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Radcliff		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: January 19, 1906 in Usa, OK, KIOWA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1939   
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
1934 28 SDP NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1935 29 BRK NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1936 30 BRK NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 6 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1937 31 BRK NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1938 32 BRK NL $ 1,131,429   8 8 7 1 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1939 33 BRK NL $ 1,157,143   8 8 7 1 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 9 10 9
1940 34 BRK NL $ 1,357,143   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
1941 35 OAK AL $ 2,500,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 1 2 2 5 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 6 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
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 28 SDP NL 79 193 31 59 12 1 2 25 1 1 16 4 .306 .355 .409 .765 25.6 3.9
1935 29 SDP NL 32 71 7 18 8 1 0 14 0 0 4 4 .254 .289 .394 .684 7.2 0.7
    AAA   25 95 13 34 5 2 1 14 3 1 8 1 .358 .408 .484 .892 17.2  
1936 30 BRK NL 135 468 70 143 24 3 6 43 2 2 37 6 .306 .357 .408 .765 65.7 10.4
1937 31 BRK NL 107 291 33 92 14 3 2 31 6 2 19 9 .316 .357 .405 .762 38.2 7.6
1938 32 BRK NL 129 507 61 158 24 0 4 58 0 5 28 13 .312 .348 .383 .731 61.8 12.3
1939 33 BRK NL 128 468 62 151 28 1 1 32 0 1 27 16 .323 .361 .393 .754 60.6 11.1
1940 34 BRK NL 75 140 20 42 9 0 1 19 0 0 10 10 .300 .342 .386 .728 17.8 2.7
1941 35 OAK AL 94 265 30 74 6 3 2 25 0 1 21 14 .279 .329 .347 .676 28.7 3.0
8 Years Sim 779 2403 314 737 125 12 18 247 9 12 162 76 .307 .350 .391 .741 305.5 51.7
1 Years AAA 25 95 13 34 5 2 1 14 3 1 8 1 .358 .413 .484 .898 17.2  
162 Game Average 499 65 153 25 2 3 51 1 2 33 15 .307 .350 .391 .741 63.5  
Career Highs 135 507 70 158 28 3 6 58 6 5 37 16 .323 .361 .409 .765 65.7  
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   2215 292 696 117 12 16 236 9 12 146 71 .314 .356 .400 .755 296.9
vs LH   188 22 41 8 0 2 11 0 0 16 5 .218 .278 .293 .571 15.5
Home 393 1209 165 365 56 6 7 115 5 8 86 33 .302 .347 .376 .723 151.2
Away 386 1194 149 372 69 6 11 132 4 4 76 43 .312 .352 .407 .759 161.1
RISP   530 0 155 32 4 3 206 0 0 43 20 .292 .341 .385 .726 68.1
Pinch Hitting   177 24 61 15 1 3 38 0 0 15 11 .345 .394 .492 .885 31.1
Close/Late   306 31 74 10 2 4 35 0 0 28 13 .242 .305 .327 .632 31.3
Mar/Apr 145 460 58 139 20 4 1 37 3 2 27 14 .302 .341 .370 .710 55.3
May 145 475 64 156 28 1 1 39 3 3 35 15 .328 .377 .398 .775 66.5
June 127 370 61 120 22 3 5 39 1 1 26 10 .324 .368 .441 .809 55.9
July 129 391 42 105 16 3 1 55 0 3 22 17 .269 .304 .332 .636 37.6
August 115 354 43 116 24 0 5 43 0 2 18 8 .328 .359 .438 .797 50.6
Sep/Oct 118 353 46 101 15 1 5 34 2 1 34 12 .286 .346 .377 .723 46.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1934 28 SDP NL LF 45 35 322.0 52 3 4 0 .932 1.54   0.7
    RF 12 9 78.0 21 0 1 0 .955 2.42    
1935 29 SDP NL LF 10 8 75.0 21 2 2 1 .920 2.76   0.4
    RF 10 9 73.0 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.47    
1936 30 BRK NL LF 99 94 768.3 156 8 11 5 .937 1.92   1.2
    RF 22 19 154.3 30 2 4 0 .889 1.87    
1937 31 BRK NL RF 61 56 501.0 139 6 2 0 .986 2.60   1.9
    LF 5 3 30.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.40    
1938 32 BRK NL RF 117 117 985.0 231 15 13 1 .950 2.25   4.0
    LF 3 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1939 33 BRK NL RF 115 111 912.0 200 5 11 1 .949 2.02   2.6
1940 34 BRK NL RF 27 24 207.3 42 3 0 0 1.000 1.95   0.5
    LF 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    CF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1941 35 OAK AL RF 68 68 551.7 133 8 5 0 .966 2.30   1.2
    CF 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00    
    LF 2 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  RF 432 413 3462.3 816 39 36 2 .960 2.22   10.2
  LF 168 141 1214.0 240 13 17 6 .937 1.88   2.3
  CF 3 1 12.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.75    
Career Totals   603 555 4688.3 1061 52 53 8 .955 2.14   12.5
Career Highs   121 117 989.7 232 15 15 5 1.000 2.61    
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
1934 28 SDP NL 5 23 2 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .217 .217 .435 .652
Career Post-Season Batting 5 23 2 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .217 .217 .435 .652
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1938-10-.312
1939-8-.322*
 Stolen Bases
1937-9-6
 Caught Stealing
1938-5-5
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 39th overall pick, by San Diego in 1934
Had first career hit on 4/11/1934, off Joe Heving (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 8/20/1934, off Denny Galehouse (SLC)
Traded from San Diego to Brooklyn on 7/31/1935 (Going to SDP: P Dutch Henry. Going to BRK: RF Rip Radcliff)
Injured on 8/25/1935 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Minnesota on 5/6/1937
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,131,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/15/1938 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,357,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/22/1941 to a 1-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
 
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