Cal McLish

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 179lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: December 1, 1925 in Anadarko, OK us

Died: August 26, 2010 in Edmond, OK

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Central HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: May 13, 1944 (Age 18-164d, 9,718th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 14, 1964 (Age 38-226d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish

Nicknames: Bus or Buster

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

ERA

4.01

352

209

1609.0

713

WHIP

1.390

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Team Record in Appearances: 13-29 / in Starts: 4-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 17

1957 Pitching Game Log

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1957 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	103	3	Apr 20	CLE	@	DET	L,0-7	4-6		99	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.60	8	4	2	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	.07	0.011	.18	0.02%	1.39	4b 12- 2 out d6	6b 3 out d6
2	104	4	Apr 21	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	11-GF(12)	L(0-1)	0	1.2	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	2.25	3.71	10	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.18	-0.233	7.53	-0.33%	-0.79	11b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
3	105	6	Apr 24	CLE	@	KCA	L,6-17	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.60	5.66	4	0	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.53	8b --- 0 out d15	8b end d16
4	106	8	Apr 26	CLE		DET	L,0-5	8-GF		1	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.57	5.17	8	2	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.005	.08	0.01%	0.94	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	107	15	May 5(1)	CLE		BOS	L,1-5	5-7		8	3.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.70	4.36	13	3	4	0	0	6		0	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	.16	-0.015	.48	-0.03%	0.40	5t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d5
6	108	21	May 12(1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-9	8-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	4.18	2	0	2	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.003	.17	0.01%	2.29	8t 123 0 out d7	8t 3 out d7
7	109	23	May 15	CLE	@	BAL	W,11-8	15-GF(16)	W(1-1)	2	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.08	3.84	10	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.19	0.157	6.98	0.30%	0.87	15b --- 0 out tie	16b end a 3
8	110	26	May 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-1	3-GF	W(2-1)	2	6.1	4	0	0	2	4	0	0	1.40	3.28	24	6	8	1	1	4		3	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.134	.98	0.27%	3.49	3b 123 2 out a3	9b end a 7
9	111	29	May 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-11	5-6		3	1.1	4	5	5	3	1	4	0	3.48	6.09	11	3	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.29	-0.061	1.12	-0.14%	-4.27	5b --- 0 out d3	6b --- 1 out d8
10	112	34	May 27	CLE	@	DET	L,5-11	5-6		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.27	5.68	4	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.037	1.22	0.08%	0.71	5b 1-- 2 out d3	6b 3 out d2
11	113	36	May 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-4	8-GF(10)	W(3-1)	1	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.88	5.30	9	6	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.161	3.15	0.42%	1.42	8b --- 0 out d2	10b end a 4
12	114	39	May 31	CLE	@	KCA	L,1-3	GS-3	L(3-2)	1	2.1	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	3.29	5.57	12	4	2	0	0	4	39			0	0	0	11	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.03	-0.212	3.15	-0.39%	-1.74	1b start tie	3b 1-3 1 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	115	43	Jun 5	CLE		NYY	L,3-13	5-7		4	3.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.26	5.23	13	4	3	1	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.003	.09	-0.01%	-0.26	5t 1-3 0 out d8	7t 3 out d10
14	116	44	Jun 6	CLE		NYY	L,5-14	5-5		0	0.2	4	4	4	0	1	0	0	4.35	5.10	6	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.060	1.09	-0.09%	-1.95	5t --- 0 out d4	5t 12- 2 out d6
15	117	45	Jun 7	CLE		WSH	L,7-11	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.31	5.07	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.006	.38	0.01%	0.42	8t 12- 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
16	118	49	Jun 11	CLE		BOS	W,7-6	8-9	W(4-2)	3	1.2	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	4.09	5.03	9	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.043	2.72	0.06%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d2	9t 12- 2 out a1
17	119	54	Jun 16(1)	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	8-8		4	0.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.01	5.10	5	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.018	2.00	-0.03%	-0.28	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 123 2 out d1
18	120	59	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-6	4-GF(8)		4	5.0	3	2	0	3	5	0	0	3.49	4.73	21	4	7	0	3	2		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	1	0	.20	-0.044	.38	-0.05%	0.29	4b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
19	121	68	Jun 29(2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-5	5-GF(8)		7	4.0	3	2	2	1	7	0	0	3.59	4.26	16	3	2	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	.27	0.041	.70	0.07%	1.07	5b 1-3 0 out d3	8b end d 5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	122	70	Jul 1	CLE		KCA	L,3-10	2-6		1	4.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.23	4.08	17	5	5	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	.30	0.072	.51	0.07%	2.75	2t 12- 1 out d6	6t 3 out d4
