#85 Cliff Bolton, Catcher, 35 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Cliff Bolton
4/10/1907 35 USA,NC,HIGH POINT 5"9 165
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,090,000 1943 10 Year(s), 118 Days (1838 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 118 Days (2010 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Talent | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 2 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 3 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | NYN | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | @BRO | L 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @BRO | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @CHC | W 7-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | @STL | W 9-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/29 | NYN | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @NYN | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | STL | L 6-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
10/2 | BSN | W 11-9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/4 | @PHI | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 123 | 413 | 84 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 41 | 27 | 118 | .203 | .250 | .281 | .531 | .419 | .077 |
Projected | 123 | 413 | 84 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 41 | 27 | 118 | .203 | .250 | .281 | .531 | .419 | .077 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 119 | 455 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 28.3 | 2.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 119 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .202 | .256 | .361 | .617 |
vs. RHP | 294 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .204 | .246 | .248 | .494 |
Close/Late | 47 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .170 | .196 | .277 | .473 |
Scoring Position | 97 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .206 | .243 | .258 | .501 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 54 | 180 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 51 | .206 | .238 | .289 | .527 |
Road | 69 | 233 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 67 | .202 | .252 | .275 | .527 |
March/April | 17 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | .196 | .213 | .304 | .517 |
May | 20 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | .197 | .282 | .288 | .570 |
June | 19 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | .175 | .206 | .254 | .460 |
July | 19 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | .241 | .308 | .328 | .635 |
August | 22 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | .203 | .205 | .253 | .458 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 91 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 26 | .209 | .260 | .275 | .535 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1931 | 20 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .286 | .379 | .665 | PIT |
1932 | 43 | 141 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .359 | .475 | .835 | PIT |
1933 | 109 | 335 | 103 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 50 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .368 | .436 | .803 | PIT |
1934 | 117 | 378 | 114 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 61 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .367 | .481 | .848 | PIT,NL |
1935 | 125 | 454 | 122 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 67 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .269 | .339 | .454 | .793 | PIT |
1936 | 127 | 353 | 104 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 58 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .368 | .450 | .819 | PIT |
1937 | 130 | 393 | 121 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 69 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .395 | .463 | .858 | PIT |
1938 | 138 | 501 | 140 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 92 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 1 | .279 | .361 | .465 | .826 | PIT,NL |
1939 | 138 | 507 | 154 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 71 | 76 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 0 | .304 | .381 | .458 | .839 | PIT,NL |
1940 | 122 | 395 | 103 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .349 | .385 | .734 | PIT |
1941 | 75 | 277 | 88 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .386 | .415 | .802 | PIT |
1942 | 123 | 413 | 84 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 118 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .250 | .281 | .531 | PIT |
Total | 1267 | 4205 | 1193 | 324 | 23 | 83 | 573 | 637 | 478 | 5 | 34 | 382 | 7 | 4 | .284 | .355 | .431 | .786 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1931, AAA | 66 | 189 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | .344 | .389 | .513 | .902 |
1932, AAA | 79 | 267 | 90 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .337 | .387 | .577 | .964 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1932 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .292 | .256 | .547 |
1933 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .429 | .618 | 1.046 |
1934 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .550 | .609 | .600 | 1.209 |
1935 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .400 | .545 | .945 |
Total | 31 | 119 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .405 | .471 | .875 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 121 | 119 | 548 | 68 | 0 | 628 | 12 | .981 | 1040.0 | 5.43 | 4 | 113 | 33 | 29.2 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1931... Had first career hit on 6/11/1931, off Paul Derringer (BSN)... Hit first career homerun on 6/30/1931, off Lefty Gomez (CIN)... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (N) on 10/7/1934... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1934... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,292,857 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,421,429 through salary arbitration... 6/4/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,520,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... 8/22/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,520,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 8/31/1940... Injured on 4/7/1941 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 8/30/1941 with a Fractured Knee, out for 7-8 weeks... 9/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $1,090,000 per year, for 2 years.
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