241 25 325 8 0 17 2854 112 1.339 8.8 0.9 3.3 4.4 1.35
PHI (3 yrs) 24 17 .585 3.68 66 57 3 15 3 1 369.2 374 172 151 29 102 10 175 6 0 8 1553 96 1.288 9.1 0.7 2.5 4.3 1.72
PIT (2 yrs) 0 0 10.50 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 7 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 28 39 2.000 15.0 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50
BRO (2 yrs) 3 10 .231 7.82 24 13 3 3 0 0 84.0 111 83 73 10 48 24 1 1 1 404 45 1.893 11.9 1.1 5.1 2.6 0.50
CHC (2 yrs) 5 11 .313 4.64 38 19 11 5 1 0 168.2 190 97 87 21 64 52 3 1 2 735 88 1.506 10.1 1.1 3.4 2.8 0.81
CIN (1 yr) 4 14 .222 4.16 37 21 11 2 1 0 151.1 170 85 70 16 48 8 56 7 1 5 663 92 1.441 10.1 1.0 2.9 3.3 1.17
CHW (1 yr) 10 13 .435 4.38 31 27 3 4 0 1 162.1 178 87 79 21 47 1 80 1 0 4 701 89 1.386 9.9 1.2 2.6 4.4 1.70
NL (10 yrs) 36 52 .409 4.48 168 111 29 25 5 1 779.2 855 444 388 76 264 18 308 18 3 17 3383 83 1.435 9.9 0.9 3.0 3.6 1.17
AL (5 yrs) 56 40 .583 3.55 184 98 41 32 0 5 829.1 830 380 327 88 288 26 405 9 0 21 3555 107 1.348 9.0 1.0 3.1 4.4 1.41

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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
1944 18 BRO NL 31 33 32 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 .219 .219 .250 .469 33 8 1 0 1 1
1946 20 BRO NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1947 21 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 22 PIT NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1949 23 CHC NL 9 9 9 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .333 .333 .667 1.000 165 6 0 0 0 /1
1951 25 CHC NL 31 45 42 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 20 .119 .178 .167 .344 -8 7 1 0 0 1
1956 30 CLE AL 39 15 9 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 4 .111 .467 .222 .689 87 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 31 CLE AL 44 54 43 7 8 0 0 2 7 0 0 7 17 .186 .300 .326 .626 72 14 0 0 4 0 0 1
1958 32 CLE AL 39 82 64 6 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 25 .094 .244 .094 .337 -2 6 1 0 4 1 0 1 MVP-14
1959 33 CLE AL 35 87 74 8 14 2 1 0 8 1 0 4 25 .189 .231 .243 .474 32 18 1 0 9 0 0 1 AS,MVP-11
1960 34 CIN NL 37 44 41 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .049 .070 .049 .119 -67 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
1961 35 CHW AL 31 58 54 2 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 24 .167 .182 .185 .367 -1 10 1 0 3 0 0 1
1962 36 PHI NL 32 57 51 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 .078 .161 .098 .259 -27 5 2 0 1 0 0 1
1963 37 PHI NL 33 78 69 7 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 28 .203 .257 .246 .503 47 17 0 0 4 0 0 1
1964 38 PHI NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
15 Seasons 368 564 490 47 73 9 2 3 30 1 0 45 196 .149 .220 .194 .414 15 95 8 0 27 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 248 216 21 32 4 1 1 13 0 20 86 .149 .220 .194 .414 15 42 4 0 12
CLE (4 yrs) 157 238 190 23 29 3 1 2 18 1 0 30 71 .153 .267 .211 .477 34 40 2 0 17 1 0
PHI (3 yrs) 67 136 121 9 18 4 0 0 3 0 0 10 52 .149 .214 .182 .396 13 22 2 0 5 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BRO (2 yrs) 32 33 32 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .219 .219 .250 .469 33 8 1 0 1 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 40 54 51 6 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 23 .157 .204 .255 .459 22 13 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 37 44 41 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .049 .070 .049 .119 -67 2 1 0 1 1 0
CHW (1 yr) 31 58 54 2 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 24 .167 .182 .185 .367 -1 10 1 0 3 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 180 268 246 22 35 5 1 1 7 0 0 14 101 .142 .188 .183 .371 3 45 5 0 7 1 0
AL (5 yrs) 188 296 244 25 38 4 1 2 23 1 0 31 95 .156 .250 .205 .455 27 50 3 0 20 1 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
1944 BRO NL 18 P 23 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 0.52 .958 1.09
1946 BRO NL 20 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1947 PIT NL 21 P 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 0.90
1948 PIT NL 22 P 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 0.90
1949 CHC NL 23 P 8 10 3 6 1 1 .900 1.13 .960 0.91
1951 CHC NL 25 P 30 37 14 22 1 6 .973 1.20 .962 0.96
1956 CLE AL 30 P 37 2 61.0 19 5 14 0 0 1.000 2.80 0.51 .947 1.92 0.82
1957 CLE AL 31 P 42 7 144.1 34 6 27 1 2 .971 2.06 0.79 .962 1.99 0.86
1958 CLE AL 32 P 39 30 225.2 54 15 38 1 4 .981 2.11 1.36 .963 1.95 0.82 MVP-14
1959 CLE AL 33 P 35 32 235.1 76 25 49 2 4 .974 2.83 2.11 .954 2.05 0.85 AS,MVP-11
1960 CIN NL 34 P 37 21 151.1 47 13 33 1 0 .979 2.74 1.24 .962 2.09 0.87
1961 CHW AL 35 P 31 27 162.1 48 16 32 0 1 1.000 2.66 1.55 .952 2.05 0.83
1962 PHI NL 36 P 32 24 154.2 37 17 20 0 2 1.000 2.15 1.16 .946 2.07 0.82
1963 PHI NL 37 P 32 32 209.2 64 13 47 4 7 .938 2.58 1.88 .952 2.06 0.84
1964 PHI NL 38 P 2 1 5.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.38 1.00 .950 2.19 0.85
15 Seasons P 352 176 1349.2 444 131 302 11 27 .975 2.89 1.23 .956 2.03 0.87
15 Seasons TOT 352 176 1349.2 444 131 302 11 27 .975 2.89 1.23 .931 2.03 0.87

