Clyde
Kangas
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: July 29, 1930 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 21 OAK CL $ 300,000  
1953 22 OAK CL $ 1,280,000  
1954 23 OAK CL $ 1,280,000  
1955 24 OAK CL $ 1,342,857  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,342,857  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 21 OAK CL $ 300,000  
1953 22 OAK CL $ 1,280,000  
1954 23 OAK CL $ 1,280,000  
1955 24 OAK CL $ 1,342,857  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,342,857  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 21 OAK CL 5 2 .714 74 0 0 0 4 100.3 64 37 8 44 84 3.32 .184 .283 .308 .591 11.4
    AAA   0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 2 1 4 8 2.57 .231 .333 .385 .718  
1953 22 OAK CL 2 8 .200 20 10 0 0 1 63.7 65 31 4 16 62 4.38 .265 .313 .400 .713 3.2
    AAA   0 3 .000 39 0 0 0 6 39.7 45 20 3 26 33 4.54 .288 .390 .397 .788  
1954 23 OAK CL 0 4 .000 14 14 0 0 0 57.7 49 18 4 14 43 2.81 .229 .281 .327 .608 4.2
1955 24 OAK CL 3 8 .273 33 33 0 0 0 146.3 147 73 22 42 111 4.49 .258 .314 .443 .757 6.3
4 Years Sim 10 22 .313 141 57 0 0 5 368.0 325 159 38 116 300 3.89 .236 .301 .383 .684 25.1
2 Years AAA 0 4 .000 41 0 0 0 6 46.7 51 22 4 30 41 4.24 .280 .382 .396 .778  
Season Average 2 5 .286 35 14 0 0 1 92.0 81 39 9 29 75 3.89 .236 .301 .383 .684  
Career Highs 5 8 .714 74 33 0 0 4 146.3 147 73 22 44 111 4.49 .265 .314 .443 .757  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   177 84 19 69 193   .222 .284 .351 .635
vs LH   148 75 19 47 107   .256 .312 .427 .739
Home 7 8 .467 68 24 0 0 3 163.3 136 75 20 48 138 4.13 .222 .279 .381 .660
Away 3 14 .176 73 33 0 0 2 204.7 189 84 18 68 162 3.69 .248 .309 .385 .695
Mar/Apr 0 5 .000 9 8 0 0 0 37.3 41 21 7 11 27 5.06 .275 .325 .470 .795
May 2 4 .333 29 15 0 0 0 78.7 65 32 6 34 61 3.66 .225 .307 .356 .663
June 3 2 .600 28 10 0 0 2 67.3 49 20 6 14 60 2.67 .200 .243 .335 .578
July 2 0 1.000 30 5 0 0 1 63.0 51 23 6 22 48 3.29 .225 .293 .366 .659
August 1 7 .125 27 10 0 0 1 66.0 71 35 5 20 47 4.77 .276 .329 .424 .753
Sep/Oct 2 4 .333 18 9 0 0 1 55.7 48 28 8 15 57 4.53 .231 .283 .385 .667
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 21 OAK CL 74 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3 0.0
1953 22 OAK CL 20 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .063 .063 .125 .188 -1.0 0.0
1954 23 OAK CL 14 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .125 .167 .125 .292 0.4 0.0
1955 24 OAK CL 33 37 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 11 .054 .125 .108 .233 -0.9 0.0
4 Years Sim 141 70 5 5 1 1 0 4 0 0 4 20 .071 .132 .114 .246 -1.3 0.0
162 Game Average 80 5 5 1 1 0 4 0 0 4 22 .071 .132 .114 .246 -1.5  
Career Highs 74 37 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 11 .125 .500 .125 .500 0.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   58 4 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 19 .052 .127 .103 .230 -1.7
vs LH   12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .154 .167 .321 0.0
Home 68 26 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 .115 .143 .231 .374 0.4
Away 38 44 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 15 .045 .125 .045 .170 -2.0
RISP   16 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 6 .063 .158 .188 .345 0.3
Mar/Apr 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.4
May 15 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .111 .158 .111 .269 -0.5
June 28 12 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 .167 .286 .333 .619 1.3
July 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
August 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Sep/Oct 18 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .083 .154 .167 .321 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 21 OAK CL P 74 0 100.3 3 16 0 1 1.000 1.70    
1953 22 OAK CL P 20 10 63.7 5 7 0 1 1.000 1.70    
1954 23 OAK CL P 14 14 57.7 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.56    
1955 24 OAK CL P 33 33 146.3 9 26 1 0 .972 2.15    
Career Totals   141 57 368.0 19 57 1 2 .987 1.86    
Career Highs   74 33 146.3 9 26 1 1 1.000 2.15    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1952-1-74
CAR-48-141
Homeruns Allowed
1955-10-22
Walks per 9IP
1955-10-2.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
1955-10-6.8
OOBP
1955-10-.314
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 5
 
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 270th overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/2/1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit (double) on 9/18/1953, off Gary Wadsworth (SF)
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/7/1954 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration