CAL MCLISH

'Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish' (born December 1, 1925 in Anadarko, Oklahoma) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944, 1946), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947-1948), Chicago Cubs (1949, 1951), Cleveland Indians (1956-1959), Cincinnati Reds (1960), Chicago White Sox (1961) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962-1964). He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
In a 15-season career, McLish posted a 92-92 record with 713 strikeouts and a 4.00 ERA in 1609.0 innings pitched.

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Best season

Facts

Other MLB debuts in 1944

See also

External links

Best season

★ 1959: 19 wins, 13 complete games, 235-13 innings (all career-highs), and made the American League All-Star team

Facts

★ His birth name was ''Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish''. He was nicknamed "Bus" or "Buster"

★ Set a major league record with 16 consecutive road wins, later matched by Denny McLain, Rich Dotson and Greg Maddux

Other MLB debuts in 1944

★ Ralph Branca

★ Granny Hamner

★ Jim Konstanty

★ Eddie Lopat

★ Gene Mauch

★ Joe Nuxhall

★ Chucho Ramos

★ Emil Verban

★ Eddie Yost

See also

★ Chicago White Sox all-time roster

External links

★ Baseball Library

★ Baseball Reference