#85 Cliff Bolton, Catcher, 33 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Cliff Bolton
4/10/1907 33 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 Prone 2.0 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 $ 3,520,000 1941 8 Year(s), 118 Days (1494 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 118 Days (1666 total Days) 9 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 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
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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 | | |
9/14 | @CIN | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/17 | PHI | W 7-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/18 | BRO | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | BRO | L 6-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/23 | @NYN | W 6-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/24 | @NYN | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | @STL | W 5-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | @BRO | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | CHC | W 9-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | BRO | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 122 | 395 | 103 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 50 | .261 | .349 | .385 | .734 | .693 | .124 |
Projected | 122 | 395 | 103 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 50 | .261 | .349 | .385 | .734 | .693 | .124 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 104 | 463 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 152 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 57.2 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 52 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .306 | .404 | .710 |
vs. RHP | 343 | 92 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .268 | .356 | .382 | .738 |
Close/Late | 52 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .364 | .423 | .787 |
Scoring Position | 104 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .337 | .397 | .452 | .849 |
Pinch Hitting | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .250 | .429 | .679 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 63 | 204 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 23 | .235 | .328 | .319 | .646 |
Road | 59 | 191 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 27 | .288 | .369 | .455 | .824 |
March/April | 22 | 80 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | .300 | .370 | .500 | .870 |
May | 21 | 68 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | .265 | .354 | .368 | .721 |
June | 23 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 7 | .271 | .366 | .343 | .709 |
July | 21 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 13 | .200 | .284 | .277 | .561 |
August | 18 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | .268 | .368 | .375 | .743 |
Sept/Oct | 17 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | .250 | .338 | .429 | .767 |
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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 |
Total | 1069 | 3515 | 1021 | 285 | 19 | 79 | 509 | 561 | 420 | 4 | 27 | 220 | 7 | 4 | .290 | .364 | .450 | .814 | |
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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 | 113 | 104 | 637 | 47 | 0 | 702 | 18 | .974 | 957.0 | 6.60 | 5 | 117 | 32 | 27.4 |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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...
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