Cal McLish was born on Tuesday, December 1, 1925, in Anadarko, Oklahoma. McLish was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 13, 1944, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cal McLish baseball stats page.
"He (Cal McLish) didn't play organized baseball growing up, instead hanging out at local parks just to be around the sport. 'I worked my way up from picking up rocks in the infield to hanging scores on the scoreboard to shagging balls in the outfield to the ball boy,' McLish told The Oklahoman's Berry Tramel in 2007. 'The only thing I wanted to think about or do when I was growing up was baseball.'" - Columnist Ryan Aber in NewsOK.com (08/27/2010, 'Former big league pitcher Cal McLish dies at age 84')
Cal McLish![]() Cal McLish Autograph on a 1961 Topps Baseball Card (#157 | Checklist) |
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Cal McLishCal McLish Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1944 | 19 | Dodgers | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 7.82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 402 | 110 | 73 | 81 | 10 | 48 | - | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1946 | 21 | Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1947 | 22 | Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1948 | 23 | Pirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1949 | 24 | Cubs | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 107 | 31 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 12 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 26 | Cubs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4.45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 145.2 | 628 | 159 | 72 | 76 | 16 | 52 | - | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1956 | 31 | Indians | 37 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61.2 | 276 | 67 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1957 | 32 | Indians | 42 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.74 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 144.1 | 616 | 118 | 44 | 55 | 11 | 67 | 10 | 88 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1958 | 33 | Indians | 39 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.99 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 225.2 | 941 | 214 | 75 | 92 | 25 | 70 | 4 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1959 | 34 | Indians | 35 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 3.63 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 235.1 | 1,021 | 253 | 95 | 110 | 26 | 72 | 6 | 113 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 35 | Reds | 37 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 4.16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 151.1 | 663 | 170 | 70 | 85 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 1961 | 36 | White Sox | 31 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.38 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162.1 | 701 | 178 | 79 | 87 | 21 | 47 | 1 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1962 | 37 | Phillies | 32 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 154.2 | 682 | 184 | 73 | 84 | 15 | 45 | 6 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 38 | Phillies | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 209.2 | 847 | 184 | 76 | 85 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 98 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | 39 | Phillies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 15 Years | 352 | 209 | 70 | 92 | 92 | .500 | 4.01 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 1,609.0 | 6,938 | 1,685 | 717 | 824 | 164 | 552 | 44 | 713 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 0 | ||
Cal McLishCal McLish Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1944 | 19 | Dodgers | 31 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .219 | .219 | .250 |
| 1946 | 21 | Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1947 | 22 | Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1948 | 23 | Pirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1949 | 24 | Cubs | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 1951 | 26 | Cubs | 31 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 20 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .119 | .178 | .167 |
| 1956 | 31 | Indians | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .467 | .222 |
| 1957 | 32 | Indians | 44 | 43 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .300 | .326 |
| 1958 | 33 | Indians | 39 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .094 | .244 | .094 |
| 1959 | 34 | Indians | 35 | 74 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 | .231 | .243 |
| 1960 | 35 | Reds | 37 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .049 | .070 | .049 |
| 1961 | 36 | White Sox | 31 | 54 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .182 | .185 |
| 1962 | 37 | Phillies | 32 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .078 | .161 | .098 |
| 1963 | 38 | Phillies | 33 | 69 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .257 | .246 |
| 1964 | 39 | Phillies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 15 Years | 368 | 490 | 47 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 45 | 0 | 196 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .149 | .220 | .194 | ||
Cal McLishCal McLish Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1944 Dodgers | P | 23 | 13 | 252 | 12 | 0.5 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1946 Dodgers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1947 Pirates | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
| 1948 Pirates | P | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1949 Cubs | P | 8 | 2 | 69 | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 3.52 |
| 1951 Cubs | P | 30 | 17 | 437 | 37 | 1.2 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.22 |
