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Willie Davis League
4-1-2023
Cliff Politte Relief Pitcher
Retired (1955, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.45 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 22-26 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
SV 9 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 03-22-1922
K 166 Drafted Round 24, Pick 377
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(108 games)
IP 239.1
WHIP 1.47
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity C    Mentor Val C-
Speed D- Bunt C  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 CHA-BOS-STL
4
 6
56
2
0
0
9
 0
61.1
 58 30 26 0 23
33
1.32
3.82
1951 STL-KC
7
 4
68
0
0
0
0
 0
68.1
 83 47 42 0 18
47
1.48
5.53
1952 KC
8
 9
57
0
0
0
0
 0
64.2
 68 36 35 2 17
49
1.31
4.87
1953 KC-STL
3
 7
41
0
0
0
0
 0
44.2
 68 43 40 3 14
37
1.84
8.06
1954 STL-CHA-WAS-STL
0
 0
1
0
0
0
0
 0
0.2
 3 2 2 0 0
0
4.50
27.00
2023
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
22
 26
223
2
0
0
9
 0
239.1
 280 158 145 5 72
166
1.47
5.45
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1955-11-01 Cliff Politte has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1955-06-15The Washington Nationals have waived Cliff Politte.
1955-06-10The Washington Nationals have promoted Early Winn to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Warren Spahn to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Charlie Randa for assignment. The Washington Nationals have designated Cliff Politte for assignment.
1955-06-08The Washington Nationals have promoted Cliff Politte to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Jeff Weaver to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Zach Clement to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Charlie Randa to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Toyan Spiers to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Billy Wagner to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent E. Guardado to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent J. Isringhausen to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent John Smoltz to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Kenny Rogers to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Leftie Grove to the minors.
1955-06-08The Washington Nationals have acquired Cliff Politte from the waiver wire.
1955-04-01The St. Louis Rebels have waived Cliff Politte.
1954-09-27The St. Louis Rebels have acquired Cliff Politte from the waiver wire.
1954-09-20The St. Louis Rebels have waived Cliff Politte.
1954-07-03The St. Louis Rebels have acquired Cliff Politte from the waiver wire.
1954-05-06The Washington Nationals have waived Cliff Politte.
1954-04-29The Washington Nationals have promoted Bruce Sutter to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Cliff Politte for assignment.
1954-04-27The Washington Nationals have promoted John Lackey to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Cliff Politte to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Bruce Sutter to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent Tim Wakefield to the minors.
1954-04-17The Washington Nationals have renamed Candy Cole to Cliff Politte .
1954-04-12The Washington Nationals have promoted Warren Spahn to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Tim Wakefield to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Candy Cole for assignment. The Washington Nationals have sent Dan Kolb to the minors.
1954-04-12The Washington Nationals have acquired Candy Cole from the waiver wire.
1954-04-08The Chicago Baggers have promoted Billy Drill to the major league team. The Chicago Baggers have promoted Chico Tabor to the major league team. The Chicago Baggers have designated Candy Cole for assignment. The Chicago Baggers have designated Luis Melendez for assignment.
1954-04-01The Chicago Baggers have renamed Jason Coleman to Candy Cole.
1954-04-01The Chicago Baggers have promoted Jason Coleman to the major league team. The Chicago Baggers have promoted Smoky Fingers to the major league team. The Chicago Baggers have designated Frank Hubbard for assignment. The Chicago Baggers have designated Tom Helling for assignment.
1954-04-01The Chicago Baggers have acquired Jason Coleman from the waiver wire.
1954-03-01The St. Louis Rebels have waived Jason Coleman.
1953-08-28The St. Louis Rebels have acquired Jason Coleman from the waiver wire.
1953-08-24The Kansas City Explorers have waived Jason Coleman.
1953-08-13The Kansas City Explorers have designated Jason Coleman for assignment.
1952-03-01The Kansas City Explorers have renamed Christian Coleman to Jason Coleman.
1952-03-01The Kansas City Explorers have renamed Candy Coleman to Christian Coleman.
1951-05-20The Kansas City Explorers have promoted Candy Coleman to the major league team. The Kansas City Explorers have designated Jack Kramer for assignment.
1951-05-20The Kansas City Explorers have acquired Candy Coleman from the waiver wire.
1951-05-15The St. Louis Browns have waived Candy Coleman.
1951-05-08The St. Louis Browns have promoted Ernie Broglio to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have designated Candy Coleman for assignment.
1951-04-01The St. Louis Browns have renamed Candy Cole to Candy Coleman.
1950-09-06The St. Louis Browns have re-claimed Candy Cole from the waiver wire.
1950-09-02The St. Louis Browns have promoted Vinegar Bend to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have designated Candy Cole for assignment.
1950-05-20The St. Louis Browns have acquired Candy Cole from the waiver wire.
1950-05-16The Boston Troubadours have promoted Buddy Holly to the major league team. The Boston Troubadours have designated Candy Cole for assignment.
1950-04-13The Boston Troubadours have acquired Candy Cole from the waiver wire.
1950-04-09The Chicago Colts have promoted David Brett to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have promoted Oscar Childress to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have promoted Jeff Saunders to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have designated Candy Cole for assignment. The Chicago Colts have designated Steve Tebeau for assignment. The Chicago Colts have designated Chris Miller for assignment.