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Hugh
Mulcahy		  
Nickname: Losing Pitcher
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: September 9, 1913 in Usa, MA, BRIGHTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1947   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 21 CLE AL   9 3 4 4 4 6 5 6 7 7
1936 22 CLE AL   9 3 4 4 5 6 5 6 7 7
1937 23 CLE AL   9 4 5 4 5 6 6 7 8 8
1938 24 CLE AL   9 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8
1939 25 CLE AL   9 6 6 6 5 6 6 8 9 8
1940 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 6 7 6 8 9 9
1941 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 8
1942 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8
1943 29 CLE AL $ 3,971,429 9 6 7 6 6 7 6 8 8 8
1944 30 CLE AL $ 3,971,429 9 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
1945 31 DET AL $ 3,971,429 9 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9
1946 32 DET AL $ 3,250,000 9 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 8
1947 33 DET AL $ 3,250,000 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
1948 34 DET AL $ 3,250,000 8 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7
1949 35 DET AL $ 3,250,000 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
1950 36 DET AL $ 1,500,000 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1951 37 NYG NL $ 1,500,000 7 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,971,429 9 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 21 CLE AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1936 22 CLE AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1937 23 CLE AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1938 24 CLE AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1939 25 CLE AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1940 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1941 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1942 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1943 29 CLE AL $ 3,971,429   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1944 30 CLE AL $ 3,971,429   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1945 31 DET AL $ 3,971,429   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1946 32 DET AL $ 3,250,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1947 33 DET AL $ 3,250,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1948 34 DET AL $ 3,250,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1949 35 DET AL $ 3,250,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1950 36 DET AL $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1951 37 NYG NL $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,971,429   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1935 21 AA   10 7 .588 23 23 4 2 0 171.7 151 45 9 47 119 2.36 .237 .289 .332 .621  
1936 22 AAA   12 12 .500 28 28 1 0 0 196.3 193 83 10 83 98 3.80 .255 .329 .343 .672  
1937 23 AAA   9 8 .529 28 28 2 2 0 185.7 194 78 11 81 110 3.78 .269 .343 .382 .725  
1938 24 AAA   11 10 .524 29 29 4 2 0 199.3 199 67 9 64 132 3.03 .257 .314 .356 .670  
1939 25 AAA   18 5 .783 30 30 2 2 0 212.0 206 77 10 61 167 3.27 .249 .301 .347 .648  
1940 26 CLE AL 17 14 .548 41 41 14 1 0 300.3 326 150 12 142 130 4.50 .277 .355 .375 .729 12.0
1941 27 CLE AL 16 20 .444 44 44 18 1 0 349.3 382 181 20 120 167 4.66 .282 .338 .405 .743 13.4
1942 28 CLE AL 21 13 .618 44 44 18 1 0 336.0 336 147 18 102 140 3.94 .264 .320 .367 .687 22.1
1943 29 CLE AL 19 17 .528 43 43 5 0 0 294.0 308 151 15 127 136 4.62 .270 .343 .371 .714 12.0
