Cal McLish
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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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[edit] Best season
- 1959: 19 wins, 13 complete games, 235-13 innings (all career-highs), and made the American League All-Star team
[edit] 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
[edit] Other MLB debuts in 1944
- Ralph Branca
- Granny Hamner
- Jim Konstanty
- Eddie Lopat
- Gene Mauch
- Joe Nuxhall
- Chucho Ramos
- Emil Verban
- Eddie Yost
[edit] External links
Categories: American League All-Stars | Brooklyn Dodgers players | Chicago Cubs players | Chicago White Sox players | Cincinnati Reds players | Cleveland Indians players | Philadelphia Phillies players | Pittsburgh Pirates players | Major league pitchers | People from Oklahoma | Major league players from Oklahoma | 1925 births | Living people
