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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2191
Tug McGraw Relief Pitcher
Retired (1969, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.92 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 61-66 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
SV 47 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 10-28-1931
K 969 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(62 games)
IP 1187.0
WHIP 1.33 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1969
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D+   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity A-   Mentor Val B+
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 6
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
1954 PIT
3
 2
41
0
0
0
1
 1
54.2
 61 27 24 0 14
45
1.37
3.95
1955 PIT
1
 0
12
0
0
0
1
 1
12.1
 9 0 0 0 1
14
0.81
0.00
1956 PIT
3
 3
69
0
0
0
5
 6
69.2
 80 49 49 2 26
54
1.52
6.33
1957 PIT
5
 7
62
0
0
0
1
 4
74.2
 74 39 38 1 20
57
1.26
4.58
1958 PIT
2
 5
65
0
0
0
2
 1
79.2
 79 31 28 2 22
61
1.27
3.16
1959 PIT-MON
1
 3
56
0
0
0
4
 3
63.2
 60 32 29 0 16
64
1.19
4.10
1959 PIT
0
 3
43
0
0
0
4
 3
46.0
 44 25 22 0 12
46
1.22
4.30
1959 MON
1
 0
13
0
0
0
0
 0
17.2
 16 7 7 0 4
18
1.13
3.57
1960 OAK
5
 2
82
0
0
0
6
 2
101.1
 102 41 33 1 33
77
1.33
2.93
1961 OAK
8
 6
63
0
0
0
2
 3
74.0
 67 36 29 1 36
73
1.39
3.53
1962 OAK
7
 10
68
0
0
0
8
 3
68.1
 74 33 30 1 33
52
1.57
3.95
1963 OAK
4
 1
56
0
0
0
13
 3
60.2
 62 23 21 1 22
57
1.38
3.12
1964 OAK
4
 4
37
21
2
0
1
 1
118.1
 117 55 44 1 41
83
1.34
3.35
1965 OAK
5
 10
36
36
0
0
0
 0
180.1
 154 79 73 3 54
160
1.15
3.64
1966 OAK
4
 6
45
7
1
0
2
 0
86.2
 74 33 29 2 33
58
1.23
3.01
1967 OAK
3
 6
81
0
0
0
1
 2
90.0
 103 61 60 2 33
68
1.51
6.00
1968 COL
6
 1
43
0
0
0
0
 0
52.2
 57 30 30 0 20
46
1.46
5.13
2191
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
61
 66
816
64
3
0
47
 30
1187.0
 1173 569 517 17 404
969
1.33
3.92
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Tug McGraw has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1968-03-30The Colorado Boulders have promoted Frank Ardner to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Mike McBee to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Orlando Wills to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jeff Moseley to the major league team.
1968-03-30Tug McGraw has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1967-04-18Tug McGraw of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1966-07-20Tug McGraw of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1963-07-11Tug McGraw of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1963-05-19Tug McGraw of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1961-05-16Tug McGraw of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1960-05-27Tug McGraw of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1960-03-29The Oakland Athletics have promoted Harry Chapman to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Grover Marriott to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Gary Vail to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Jim Nielsen to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Drew Oliver to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team.
1960-03-29Tug McGraw has signed with the Oakland Athletics for $2.89M per year for 8 years.
1959-10-12Tug McGraw of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1959-08-12A trade has been completed between the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure and the Pittsburgh Pounders. The Pittsburgh Pounders receive Chris Hough, Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 MON (Mark Clark) from the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure in exchange for Tug McGraw. Protest This Trade.
1959-08-10The Pittsburgh Pounders have placed Tug McGraw on the trade block.
1959-08-10The Pittsburgh Pounders have removed Tug McGraw from the trade block.
1959-08-10The Pittsburgh Pounders have placed Tug McGraw on the trade block.
1959-07-31Tug McGraw of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1959-04-26Tug McGraw of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1959-04-04Tug McGraw of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1958-07-22Tug McGraw of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1957-04-23Tug McGraw of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1956-07-20Tug McGraw of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1955-10-03The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Mike Pelfrey to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Bobby Jones to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Al Leiter to the minors.
1955-09-22The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Bobby Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Matt Pounds to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Mackey Sasser to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Tug McGraw to the minors.
1955-09-04Tug McGraw of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1955-08-06The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Matt Pounds to the minors.
1955-03-30The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Kay Dannon to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Tug McGraw to the minors.
1954-10-03The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Al Leiter to the minors.
1954-10-01The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Al Leiter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Tug McGraw to the minors.
1954-03-29The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team.
1952-04-04The Pittsburgh Pounders have renamed Eddie Barber to Tug McGraw.