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Monty
Stratton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 21, 1912 in Usa, TX, CELESTE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1937   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 22 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 7 8 8 4 5 5
1935 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 7 8 8 4 4 4
1936 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 8 9 8 4 4 4
1937 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 8 9 8 4 4 4
1938 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 8 9 9 4 4 4
1939 27 OAK AL $ 1,015,000 8 4 5 4 8 9 9 4 4 4
1940 28 OAK AL $ 1,015,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 9 3 4 3
1941 29 OAK AL $ 1,015,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 9 3 4 3
1942 30 NYA AL $ 2,000,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 9 3 4 3
1943 31 NYA AL $ 2,000,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 9 3 4 3
1944 32 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 3 4 3 8 9 8 3 3 3
1945 33 CLE AL $ 825,000 8 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 4 3 7 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 9 4 5 5 8 9 9 4 5 5
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 22 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1935 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1936 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1937 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1938 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1939 27 OAK AL $ 1,015,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1940 28 OAK AL $ 1,015,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1941 29 OAK AL $ 1,015,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1942 30 NYA AL $ 2,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1943 31 NYA AL $ 2,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1944 32 CIN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1945 33 CLE AL $ 825,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
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
1934 22 OAK AL 3 3 .500 7 7 5 0 0 52.0 50 20 3 12 16 3.46 .249 .288 .373 .662 5.0
    AAA   11 6 .647 22 22 5 2 0 156.7 187 56 8 41 102 3.22 .298 .341 .387 .728  
1935 23 OAK AL 3 4 .429 8 8 2 0 0 57.3 76 31 5 12 13 4.87 .318 .349 .460 .809 3.3
    AAA   9 10 .474 24 24 0 0 0 158.7 208 84 13 44 113 4.76 .318 .361 .477 .838  
1936 24 OAK AL 16 14 .533 34 34 13 0 0 265.7 327 138 11 72 77 4.68 .306 .348 .408 .756 16.1
1937 25 OAK AL 16 12 .571 32 32 14 2 0 255.7 289 113 23 51 106 3.98 .284 .319 .408 .727 15.0
1938 26 OAK AL 4 3 .571 57 0 0 0 2 71.0 85 35 9 10 10 4.44 .294 .321 .443 .764 4.2
1939 27 OAK AL 6 3 .667 52 0 0 0 5 59.0 76 46 9 15 9 7.02 .308 .350 .482 .831 0.0
1940 28 OAK AL 1 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 0 31.3 24 11 1 8 5 3.16 .211 .262 .281 .543 2.9
1941 29 OAK AL 1 3 .250 13 0 0 0 0 12.3 22 12 1 4 5 8.76 .373 .413 .458 .870 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 10.0 6 1 0 0 6 0.90 .162 .162 .297 .459  
1942 30 NYA AL 7 13 .350 36 21 6 1 1 160.7 208 111 21 38 56 6.22 .316 .348 .476 .825 1.7
1943 31 AAA   12 13 .480 29 29 3 0 0 196.7 237 86 16 38 111 3.94 .295 .327 .419 .746  
1944 32 CIN NL 3 5 .375 51 0 0 0 7 84.3 94 34 8 26 19 3.63 .281 .331 .407 .738 6.2
1945 33 AAA   5 4 .556 24 12 1 1 0 105.0 134 60 17 31 61 5.14 .310 .356 .475 .831  
10 Years Sim 60 60 .500 312 102 40 3 15 1049.3 1251 551 91 248 316 4.73 .296 .334 .424 .758 54.3
5 Years AAA 38 33 .535 108 87 9 3 0 627.0 772 287 54 154 393 4.12 .302 .342 .434 .775  
Season Average 6 6 .500 31 10 4 0 1 104.9 125 55 9 24 31 4.73 .296 .334 .424 .758  
Career Highs 16 14 1.000 57 34 14 2 7 265.7 327 138 23 72 106 8.76 .373 .413 .482 .870  
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   589 265 45 94 200   .283 .314 .406 .720
vs LH   662 286 46 154 116   .309 .355 .441 .796
Home 25 32 .439 157 49 20 3 5 516.3 624 268 47 112 144 4.67 .298 .334 .426 .760
Away 35 28 .556 155 53 20 0 10 533.0 627 283 44 136 172 4.78 .294 .336 .421 .757
Mar/Apr 8 8 .500 55 10 1 1 3 128.3 154 69 11 40 45 4.84 .293 .343 .407 .750
May 12 9 .571 62 13 5 0 4 175.6 180 59 13 39 53 3.02 .262 .302 .370 .672
June 12 10 .545 54 20 6 1 2 188.0 243 115 17 43 60 5.51 .313 .349 .450 .799
July 4 9 .308 38 12 6 0 3 125.7 155 70 13 32 37 5.01 .305 .346 .461 .807
August 15 13 .536 53 27 15 1 2 250.0 289 134 18 56 66 4.82 .291 .329 .403 .732
Sep/Oct 9 11 .450 50 20 7 0 1 181.6 230 104 19 38 55 5.15 .312 .345 .461 .806