1944 30 CLE AL 10 11 .476 83 21 3 0 3 204.3 189 105 7 113 91 4.62 .251 .352 .336 .688 11.4
1945 31 CLE AL 5 12 .294 23 19 5 0 0 125.7 160 89 10 34 71 6.37 .310 .351 .457 .809 0.0
  DET AL 8 4 .667 15 13 3 0 0 110.3 101 43 7 32 55 3.51 .245 .298 .366 .664 8.7
  TOT   13 16 .448 38 32 8 0 0 236.0 261 132 17 66 126 5.03 .281 .328 .417 .744 8.7
1946 32 DET AL 19 9 .679 33 33 14 1 0 265.7 250 95 11 66 120 3.22 .247 .292 .355 .646 21.9
1947 33 DET AL 22 8 .733 40 39 16 2 0 312.3 275 114 21 98 170 3.28 .237 .296 .355 .651 25.7
1948 34 DET AL 12 11 .522 29 29 3 0 0 203.0 218 94 21 78 110 4.17 .277 .343 .414 .757 13.4
1949 35 DET AL 19 15 .559 43 43 6 0 0 303.0 312 168 39 114 133 4.99 .266 .331 .429 .760 13.7
1950 36 DET AL 5 13 .278 54 21 1 0 2 182.3 222 129 24 109 83 6.37 .304 .393 .470 .863 0.0
1951 37 DET AL 1 1 .500 7 0 0 0 0 14.3 17 12 2 9 6 7.54 .298 .394 .439 .833 0.0
    AA   1 2 .333 30 0 0 0 3 51.3 33 15 5 14 54 2.63 .184 .244 .291 .534  
12 Years Sim 174 148 .540 499 390 106 6 5 3000.6 3096 1478 207 1144 1412 4.43 .268 .334 .389 .723 154.3
4 Years AAA 50 35 .588 115 115 9 6 0 793.3 792 305 40 289 507 3.46 .257 .321 .357 .678  
2 Years AA 11 9 .550 53 23 4 2 3 223.0 184 60 14 61 173 2.42 .225 .279 .323 .602  
6 Years Minors 61 44 .581 168 138 13 8 3 1016.3 976 365 54 350 680 3.23 .251 .312 .350 .662  
Season Average 14 12 .538 41 32 8 0 0 250.1 258 123 17 95 117 4.43 .268 .334 .389 .723  
Career Highs 22 20 .733 83 44 18 2 3 349.3 382 181 39 142 170 7.54 .304 .394 .470 .863  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1352 660 93 431 826   .245 .300 .354 .655
vs LH   1744 818 114 713 586   .289 .364 .420 .784
Home 93 77 .547 261 200 58 1 4 1584.3 1604 767 113 590 745 4.36 .263 .328 .390 .718
Away 81 71 .533 238 190 48 5 1 1416.3 1492 711 94 554 667 4.52 .273 .340 .388 .728
Mar/Apr 25 26 .490 91 66 18 1 0 528.3 518 241 43 188 230 4.11 .260 .324 .386 .710
May 23 28 .451 71 66 16 2 1 493.0 525 260 30 194 216 4.75 .276 .343 .389 .732
June 28 26 .519 81 70 17 0 2 514.3 537 283 39 208 232 4.95 .271 .340 .391 .731
July 35 33 .515 80 70 23 0 1 522.6 567 264 34 189 240 4.55 .277 .338 .399 .737
August 33 18 .647 94 66 16 1 1 500.3 522 247 38 191 257 4.44 .269 .334 .402 .737
Sep/Oct 30 17 .638 82 52 19 3 0 442.0 427 183 23 174 237 3.73 .253 .323 .360 .683
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 26 CLE AL 41 108 2 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 .074 .074 .083 .157 -4.5 0.0
1941 27 CLE AL 44 111 7 12 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 23 .108 .124 .108 .232 -1.6 0.0
1942 28 CLE AL 44 118 7 21 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 12 .178 .178 .212 .390 2.4 0.0
1943 29 CLE AL 43 118 12 25 3 0 1 16 0 0 1 17 .212 .217 .263 .479 6.7 0.0
1944 30 CLE AL 83 44 5 8 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 8 .182 .280 .227 .507 3.2 0.0
1945 31 CLE AL 23 41 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .073 .073 .073 .146 -1.6 0.0
  DET AL 15 32 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .094 .147 .094 .241 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   38 73 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .082 .107 .082 .189 -1.8 0.0
1946 32 DET AL 33 98 8 21 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 9 .214 .228 .235 .462 4.9 0.0
1947 33 DET AL 40 103 7 19 3 1 0 5 0 0 3 17 .184 .204 .233 .437 4.8 0.0
1948 34 DET AL 29 79 2 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 15 .127 .125 .127 .252 -1.2 0.0
