#85 Cliff Bolton, Catcher, 31 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/26/1938 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Cliff Bolton
4/10/1907 31 USA,NC,HIGH POINT 5"9 160
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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 2,421,429 1938 $ 3,520,000 (3 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 118 Days (1150 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 118 Days (1322 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 2 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 6 (Range), .950 (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 | | |
9/19 | @BRO | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/20 | @CHC | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/21 | @CHC | L 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/23 | STL | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/26 | NYN | W 6-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @BSN | L 2-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | PHI | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @CHC | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @PHI | W 9-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | CIN | L 5-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 138 | 501 | 140 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 92 | 65 | 37 | .279 | .361 | .465 | .826 | .804 | .186 |
Projected | 138 | 501 | 140 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 92 | 65 | 37 | .279 | .361 | .465 | .826 | .804 | .186 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 121 | 575 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 233 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 87.1 | 6.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 106 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .333 | .368 | .701 |
vs. RHP | 395 | 117 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 76 | 46 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .296 | .369 | .491 | .861 |
Close/Late | 62 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .387 | .465 | .645 | 1.110 |
Scoring Position | 114 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .246 | .326 | .360 | .686 |
Pinch Hitting | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .588 | .857 | 1.445 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 67 | 247 | 63 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 39 | 25 | 18 | .255 | .318 | .409 | .727 |
Road | 71 | 254 | 77 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 53 | 40 | 19 | .303 | .396 | .520 | .916 |
March/April | 21 | 78 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 4 | .295 | .375 | .603 | .978 |
May | 24 | 93 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 4 | .226 | .321 | .301 | .622 |
June | 19 | 65 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | .277 | .382 | .415 | .797 |
July | 24 | 87 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | .414 | .490 | .632 | 1.122 |
August | 25 | 90 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 9 | .278 | .330 | .544 | .874 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 88 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | .193 | .258 | .307 | .565 |
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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 |
Total | 809 | 2613 | 764 | 224 | 16 | 59 | 373 | 424 | 299 | 3 | 18 | 114 | 5 | 3 | .292 | .363 | .458 | .822 | |
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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 | 133 | 121 | 616 | 37 | 0 | 676 | 23 | .966 | 1100.1 | 5.53 | 2 | 159 | 25 | 15.7 |
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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.
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