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
1934 22 OAK AL 7 15 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .533 .933 2.8 0.5
1935 23 OAK AL 8 19 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .211 .211 .211 .421 0.8 0.0
1936 24 OAK AL 34 91 8 24 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 7 .264 .277 .286 .562 8.0 0.4
1937 25 OAK AL 32 77 4 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .182 .203 .195 .397 2.7 0.0
1938 26 OAK AL 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0
1939 27 OAK AL 52 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9 0.3
1940 28 OAK AL 22 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1941 29 OAK AL 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .250 .333 .583 0.7 0.0
1942 30 NYA AL 36 40 6 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .175 .195 .200 .395 1.4 0.0
1944 32 CIN NL 51 23 4 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .261 .261 .391 .652 2.3 0.3
10 Years Sim 312 275 26 65 7 1 0 22 0 0 5 36 .236 .247 .269 .516 20.3 1.4
162 Game Average 142 13 33 3 0 0 11 0 0 2 18 .236 .247 .269 .516 10.5  
Career Highs 57 91 8 24 3 1 0 10 0 0 2 10 .667 .667 .667 1.333 8.0  
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   197 18 49 6 1 0 18 0 0 3 23 .249 .257 .289 .547 13.2
vs LH   78 8 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 13 .205 .222 .218 .440 2.9
Home 103 130 8 23 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 20 .177 .187 .192 .379 2.3
Away 150 145 18 42 5 1 0 15 0 0 3 16 .290 .302 .338 .640 13.8
RISP   66 0 17 1 1 0 22 0 0 2 10 .258 .268 .303 .571 5.2
Close/Late   29 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 .276 .267 .310 .577 2.2
Mar/Apr 39 26 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .231 .276 .269 .545 2.0
May 38 44 5 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .227 .227 .250 .477 2.0
June 31 48 2 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .208 .220 .208 .428 1.7
July 31 33 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .212 .257 .242 .500 1.9
August 51 70 6 17 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 5 .243 .239 .300 .539 4.4
Sep/Oct 31 54 7 15 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 8 .278 .278 .315 .593 4.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1934 22 OAK AL P 7 7 52.0 5 7 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1935 23 OAK AL P 8 8 57.3 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.57    
1936 24 OAK AL P 34 34 265.7 23 42 0 3 1.000 2.20    
1937 25 OAK AL P 32 32 255.7 14 48 3 4 .954 2.18    
1938 26 OAK AL P 57 0 71.0 4 16 1 2 .952 2.54    
1939 27 OAK AL P 52 0 59.0 9 11 0 0 1.000 3.05    
1940 28 OAK AL P 22 0 31.3 1 9 0 0 1.000 2.87    
1941 29 OAK AL P 13 0 12.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.73    
1942 30 NYA AL P 36 21 160.7 9 25 0 1 1.000 1.90    
1944 32 CIN NL P 51 0 84.3 11 13 1 0 .960 2.56    
Career Totals   312 102 1049.3 78 180 5 11 .981 2.21    
Career Highs   57 34 265.7 23 48 3 4 1.000 3.05    
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
1940 28 OAK AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .500 .000 .500
1944 32 CIN NL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 7.7 10 3 1 0 0 3.52 .303 .303 .394 .697
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 8.3 10 3 1 1 0 3.25 .294 .314 .382 .697
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
1944 32 CIN NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1939-9-5
 Games Pitched
1938-8-57
1939-5-52
1944-10-51
 Shutouts
1937-9-2
1942-8-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1937-6-23
 Walks per 9IP
1936-10-2.4
1937-5-1.8
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Bill Harris (955)
  5. Rawly Eastwick (949)
  6. Guy Bush (949)
  7. Bob Tewksbury (948)
  8. Ralph Buxton (947)
  9. Charlie Lea (945)
  10. Si Johnson (945)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Oakland in 1934
Injured on 7/14/1934 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 8/1/1934, off Roy Sherid (NYG)
Earned first career win on 8/6/1934
Injured on 8/28/1934 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 5/16/1936 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/4/1940 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/15/1942 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 5/30/1943 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 3/2/1944 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/21/1945 to a 2-year deal worth $825,000 per year
 
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