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1959-2 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1958-AL-14-5%
1959-AL-11-10%
0.15 Career Shares (788th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1958 AL--2.991--7th

Wins s c a p y
1958 AL--16--3rd
1959 AL--19--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1958 AL--.667--2nd
1959 AL--.704--2nd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 AL--2.792--10th
1961 AL--2.606--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1958 AL--225.7--10th
1959 AL--235.3--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1959 AL--32--6th

Complete Games s c a p y
1958 AL--13--8th
1959 AL--13--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1958 AL--25--6th
1959 AL--26--6th

Hits s c a p y
1958 AL--214--8th
1959 AL--253--1st

Losses s c a p y
1960 NL--14--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1959 AL--95--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1957 AL--8--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1960 NL--7--4th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1959 AL--1021--3rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1958 AL--123--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1959 AL--9--9th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1946 NL--0--1st
1947 NL--0--1st

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1946 NL--0--1st
1947 NL--0--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1946 NL--0--1st
1947 NL--0--1st

Oldest s c a p y
1963 NL--born 1925-12-01--9th
1964 NL--born 1925-12-01--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1946 NL--born 1925-12-01--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 36 (681), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (833), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1497), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

May 3, 1947: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Hank Behrman, Kirby Higbe, Dixie Howell and Gene Mauch to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gionfriddo and $100,000.

December 8, 1948: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Frankie Gustine to the Chicago Cubs for Cliff Chambers and Clyde McCullough.

April 27, 1955: Purchased by San Diego (PCL) from the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 1955: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

December 15, 1959: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Gordy Coleman and Billy Martin to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Johnny Temple.

December 15, 1960: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Juan Pizarro to the Chicago White Sox for Gene Freese.

March 24, 1962: Sent by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete an earlier deal made on December 15, 1961. The Chicago White Sox sent to the Philadelphia Phillies for . Andy Carey refused to report to his new team on March 24, 1962. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Lou Vassie (minors) (March 24, 1962) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. The Chicago White Sox sent Cal McLish (March 24, 1962) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

July 21, 1964: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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