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Les
Tietje		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 178
 
Born: September 11, 1911 in Usa, IA, SUMNER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 21 OAK AL   8 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 5 4
1934 22 OAK AL   8 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 5 4
1935 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5
1936 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6
1937 25 NYA AL   7 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 5
1938 26 NYA AL   7 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 6 5
1939 27 NYA AL   7 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 5
1940 28 NYA AL   7 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 4
1941 29 NYA AL   7 4 5 4 5 6 6 4 5 4
1943 31 CIN NL $ 350,000 7 3 4 4 4 6 5 3 4 4
1944 32 CIN NL $ 350,000 7 3 4 4 5 6 5 3 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6
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
1933 21 OAK AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1934 22 OAK AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1935 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1936 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1937 25 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 26 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 27 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 28 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 29 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 31 CIN NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 32 CIN NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1933 21 AA   17 8 .680 29 29 1 0 0 212.3 197 55 5 74 187 2.33 .243 .306 .319 .626  
1934 22 AA   13 8 .619 27 27 1 1 0 191.3 196 71 10 58 170 3.34 .266 .319 .366 .686  
1935 23 NYA AL 1 4 .200 18 0 0 0 1 21.7 25 13 3 9 6 5.40 .294 .362 .471 .832 0.6
    AA   6 4 .600 18 18 2 0 0 133.7 112 39 3 37 111 2.63 .223 .276 .281 .557  
1936 24 NYA AL 2 6 .250 14 13 3 1 0 93.0 120 55 4 34 34 5.32 .320 .376 .467 .842 1.7
    AA   8 6 .571 22 22 4 1 0 155.7 135 49 5 48 117 2.83 .230 .288 .304 .592  
1937 25 AA   3 2 .600 47 0 0 0 2 45.7 48 19 0 21 43 3.75 .273 .350 .335 .685  
1938 26 AA   3 2 .600 64 0 0 0 9 48.7 52 14 1 21 43 2.59 .271 .343 .344 .686  
1939 27 AA   3 1 .750 57 0 0 0 13 41.3 35 8 0 6 31 1.74 .235 .265 .282 .546  
1940 28 AA   4 4 .500 39 12 0 0 1 113.7 124 45 5 38 90 3.56 .273 .329 .358 .687  
1941 29 AAA   12 12 .500 31 29 2 0 0 201.0 212 87 22 80 132 3.90 .272 .340 .416 .756  
1942 30 AAA   1 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 0 31.0 37 16 4 6 20 4.65 .294 .326 .460 .786  
1943 31 AAA   13 11 .542 29 29 2 2 0 187.7 199 88 19 96 103 4.22 .273 .357 .403 .760  
1944 32 AAA   12 8 .600 27 27 4 2 0 187.3 199 94 22 82 89 4.52 .271 .344 .420 .764  
2 Years Sim 3 10 .231 32 13 3 1 1 114.7 145 68 7 43 40 5.34 .315 .373 .467 .840 2.4
4 Years AAA 38 31 .551 104 85 8 4 0 607.0 647 285 67 264 344 4.23 .273 .346 .415 .761  
8 Years AA 57 35 .620 303 108 8 2 25 942.3 899 300 29 303 792 2.87 .249 .307 .327 .634  
12 Years Minors 95 66 .590 407 193 16 6 25 1549.3 1546 585 96 567 1136 3.40 .259 .323 .362 .685  
Season Average 1 5 .167 16 6 1 0 0 57.3 72 34 3 21 20 5.34 .315 .373 .467 .840  
Career Highs 2 6 .250 18 13 3 1 1 93.0 120 55 4 34 34 5.40 .320 .376 .471 .842  
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   62 31 2 17 23   .281 .332 .385 .717
vs LH   83 37 5 26 17   .347 .411 .544 .955
Home 2 7 .222 20 9 2 1 1 79.7 106 46 2 29 30 5.20 .330 .386 .477 .862
Away 1 3 .250 12 4 1 0 0 35.0 39 22 5 14 10 5.66 .281 .346 .446 .792
July 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 0 4 1 6.00 .261 .370 .261 .631
August 2 5 .286 16 7 1 1 0 59.7 79 39 2 19 26 5.88 .322 .371 .465 .837
Sep/Oct 1 4 .200 15 5 2 0 1 49.0 60 25 5 20 13 4.59 .313 .377 .495 .872
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
1935 23 NYA AL 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1936 24 NYA AL 14 27 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .074 .074 .111 .185 -0.8 0.0
2 Years Sim 32 30 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .067 .067 .100 .167 -1.1 0.0
162 Game Average 151 0 10 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 45 .067 .067 .100 .167 -5.5  
Career Highs 18 27 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .074 .074 .111 .185 -0.3  
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   19 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .053 .053 .105 .158 -1.0
vs LH   11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Home 20 24 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .042 .042 .083 .125 -1.5
Away 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
RISP   7 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 16 18 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .056 .056 .111 .167 -0.9
Sep/Oct 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1935 23 NYA AL P 18 0 21.7 2 4 0 0 1.000 2.49    
1936 24 NYA AL P 14 13 93.0 4 23 0 2 1.000 2.61    
Career Totals   32 13 114.7 6 27 0 2 1.000 2.59    
Career Highs   18 13 93.0 4 23 0 2 1.000 2.61    
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  5. Gordon Jones (990)
  6. Les Howe (990)
  7. Marty Kutyna (989)
  8. Alan Hargesheimer (989)
  9. Greg Bargar (988)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 40th overall pick, by Oakland in 1933
Injured on 6/9/1934 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/10/1934 with a Strained Back, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 4/25/1935 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Traded from Oakland to New York (A) on 5/16/1935 (Going to OAK: P Ray Benge. Going to NYA: P Les Tietje, 3B Bill Brubaker)
Earned first career win on 8/10/1935
Had first career hit (double) on 8/29/1936, off Roy Parmelee (MON)
Injured on 6/6/1940 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 4/19/1942 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Released by New York (A) on 6/1/1942
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/16/1943 to a 2-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Injured on 8/6/1944 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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