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Cal
McLish		  
Nickname: Bus
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 1, 1925 in Usa, OK, ANADARKO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 18 NYG NL   8 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1945 19 SEM AL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1946 20 SEM AL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1947 21 SEM AL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1948 22 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1949 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 8 8 5 5 5
1950 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1951 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4
1952 26 BOS AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4
1953 27 BOS AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1954 28 BOS AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1955 29 BOS AL $ 520,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4
1956 30 BOS AL $ 520,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1957 31 BOS AL $ 520,000 7 2 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1960 34 BSN NL   7 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 520,000 9 4 4 4 7 8 8 7 7 7
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
1944 18 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 19 SEM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 20 SEM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 21 SEM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 22 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 26 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 27 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 28 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 29 BOS AL $ 520,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 30 BOS AL $ 520,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 31 BOS AL $ 520,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 34 BSN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 520,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1944 18 AAA   17 8 .680 29 29 3 1 0 210.3 226 76 11 73 97 3.25 .275 .334 .373 .707  
1945 19 AAA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 2 0 0 2 1 0.00 .182 .308 .182 .490  
1946 20 AA   12 11 .522 29 29 5 3 0 212.0 177 63 15 89 135 2.67 .225 .303 .332 .636  
1947 21 AAA   7 11 .389 24 24 1 0 0 164.0 185 78 17 64 80 4.28 .282 .346 .421 .768  
    AA   4 1 .800 6 6 0 0 0 42.0 30 12 2 23 36 2.57 .197 .303 .329 .632  
1948 22 SEM AL 5 24 .172 34 34 11 1 0 233.0 295 170 38 90 79 6.57 .309 .365 .514 .879 2.1
1949 23 SEM AL 16 20 .444 44 44 16 0 0 336.0 393 191 37 126 78 5.12 .295 .354 .437 .791 17.8
1950 24 SEM AL 0 0 .000 17 0 0 0 1 16.3 18 11 4 7 8 6.06 .300 .362 .550 .912 0.3
    AAA   5 0 1.000 7 7 0 0 0 50.3 58 20 2 15 26 3.58 .286 .335 .384 .719  
1951 25 SEM AL 2 1 .667 15 0 0 0 0 16.0 15 7 2 9 6 3.94 .246 .352 .377 .729 1.6
1952 26 SEM AL 1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 1 17.7 30 20 2 16 6 10.19 .385 .484 .538 1.023 0.0
    AA   1 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 1 23.7 23 4 1 5 22 1.52 .258 .298 .315 .612  
1953 27 BOS AL 4 3 .571 66 1 0 0 2 79.7 101 46 9 22 23 5.20 .306 .345 .470 .814 3.7
1954 28 BOS AL 3 0 1.000 36 2 0 0 0 74.0 74 26 6 19 15 3.16 .253 .299 .353 .652 7.6
1955 29 BOS AL 3 0 1.000 41 2 1 0 0 69.3 80 33 13 24 10 4.28 .292 .348 .474 .822 6.2
1956 30 BOS AL 2 3 .400 28 0 0 0 1 35.7 42 19 6 15 14 4.80 .300 .368 .479 .846 2.0
1957 31 AAA   0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 1 27.7 38 16 4 14 15 5.21 .325 .397 .487 .884  
1960 34 AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 4 1 0 1 0 3.86 .400 .455 .400 .855  
    A   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 6.0 4 0 0 0 3 0.00 .182 .182 .182 .364  
9 Years Sim 36 53 .404 291 83 28 1 5 877.6 1048 523 117 328 239 5.36 .298 .355 .461 .817 41.3
6 Years AAA 29 19 .604 81 61 4 1 1 458.0 513 191 34 169 219 3.75 .282 .343 .398 .741  
3 Years AA 17 12 .586 55 35 5 3 1 277.7 230 79 18 117 193 2.56 .224 .303 .330 .633  
1 Years A 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 6.0 4 0 0 0 3 0.00 .182 .182 .182 .364  
10 Years Minors 46 31 .597 140 96 9 4 3 741.6 747 270 52 286 415 3.28 .260 .328 .372 .700  
Season Average 4 5 .444 32 9 3 0 0 97.5 116 58 13 36 26 5.36 .298 .355 .461 .817  
Career Highs 16 24 1.000 66 44 16 1 2 336.0 393 191 38 126 79 10.19 .385 .484 .550 1.023  
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   495 240 53 138 116   .284 .337 .438 .775
vs LH   553 283 64 190 123   .310 .377 .484 .861
Home 22 24 .478 165 43 13 1 1 489.3 563 280 79 162 127 5.15 .288 .343 .473 .815
Away 14 29 .326 126 40 15 0 4 388.3 485 243 38 166 112 5.63 .309 .375 .447 .823
Mar/Apr 3 10 .231 54 14 8 0 1 156.3 195 106 24 55 51 6.10 .305 .360 .492 .852
