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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 |
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Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award. | ||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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