Cal McLish

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 179lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: December 1, 1925 in Anadarko, OK us

Died: August 26, 2010 in Edmond, OK

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Central HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Last Game: July 14, 1964 (Age 38-226d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish

Nicknames: Bus or Buster

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

ERA

4.01

352

209

1609.0

713

WHIP

1.390

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1944	18	-11.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	3	10	.231	7.82	8.68	23	13	3	3	0	0	84.0	110	81	73	10	48	5	24	1	1	1	402	1.881	11.8	1.1	5.1	2.6	0.50

1946	20	-9.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	0		inf	inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1947	21	-7.1	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	6	7	.462	4.40	5.38	16	12	3	6	0		92.0	104	55	45		42		40	1	0	4		1.587	10.2		4.1	3.9	0.95
1947	21	-8.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		18.00	18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1948	22	-5.4	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	PIT	12	9	.571	4.13	5.23	29			12	4		172.0	199	100	79		57		71	4	0	2		1.488	10.4		3.0	3.7	1.25
1948	22	-6.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		9.00	9.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	8	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	22	2.000	14.4	0.0	3.6	1.8	0.50
1949	23	-7.4	Los Angeles	PCL	AAA	CHC	8	11	.421	5.76	5.70	29			11	0		150.0	164	95	96		107		68	0	0	3		1.807	9.8		6.4	4.1	0.64
1949	23	-5.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	1	.500	5.87	8.22	8	2	5	0	0	0	23.0	31	21	15	6	12	1	6	0	0	0	107	1.870	12.1	2.3	4.7	2.3	0.50
1950	24	-6.8	Los Angeles	PCL	AAA	CHC	20	11	.645	3.60	4.12	42	35		17	3		260.0	243	119	104		104		129	4	2	2		1.335	8.4		3.6	4.5	1.24
1951	25	-3.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	10	.286	4.45	4.70	30	17	6	5	1	0	145.2	159	76	72	16	52	5	46	3	1	2	628	1.449	9.8	1.0	3.2	2.8	0.88
1952	26	-4.7	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	10	15	.400	3.78	4.50	34	26		11	2		212.0	215	106	89		60		84	2	0	3		1.297	9.1		2.5	3.6	1.40
1953	27	-3.9	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	16	11	.593	3.71	4.14	35	33		15	2		235.0	239	108	97	25	60		114	0	0	5		1.272	9.2	1.0	2.3	4.4	1.90
1954	28	-2.6	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	13	15	.464	3.53	3.75	37	35		17	3		245.0	261	102	96	24	74		120	6	1	2		1.367	9.6	0.9	2.7	4.4	1.62
1955	29		2 Teams	PCL	Opn	CHC	17	12				35	28		21	2		233.0	230	88	80	19	69		116	3	0	4
1955	29	-0.7	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC						4
1955	29	-0.7	San Diego	PCL	Opn							31
1956	30	1.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	4	.333	4.96	5.25	37	2	17	0	0	1	61.2	67	36	34	5	32	5	27	0	0	1	276	1.605	9.8	0.7	4.7	3.9	0.84
1957	31	2.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	7	.563	2.74	3.43	42	7	19	2	0	1	144.1	118	55	44	11	67	10	88	2	0	8	616	1.282	7.4	0.7	4.2	5.5	1.31
1958	32	3.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	16	8	.667	2.99	3.67	39	30	1	13	0	1	225.2	214	92	75	25	70	4	97	1	0	4	941	1.258	8.5	1.0	2.8	3.9	1.39
1959	33	4.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	19	8	.704	3.63	4.21	35	32	1	13	0	1	235.1	253	110	95	26	72	6	113	5	0	4	1021	1.381	9.7	1.0	2.8	4.3	1.57
1960	34	6.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	4	14	.222	4.16	5.06	37	21	11	2	1	1	151.1	170	85	70	16	48	8	56	7	1	5	663	1.441	10.1	1.0	2.9	3.3	1.17
1961	35	7.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	13	.435	4.38	4.82	31	27	3	4	0	1	162.1	178	87	79	21	47	1	80	1	0	4	701	1.386	9.9	1.2	2.6	4.4	1.70
1962	36	8.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	11	5	.688	4.25	4.89	32	24	3	5	1	1	154.2	184	84	73	15	45	6	71	2	0	4	682	1.481	10.7	0.9	2.6	4.1	1.58
1963	37	8.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	13	11	.542	3.26	3.65	32	32	0	10	2	0	209.2	184	85	76	14	56	3	98	4	0	4	847	1.145	7.9	0.6	2.4	4.2	1.75
1964	38	9.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	1	.000	3.38	5.06	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	6	3	2	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	24	1.313	10.1	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		92	92	.500	4.01	4.61	352	209	70	57	5	7	1609.0	1685	824	717	165	552	55	713	27	3	38	6938	1.390	9.4	0.9	3.1	4.0	1.29
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		85	79				257	141	3	89	14		1366.0	1425	685	606	49	504		626	17	3	21
All Levels (20 Seasons)							177	171				609	350	73	146	19	7	2975.0	3110	1509	1323	214	1056	55	1339	44	6	59	6938

Opn (4 seasons)					Minors		39	41				141	94		43	7		692.0	715	316	282	49	194		318	8	1	10
AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		46	38	.548	4.33	4.93	116	47	3	46	7		674.0	710	369	324		310		308	9	2	11		1.513	9.5		4.1	4.1	0.99