May 6 12 .333 57 16 5 0 0 170.3 215 122 27 72 45 6.45 .309 .374 .504 .878
June 9 6 .600 47 13 4 0 1 141.0 161 62 13 45 38 3.96 .291 .344 .422 .766
July 5 6 .455 49 8 1 0 3 116.3 138 58 16 41 29 4.49 .295 .352 .449 .800
August 7 10 .412 47 16 6 1 0 162.0 182 80 17 58 42 4.44 .286 .346 .426 .772
Sep/Oct 6 9 .400 37 16 4 0 0 131.6 157 95 20 57 34 6.49 .297 .365 .463 .828
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
1948 22 SEM AL 34 73 0 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .123 .135 .137 .272 -0.8 0.0
1949 23 SEM AL 44 101 8 14 3 0 0 12 0 0 6 28 .139 .187 .168 .355 2.2 0.0
1950 24 SEM AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1951 25 SEM AL 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1952 26 SEM AL 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1953 27 BOS AL 66 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2 0.0
1954 28 BOS AL 36 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .077 .143 .077 .220 -0.2 0.0
1955 29 BOS AL 41 13 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .308 .308 .308 .615 1.2 0.1
1956 30 BOS AL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
9 Years Sim 292 212 10 29 4 0 0 16 0 0 8 61 .137 .168 .156 .324 1.9 0.1
162 Game Average 117 5 16 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 33 .137 .168 .156 .324 1.0  
Career Highs 66 101 8 14 3 0 0 12 0 0 6 28 .308 .308 .308 .615 2.2  
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   132 6 20 2 0 0 9 0 0 3 45 .152 .170 .167 .337 0.7
vs LH   80 4 9 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 16 .113 .165 .138 .302 -0.2
Home 160 114 4 15 1 0 0 8 0 0 5 36 .132 .168 .140 .308 -0.1
Away 113 98 6 14 3 0 0 8 0 0 3 25 .143 .168 .173 .342 0.6
RISP   48 0 7 3 0 0 16 0 0 1 14 .146 .163 .208 .372 0.6
Close/Late   14 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .143 .214 -0.5
Mar/Apr 47 37 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .108 .132 .135 .267 -0.6
May 34 45 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .156 .174 .178 .352 0.4
June 18 33 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 .182 .250 .182 .432 1.4
July 45 21 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 .238 .238 .286 .524 1.2
August 33 42 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 11 .119 .159 .143 .302 -0.2
Sep/Oct 30 34 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .059 .086 .059 .145 -1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1948 22 SEM AL P 34 34 233.0 18 40 1 2 .983 2.24    
1949 23 SEM AL P 44 44 336.0 24 64 1 6 .989 2.36    
1950 24 SEM AL P 17 0 16.3 1 3 1 0 .800 2.20    
1951 25 SEM AL P 15 0 16.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.69    
1952 26 SEM AL P 10 0 17.7 1 2 0 1 1.000 1.53    
1953 27 BOS AL P 66 1 79.7 5 8 0 1 1.000 1.47    
1954 28 BOS AL P 36 2 74.0 2 15 0 1 1.000 2.07    
1955 29 BOS AL P 41 2 69.3 5 14 0 3 1.000 2.47    
1956 30 BOS AL P 28 0 35.7 2 7 0 1 1.000 2.27    
Career Totals   291 83 877.6 59 155 3 15 .986 2.19    
Career Highs   66 44 336.0 24 64 1 6 1.000 2.47    
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
1950 24 SEM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 .250 .333 .250 .583
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 .250 .333 .250 .583
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
1950 24 SEM AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 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.
Losses
1948-3-24
1949-5-20
 Games Pitched
1953-4-66
 Games Started
1949-1-44
 Complete Games
1948-9-11
1949-4-16
 Shutouts
1948-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1949-1-336.0
Hits Allowed
1948-8-295
1949-1-393
 Homeruns Allowed
1948-3-38
1949-4-37
 Walks Allowed
1949-10-126
 Walks per 9IP
1949-9-3.4
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1944
Injured on 8/20/1944 with a Concussion, out for one week
Injured on 4/2/1945 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Traded from New York (N) to Seattle on 7/31/1945 (Going to SEM: P Clay Bryant, P Cal Mclish, C Willard Hershberger, CF Ben Chapman. Going to NYG: 3B Mel Ott, P Mickey Harris)
Had first career hit on 4/3/1948, off Bob Rush (MIN)
Earned first career win on 5/1/1948
Injured on 6/16/1948 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Pitched PERFECT GAME against Cincinnati on 8/16/1948, striking out 2
3/3/1950: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
Injured on 6/3/1951 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Seattle to Boston (A) on 6/1/1952 (Going to SEM: P Larry Jansen. Going to BOS: P Cal Mclish)
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
7/31/1954: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $520,000 per year, for 3 years
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 4/2/1960 to a minor league deal
 
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