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Mike Caldwell

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Full Name: Ralph Michael Caldwell Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: September 4, 1971
Birthdate: January 22, 1949 Final Game: September 25, 1984
Birthplace: Tarboro, North Carolina MLB Experience: 14 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Ralph Michael "Mike" Caldwell (b. January 22, 1949 in Tarboro, North Carolina) is an American and former collegiate and professional baseball left-handed pitcher. Caldwell was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1971 amateur draft by the San Diego Padres after graduating from North Carolina State University. He made his major league debut on September 4, 1971 against the Atlanta Braves. In October 1973, the Padres traded Caldwell to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams. Caldwell was traded again in 1976, this time to the St. Louis Cardinals with John D'Acquisto and Dave Radar for Willie Crawford, Vic Harris and John Curtis. Before the start of the 1977 season, Caldwell was traded for the third time, going to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Darcy. After just fourteen games, the Reds traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor leaguers Dick O'Keefe and Garry Pyka.

Caldwell had his best season in 1978 when he went 22-9 with a 2.36 ERA and led the AL in Complete Games with 23. Caldwell was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News and finished second in the Cy Young Award balloting to Ron Guidry. Caldwell finished in double figures in victories for 6 consecutive seasons for the Brewers (1978-1983) and won 2 games in the 1982 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in a losing effort. Caldwell was given his unconditional release by the Brewers organization in 1985. He is now the pitching coach for the Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League, the minor league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

In 1978, he was one of the three left-handed pitchers named "Mike" (the others being Mike Flanagan and Mike Willis) to hand the New York Yankees' Ron Guidry a loss in his incredible 25-3 season. He and the Brewers shut out the Yankees and Guidry 6-0 on July 7, 1978.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1971 SD N 6 0 1 0 .00 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 4 0 3 3 2 0
1972 SD N 42 20 7 11 4.01 102 92 73 4 2 2 163.2 183 10 49 14 5 4
1973 SD N 55 13 5 14 3.74 86 77 62 3 1 10 149 146 8 53 10 10 2
1974 SF N 31 27 14 5 2.95 83 80 62 6 2 0 189.1 176 17 63 1 2 4
1975 SF N 38 21 7 13 4.79 57 102 87 4 0 1 163.1 194 16 48 7 1 5
1976 SF N 50 9 1 7 4.86 55 74 58 0 0 2 107.1 145 5 20 2 7 2
1977 MIL A 21 12 5 8 4.58 38 58 48 2 0 0 94.1 101 6 36 7 4 2
1977 CIN N 14 0 0 0 4.01 11 11 11 0 0 1 24.2 25 1 8 1 1 0
1977 Total 35 12 5 8 4.46 49 69 59 2 0 1 119 126 7 44 8 5 2
1978 MIL A 37 34 22 9 2.36 131 90 77 23 6 1 293.1 258 14 54 3 8 7
1979 MIL A 30 30 16 6 3.29 89 96 86 16 4 0 235 252 18 39 2 5 4
1980 MIL A 34 33 13 11 4.03 74 112 101 11 2 1 225.1 248 29 56 2 3 2
1981 MIL A 24 23 11 9 3.93 41 70 63 3 0 0 144.1 151 18 38 4 3 1
1982 MIL A 35 34 17 13 3.91 75 119 112 12 3 0 258 269 30 58 3 9 0
1983 MIL A 32 32 12 11 4.53 58 125 115 10 2 0 228.1 269 35 51 1 3 1
1984 MIL A 26 19 6 13 4.64 34 76 65 4 1 0 126 160 11 21 2 2 1
Total NL 236 90 35 50 3.95 399 436 353 17 5 16 804 873 57 244 38 28 17
Total AL 239 217 102 80 3.74 540 746 667 81 18 2 1604.2 1708 161 353 24 37 18
Total 475 307 137 130 3.81 939 1182 1020 98 23 18 2408.2 2581 218 597 62 65 35

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1971 SD N P 6 0 6.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1972 SD N P 42 20 163.2 9 47 2 3 0 1 6 6 4 .966
1973 SD N P 55 13 149 12 29 2 1 0 2 2 5 2 .953
1974 SF N P 31 27 189.1 11 48 0 7 0 1 12 5 0 1.000
1975 SF N P 38 21 163.1 10 33 1 2 0 0 7 3 1 .977
1976 SF N P 50 9 107.1 8 22 1 2 0 2 5 4 1 .968
1977 MIL A P 21 12 94.1 7 27 0 3 0 1 5 0 0 1.000
1977 CIN N P 14 0 24.2 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.000
1977 Total P 35 12 119 7 31 0 3 0 2 7 0 0 1.000
1978 MIL A P 37 34 293.1 14 50 0 2 0 0 11 7 1 1.000
1979 MIL A P 30 30 235 7 64 2 3 0 3 9 9 2 .973
1980 MIL A P 34 33 225.1 8 37 1 5 0 2 9 10 1 .978
1981 MIL A P 24 23 144.1 5 26 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.000
1982 MIL A P 35 34 258 13 48 1 5 0 0 8 6 2 .984
1983 MIL A P 32 32 228.1 4 38 2 4 0 1 10 10 2 .955
1984 MIL A P 26 19 126 7 24 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .912
Total P 475 307 2408.2 116 499 15 39 0 14 95 67 16 .976

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1971 SD N 6 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 SD N 42 50 1 7 0 3 .140 .137 .140 0 0 0 20 0 4 0 0 3
1973 SD N 56 35 2 5 0 0 .143 .167 .143 0 0 1 12 0 3 0 0 2
1974 SF N 31 63 4 9 0 2 .143 .169 .143 0 0 2 15 0 7 0 0 1
1975 SF N 38 44 2 7 0 3 .159 .159 .227 3 0 0 11 0 7 0 0 2
1976 SF N 50 19 1 3 0 0 .158 .158 .211 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
1977 MIL A 21 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CIN N 14 4 1 2 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 Total 35 4 1 2 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 MIL A 37 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 MIL A 31 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 MIL A 34 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 MIL A 24 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MIL A 35 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MIL A 32 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MIL A 26 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 237 216 11 34 0 8 .157 .172 .190 7 0 4 62 0 22 0 0 8
Total AL 240 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 477 216 11 34 0 8 .157 .172 .190 7 0 4 62 0 22 0 0 8

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams (October 25, 1973).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants with John D'Acquisto and Dave Rader to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Willie Crawford, Vic Harris and John Curtis (October 20, 1976).
  • Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Pat Darcy (March 29, 1977).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Dick O'Keefe and Garry Pyka (June 15, 1977).
  • Released by Milwaukee Brewers (January 11, 1985).

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