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Name Team Age
Clete Cole Retired (1969, Age 39) Died (2010, Age 80)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(1950)		 C B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 18 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A  B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 7/20/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 6 14
Alt Pos (C) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A- (81.0 %) F  (1.4 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Minors 47.00 9 / 9 5 / 5 3 / 4 2 / 4 4 / 6 3 / 5 12 / 14 38 / 47
1951 Minors 73.00 4 / 6 8 / 15 5 / 10 5 / 12 8 / 12 8 / 14 3 / 4 41 / 73
1952 Minors 26.00 2 / 2 3 / 5 2 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 2 5 / 6 3 / 6 16 / 26
1952 Majors 39.27 94 79 20 2 / 5 0 / 3 3 / 4 1 / 3 3 / 9 4 / 10 2 / 5 15 / 39
1953 Majors 54.17 140 114 22 2 / 4 5 / 13 8 / 12 8 / 8 4 / 4 2 / 9 3 / 4 32 / 54
1954 Majors 66.52 162 135 0 1 / 8 2 / 9 2 / 9 6 / 15 4 / 11 3 / 5 5 / 9 23 / 66
1955 Majors 67.58 162 135 0 4 / 13 3 / 10 5 / 10 3 / 7 2 / 7 2 / 10 4 / 10 23 / 67
1956 Majors 70.66 162 135 0 1 / 9 3 / 11 1 / 15 1 / 8 7 / 13 1 / 3 2 / 11 16 / 70
1957 Majors 63.85 148 125 14 2 / 9 1 / 13 2 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 11 1 / 7 2 / 9 9 / 63
1958 Majors 66.49 162 132 0 1 / 9 1 / 7 1 / 12 1 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 10 5 / 66
1959 Majors 51.58 130 109 32 1 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 8 3 / 51
1960 Majors 64.19 162 135 0 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 64
1961 Majors 64.19 162 135 0 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 14 1 / 6 1 / 64
1962 Majors 47.51 131 101 31 0 / 4 0 / 7 2 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 9 3 / 47
1963 Majors 64.19 162 135 0 0 / 11 1 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 10 3 / 64
1964 Majors 59.91 155 130 7 -2 / 12 -5 / 10 0 / 7 -6 / 11 -8 / 7 -1 / 5 -2 / 7 -24 / 59
1965 Majors 54.91 143 118 19 -1 / 8 -5 / 9 -4 / 9 -4 / 9 -3 / 5 -3 / 6 -4 / 8 -24 / 54
1966 Majors 64.19 162 135 0 0 / 7 -5 / 10 -2 / 6 -2 / 5 -6 / 5 0 / 16 -3 / 15 -18 / 64
1967 Majors 62.26 162 143 0 -4 / 7 -7 / 8 -1 / 4 -4 / 10 -5 / 10 -3 / 6 -2 / 17 -26 / 62
1968 Majors 63.18 158 143 4 -1 / 5 -4 / 3 0 / 9 -6 / 13 -4 / 9 -3 / 6 -4 / 18 -22 / 63
1969 Majors 32.06 162 46 0 -3 / 5 -1 / 3 -3 / 3 -4 / 2 -3 / 5 1 / 6 -3 / 8 -16 / 32
Total 2719 2185 149 18 / 162 6 / 173 26 / 173 1 / 166 7 / 163 20 / 163 21 / 195 99 / 1195
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Clete Cole has retired from the Philadelphia Thunder
1969-03-29The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Juan Bell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Gene Bennett to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Mike Culp to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent John Lawton to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bob Miller to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Don Buehrle to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Dave Paredes to the minors.
1969-03-29Clete Cole has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $3.0M per year for 1 year.
1968-09-05Clete Cole of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1967-03-30The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Eric Byrd to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Joe Frierson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Blaine Brown to the major league team.
1967-03-30Clete Cole has signed with the Pittsburgh Pounders for $4.9M per year for 2 years.
1966-03-28The Oakland Oaks have promoted Jack Wine to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Willie Mays Dixon to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted George Belcher to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Mackey Sasser to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team.
1966-03-28Clete Cole has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $10.44M per year for 1 year.
1965-06-11Clete Cole of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1964-05-09Clete Cole of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1962-07-05Clete Cole of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1959-06-10Clete Cole of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1959-03-28The Colorado Boulders have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team.
1959-03-28Clete Cole has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $10.8M per year for 7 years.
1957-04-26Clete Cole of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1953-08-21Clete Cole of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1952-06-08Clete Cole of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1952-05-25The Colorado Boulders have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have designated Oscar McGinnis for assignment.
1952-03-30The Colorado Boulders have promoted Dave Neel to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jay Whitmore to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Clete Cole to the minors.
1952-03-28The Colorado Boulders have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Frank Ardner to the major league team.
1950-03-27The Colorado Boulders have sent Tyson Schulte to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent Clete Cole to the minors.
1950-03-27The Colorado Boulders have promoted Tyson Schulte to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team.