21	123	74	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-14	5-GF(8)		3	3.1	3	3	3	1	4	2	0	3.55	4.39	14	4	2	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.37	5b 1-- 2 out d9	8b end d10
22	124	76	Jul 7(1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,8-9	8-GF(13)	L(4-3)	1	5.0	4	1	1	6	3	0	0	3.40	4.43	25	11	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	16	0	1	3	0	0	0	2.22	0.171	2.61	0.12%	-0.47	8b --- 0 out d2	13b end d 1
23	125	78	Jul 11(1)	CLE		BAL	L,4-5	7-GF(11)	L(4-4)	3	5.0	3	2	2	3	2	0	0	3.41	4.35	20	8	4	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.96	0.000	.98	0.00%	0.34	7t --- 0 out d1	11t end d 2
24	126	81	Jul 13	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	8-8	H(1)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.39	4.31	2	0	0	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.90	-0.033	1.16	-0.01%	-0.24	8t 123 0 out a2	8t 123 1 out a1
25	127	86	Jul 18	CLE		WSH	L,0-4	7-GF		4	2.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.27	4.15	7	3	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.018	.03	0.00%	1.35	7t 12- 2 out d4	9t end d 4
26	128	89	Jul 21(1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	6-9		2	2.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.14	4.14	11	0	7	1	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.009	.27	0.00%	0.27	6t 123 2 out d1	9t 12- 1 out d1
27	129	91	Jul 24(1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	4-8	W(5-4)	2	4.2	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	3.06	3.91	16	9	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	16	0	1	0	1	0	0	.82	0.063	.14	0.01%	1.32	4b 1-- 1 out tie	8b 3 out d1
28	130	96	Jul 28	CLE	@	BOS	L,8-9	7-8	H(2)	3	1.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.25	3.93	8	3	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.12	-0.029	.34	0.00%	-1.04	7b -23 0 out a3	8b 1-- 1 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	131	100	Aug 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		4	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.22	3.91	3	3	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.91	-0.180	.16	-0.01%	-0.13	8b 12- 1 out tie	8b end d 1
30	132	101	Aug 3	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.30	4.04	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.058	.02	0.00%	-0.54	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
31	133	106	Aug 7	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	1-7		3	6.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.14	3.89	23	11	7	0	3	4		2	0	0	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	1	.32	0.069	.00	0.00%	2.78	1b 12- 1 out d3	7b 3 out d3
32	134	108	Aug 9	CLE		KCA	L,2-3	13-GF(13)	L(5-5)	1	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.21	3.92	7	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.311	.02	0.00%	-0.53	13t --- 0 out tie	13t end d 1
33	135	117	Aug 18	CLE	@	KCA	W,9-2	CG	W(6-5)	8	9.0	6	2	2	3	6	0	0	3.09	3.74	35	11	10	2	0	5	70			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	0	.36	0.144	.00	0.00%	2.25	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
34	136	125	Aug 25(2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	W(7-5)	6	8.2	7	4	4	3	4	1	1	3.18	3.80	36	9	12	0	2	7	55			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.12	0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.21	1t start tie	9t 12- 2 out a2
35	137	129	Aug 30	CLE		DET	W,6-5	GS-10		4	9.1	4	5	1	3	1	1	0	2.99	3.87	36	18	10	2	2	4	66			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	3	0	4	1.15	-0.396	.00	0.00%	-0.82	1t start tie	10t 1-- 1 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	138	133	Sep 2(2)	CLE		KCA	W,6-3	2-GF	W(8-5)	2	7.2	5	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.79	3.74	31	14	5	1	0	5		1	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.02	0.401	.00	0.00%	3.77	2t 1-- 1 out d3	9t end a 3
37	139	136	Sep 8	CLE	@	DET	L,1-3	GS-8	L(8-6)	5	7.1	8	3	3	2	3	0	0	2.85	3.66	31	12	6	1	2	8	51			0	0	0	29	0	0	1	1	0	0	.73	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.69	1b start tie	8b 1-3 1 out d1
38	140	140	Sep 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,10-13	GS-1		5	1.0	4	4	4	2	1	0	0	3.11	3.69	9	1	2	0	0	3	28			0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.310	.00	0.00%	-3.51	1b start a 4	1b 3 out tie
39	141	141	Sep 15(1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-5	10-GF(16)	L(8-7)	0	6.0	4	1	0	6	3	0	0	2.97	3.72	29	8	8	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	23	1	0	1	0	0	1	2.57	0.368	.00	0.00%	0.65	10b --- 0 out tie	16b end d 1
40	142	148	Sep 23	CLE		DET	W,5-4	CG(11)	W(9-7)	7	11.0	9	4	1	6	9	0	0	2.80	3.62	50	16	12	2	4	7	72			4	0	0	43	3	0	1	0	0	1	1.67	0.304	.00	0.00%	1.14	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
41	143	151	Sep 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.78	3.60	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
42	144	152	Sep 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-1	8-GF	S(1)	0	2.0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	2.74	3.65	9	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.10	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.94	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
							13-29		W-L:9-7,Sv:1,Hld:2	2.9	144.1	118	55	44	67	89	11	2	2.74	3.65	612	1.41		4%	6%	109	54	34	21%	4	2	0	531	14	4	10	17	2	12	1.04	0.368	.69	0.35%	13.86

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