| 1956 Indians | P | 37 | 2 | 185 | 19 | 0.5 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.77 |
| 1957 Indians | P | 42 | 7 | 433 | 34 | 0.8 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.06 |
| 1958 Indians | P | 39 | 30 | 677 | 54 | 1.4 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.11 |
| 1959 Indians | P | 35 | 32 | 706 | 76 | 2.2 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.83 |
| 1960 Reds | P | 37 | 21 | 454 | 47 | 1.3 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.74 |
| 1961 White Sox | P | 31 | 27 | 487 | 48 | 1.5 | 48 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.66 |
| 1962 Phillies | P | 32 | 24 | 464 | 37 | 1.2 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.15 |
| 1963 Phillies | P | 32 | 32 | 629 | 64 | 2.0 | 60 | 13 | 47 | 4 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.58 |
| 1964 Phillies | P | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 352 | 209 | 4,827 | 444 | 1.3 | 433 | 131 | 302 | 11 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.42 | |
| 15 Years | 352 | 209 | 4,827 | 444 | 1.3 | 433 | 131 | 302 | 11 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.42 | |
Cal McLishCal McLish Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1944 Dodgers | 0 | - | - | 2 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 32.0 | 0.50 | 2.57 | 5.14 |
| 1946 Dodgers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1947 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1948 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 1.80 | 3.60 |
| 1949 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 9.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 2.35 | 4.70 |
| 1951 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 42.0 | 0.88 | 2.84 | 3.21 |
| 1956 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 0.84 | 3.94 | 4.67 |
| 1957 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 21.5 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 1.31 | 5.49 | 4.18 |
| 1958 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 64.0 | 1.39 | 3.87 | 2.79 |
| 1959 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 1.57 | 4.32 | 2.75 |
| 1960 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 41.0 | 1.17 | 3.33 | 2.85 |
| 1961 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 1.70 | 4.44 | 2.61 |
| 1962 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 4.13 | 2.62 |
| 1963 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 23.0 | 1.75 | 4.21 | 2.40 |
| 1964 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.00 | 10.13 | 1.69 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 9 | n/a | 163.3 | 2.5 | 16.3 | 1.29 | 3.99 | 3.09 |
Cal McLishCal McLish Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates | 28, 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Chicago Cubs | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 Chicago Cubs | 27 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
| 1956 Cleveland Indians | 33, 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Cleveland Indians | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Cleveland Indians | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Cleveland Indians | 22 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1960 Cincinnati Reds | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
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Did you know that Cal McLish is one of the few Major League pitchers in history who had an infinite earned run average (ERA) season? Presented below is every pitcher (and some positional players who pitched) that had an infinite ERA season. Bold names have an infinite career ERA.
The Infinite ERA Club |
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| Name | Year | Team | Lg |
| Nick Altrock | 1919 | WAS | AL |
| Wilson Alvarez | 1989 | TEX | AL |
| Bob Apodaca | 1973 | NYM | NL |
| Kirtley Baker | 1894 | BAL | NL |
| Lou Bauer | 1918 | PHI | AL |
| Ed Blake | 1953 | CIN | NL |
| Rex Brothers | 2018 | ATL | NL |
| Joe Brown | 1927 | CHI | AL |
| Fred Bruckbauer | 1961 | MIN | AL |
| Bobby Burke | 1937 | PHI | NL |
| Bill Childers | 1895 | LOU | NL |
| Mort Cooper | 1949 | CHI | NL |
| Ed Coughlin | 1884 | BUF | NL |
| Vic Davalillo | 1969 | STL | NL |
| Paul Dean | 1937 | STL | NL |
| Pedro Dibut | 1925 | CIN | NL |
| Frank Dupee | 1901 | CHI | AL |
| Joe Engel | 1919 | CLE | AL |
| Ed Farmer | 1977 | BAL | AL |
| Bill Ford | 1936 | BOS | NL |
| Nick Greenwood | 2015 | STL | NL |
| Clark Griffith | 1912 | WAS | AL |
| Doc Hamann | 1922 | CLE | AL |
| Bryan Harvey | 1995 | FLO | NL |
| Nate Jones | 2014 | CHI | AL |
| Bob Kammeyer | 1979 | NYY | AL |
| Al Kellett | 1924 | BOS | AL |
| Matt Koch | 2017 | ARI | NL |
| Will Koenigsmark | 1919 | STL | NL |
| Dave Koslo | 1955 | MIL | NL |
| Rick Kreuger | 1977 | BOS | AL |
| Steve Luebber | 1979 | TOR | AL |
| Daniel McCutchen | 2012 | PIT | NL |
| Bob McGraw | 1918 | NYY | AL |
| Cal McLish | 1946 | BKL | NL |
| Doc Medich | 1972 | NYY | AL |
| Al Milnar | 1946 | PHI | NL |
| Bill Moore | 1925 | DET | AL |
| Julio Navarro | 1966 | DET | AL |
| Bob Owchinko | 1983 | PIT | NL |
| Phil Paine | 1956 | MIL | NL |
| Mike Palagyi | 1939 | WAS | AL |
| Jay Parker | 1899 | PIT | NL |
| Gerardo Parra | 2019 | WAS | NL |
| Brad Pennington | 1998 | TBR | AL |
| Dave Pierson | 1876 | CIN | NL |
| Jim Ray | 1966 | HOU | NL |
| Erik Sabel | 2002 | DET | AL |
| Jim Schelle | 1939 | PHI | AL |
| Paul Stuffel | 1953 | PHI | NL |
| Billy Sunday | 1890 | PIT | NL |
| Gordie Sundin | 1956 | BAL | AL |
| Dennis Tankersley | 2003 | SDP | NL |
| Bob Uhl | 1940 | DET | AL |
| Lino Urdaneta | 2004 | DET | AL |
| Andrew Vasquez | 2019 | MIN | AL |
| Marty Walker | 1928 | PHI | NL |
| Zack Weiss | 2018 | CIN | NL |
| John Wood | 1896 | STL | NL |
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