Preston
McClain
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 240
 
Born: April 18, 1922 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1955   
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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 30 MIN PL $ 5,240,000  
1953 31 MIN PL $ 7,240,000  
1954 32 MIN PL $ 7,240,000  
1955 33 SAC CL $ 7,240,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,240,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,240,000  
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 30 MIN PL 137 477 76 135 47 1 10 73 2 2 71 78 .283 .379 .449 .827 79.2 10.8
1953 31 MIN PL 135 468 64 125 42 1 11 82 4 1 90 72 .267 .384 .432 .816 78.7 12.5
1954 32 MIN PL 124 352 59 97 29 1 16 63 0 0 72 72 .276 .398 .500 .898 69.3 10.6
1955 33 SAC CL 137 438 69 125 40 3 20 89 0 0 75 76 .285 .388 .527 .916 84.6 14.2
4 Years Sim 533 1735 268 482 158 6 57 307 6 3 308 298 .278 .387 .474 .861 311.8 48.2
162 Game Average 527 81 146 48 1 17 93 1 0 93 90 .278 .387 .474 .861 94.8  
Career Highs 137 477 76 135 47 3 20 89 4 2 90 78 .285 .398 .527 .916 84.6  
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   1404 215 375 127 6 45 230 5 3 255 253 .267 .380 .462 .843 248.8
vs LH   331 53 107 31 0 12 77 1 0 53 45 .323 .414 .526 .940 68.3
Home 267 859 137 242 70 2 30 159 4 2 147 153 .282 .385 .473 .858 156.5
Away 266 876 131 240 88 4 27 148 2 1 161 145 .274 .388 .476 .864 160.6
RISP   508 0 150 44 1 23 245 0 0 96 88 .295 .401 .522 .923 105.1
Pinch Hitting   45 15 17 3 1 4 15 0 0 11 7 .378 .491 .756 1.247 14.5
Close/Late   181 17 50 10 1 5 32 0 0 39 27 .276 .402 .425 .827 33.1
Mar/Apr 56 195 34 57 9 2 6 27 2 0 31 35 .292 .389 .451 .840 34.9
May 107 356 57 103 36 0 9 65 1 2 72 59 .289 .406 .466 .873 67.6
June 102 342 47 81 35 1 6 56 0 0 50 60 .237 .332 .398 .730 46.3
July 99 311 48 91 26 0 15 64 2 0 67 52 .293 .418 .521 .939 67.3
August 100 322 46 89 31 2 14 56 0 1 52 58 .276 .382 .516 .897 60.6
Sep/Oct 69 209 36 61 21 1 7 39 1 0 36 34 .292 .397 .502 .899 40.5
Fielding Stats     Help
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Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 30 MIN PL 1B 135 131 1133.7 1220 104 4 104 .997 10.51   2.2
1953 31 MIN PL 1B 135 132 1163.7 1221 106 4 92 .997 10.26   2.8
1954 32 MIN PL 1B 106 99 837.7 876 61 6 71 .994 10.07   1.7
1955 33 SAC CL 1B 132 113 1030.7 1155 101 4 73 .997 10.97   2.3
Career Totals   508 475 4165.6 4472 372 18 340 .996 10.47   8.9
Career Highs   135 132 1163.7 1221 106 6 104 .997 10.97    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1955-5-.527
OPS
1955-7-.916
Games
CAR-39-533
Doubles
1952-2-47
1953-2-42
1955-4-40
CAR-4-158
Homeruns
1955-8-20
CAR-44-57
RBIs
CAR-44-307
Walks
1953-6-90
CAR-20-308
Strikeouts
CAR-36-298
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 15
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22
 
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History
Drafted in 10th round, 185th overall pick, by Minneapolis in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/18/1952, off Osvaldo Valtierra (KC)
Hit first career homerun on 5/21/1952, off William Holley (DAL)
6/16/1952: Signed a contract extension with Minneapolis, $7,240,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1952, hitting .467 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Houston on 5/23/1953
Traded from Minneapolis to Sacramento on 2/27/1955 (Going to MIN: SS Patrick Nehring, LF Michael Doane, CF Carlos Duque. Going to SAC: 1B Preston McClain, RF Tony Duda, CF Paul Millman)
6/9/1955: Signed a contract extension with Sacramento, $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Platinum Glove Award at First Base in 1955