1949 35 DET AL 43 108 6 13 2 0 0 9 0 1 3 13 .120 .152 .139 .291 -0.5 0.0
1950 36 DET AL 54 53 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .075 .093 .075 .168 -1.9 0.0
1951 37 DET AL 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
12 Years Sim 499 1016 62 147 17 1 1 66 0 1 19 150 .145 .161 .166 .328 9.9 0.0
162 Game Average 329 20 47 5 0 0 21 0 0 6 48 .145 .161 .166 .328 3.2  
Career Highs 83 118 12 25 4 1 1 16 0 1 5 23 .214 .280 .263 .507 6.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   690 41 93 9 1 1 44 0 1 10 108 .135 .148 .155 .303 -4.3
vs LH   326 21 54 8 0 0 22 0 0 9 42 .166 .190 .190 .380 5.7
Home 261 494 30 72 10 0 0 30 0 0 8 65 .146 .160 .166 .326 0.4
Away 235 522 32 75 7 1 1 36 0 1 11 85 .144 .162 .167 .329 1.0
RISP   264 0 39 2 0 0 64 0 0 5 42 .148 .161 .155 .316 0.0
Close/Late   60 9 15 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 .250 .297 .267 .564 4.8
Mar/Apr 91 177 12 25 2 0 0 9 0 0 1 25 .141 .145 .153 .298 -1.3
May 71 172 11 27 3 1 0 14 0 0 0 29 .157 .161 .186 .347 0.8
June 76 180 14 29 2 0 0 14 0 0 6 20 .161 .187 .172 .359 2.5
July 80 183 7 20 2 0 1 10 0 0 2 28 .109 .124 .137 .260 -3.6
August 94 166 10 27 4 0 0 12 0 1 5 24 .163 .186 .187 .373 2.4
Sep/Oct 82 138 8 19 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 24 .138 .167 .167 .333 0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1940 26 CLE AL P 41 41 300.3 21 72 4 6 .959 2.79    
1941 27 CLE AL P 44 44 349.3 33 70 6 5 .945 2.65    
1942 28 CLE AL P 44 44 336.0 23 62 1 6 .988 2.28    
1943 29 CLE AL P 43 43 294.0 24 49 2 7 .973 2.23    
1944 30 CLE AL P 83 21 204.3 12 34 1 4 .979 2.03    
1945 31 CLE AL P 23 19 125.7 9 23 1 1 .970 2.29    
  DET AL P 15 13 110.3 7 20 1 0 .964 2.20    
  TOT   P 38 32 236.0 16 43 2 1 .967 2.25    
1946 32 DET AL P 33 33 265.7 14 54 3 9 .958 2.30    
1947 33 DET AL P 40 39 312.3 16 54 2 3 .972 2.02    
1948 34 DET AL P 29 29 203.0 15 41 3 3 .949 2.48    
1949 35 DET AL P 43 43 303.0 20 64 1 5 .988 2.50    
1950 36 DET AL P 54 21 182.3 11 44 2 1 .965 2.71    
1951 37 DET AL P 7 0 14.3 1 4 0 1 1.000 3.14    
Career Totals   499 390 3000.6 206 591 27 51 .967 2.39    
Career Highs   83 44 349.3 33 72 6 9 1.000 3.14    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1943 29 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 5.7 13 7 1 1 3 11.13 .481 .500 .741 1.241
1946 32 DET AL 3 0 1.000 4 4 2 1 0 31.7 22 6 2 13 22 1.71 .190 .271 .293 .564
1947 33 DET AL 3 0 1.000 4 4 1 0 0 32.0 19 11 2 16 19 3.09 .174 .280 .284 .564
1949 35 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1 1 4.50 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Career Post-Season Pitching 7 0 1.000 15 8 3 1 0 71.3 57 25 5 31 45 3.15 .221 .304 .341 .646
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1946 32 DET AL 4 12 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .250 .481
1947 33 DET AL 4 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400
1949 35 DET AL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Career Post-Season Batting 9 23 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .217 .250 .261 .511
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1942-10-3.94
1946-2-3.22
1947-3-3.28
1948-7-4.17
 Wins
1940-9-17
1941-10-16
1942-3-21
1943-2-19
1946-5-19
1947-2-22
1949-7-19
 Losses
1941-2-20
1943-10-17
1945-10-16
1949-9-15
 Winning Pct
1942-9-.618
1946-3-.679
1947-3-.733
 Games Pitched
1944-4-83
 Games Started
1940-9-41
1941-1-44
1942-1-44
1943-7-43
1949-7-43
Complete Games
1941-2-18
1942-3-18
1946-4-14
1947-2-16
 Shutouts
1941-8-1
1942-8-1
1946-9-1
1947-5-2
 Innings Pitched
1941-2-349.3
1942-3-336.0
1947-9-312.3
 Hits Allowed
1940-7-326
1941-3-382
1942-7-336
1949-10-312
 Homeruns Allowed
1949-1-39
 Strikeouts
1941-3-167
1942-8-140
1943-10-136
1946-10-120
1947-4-170
1949-6-133
Walks Allowed
1940-3-142
1941-4-120
1943-4-127
 Walks per 9IP
1945-3-2.5
1946-3-2.2
1947-5-2.8
1948-10-3.5
1949-10-3.4
 Hits per 9IP
1942-10-9.0
1944-8-8.3
1946-7-8.5
1947-6-7.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1945-5-4.8
1947-4-4.9
1948-6-4.9
1949-10-4.0
 WHiP
1942-8-1.30
1946-2-1.19
1947-2-1.19
1949-8-1.41
 OAVG
1944-9-.251
1946-7-.247
1947-6-.237
OOBP
1942-10-.320
1946-2-.292
1947-3-.296
1949-9-.331
 OSLG
1940-9-.375
1942-9-.367
1943-7-.371
1944-2-.336
1946-5-.355
1947-6-.355
 OOPS
1942-8-.687
1944-8-.688
1946-3-.646
1947-5-.651
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 130    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  2. Whit Wyatt (925)
  3. Ralph Birkofer (923)
  4. Steve Hargan (920)
  5. Red Embree (919)
  6. Russ Meyer (916)
  7. Jim York (915)
  8. Ray Scarborough (910)
  9. Bobby Shantz (907)
  10. Marius Russo (906)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ralph Terry (994)
  2. Cliff Fannin (993)
  3. Dan Dugan (990)
  4. Roy Mahaffey (988)
  5. Gus Keriazakos (988)
  6. Frank Barrett (988)
  7. Bobby Shantz (986)
  8. Robin Roberts (986)
  9. Juan Marichal (986)
  10. Joe Krakauskas (984)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Cleveland in 1935
Injured on 7/19/1935 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 8/28/1937 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/8/1940 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/8/1940
Had first career hit (double) on 6/17/1940, off Bucky Jacobs (TAM)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1940, going 17-14, 4.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1941, going 6-1, 3.12
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,971,429 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 7/17/1943, off Russ Bauers (NYA)
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,971,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,971,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cleveland to Detroit on 7/31/1945 (Going to DET: P Hugh Mulcahy. Going to CLE: P Stan Klopp)
7/31/1945: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $3,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1946, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Injured on 4/11/1946 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1946, going 3-0, 1.11
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1946, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1946, going 6-0, 2.11
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1947, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1947, going 5-1, 1.67
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1947, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1947, going 22-8, 3.28 ERA
Injured on 4/28/1948 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/12/1948 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
7/31/1949: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1949, going 6-1, 3.51
Traded from Detroit to New York (N) on 5/1/1951 (Going to NYG: P Hugh Mulcahy, 3B Floyd Baker, P Dick Marlowe, 1B Mike Schemer. Going to DET: P Red Embree, CF Johnny Wyrostek)
Injured on 5/14/1951 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
 
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