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Tug McGraw

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: August 30, 1944 in Martinez, CA us

Died: January 5, 2004 in Brentwood, TN

Buried: Cremated

High School: St. Vincent's HS (Vallejo, CA)

School: Solano Community College (Fairfield, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1965 (Age 20-231d, 12,343rd in major league history)
vs. SFG 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1984 (Age 40-026d)
vs. NYM 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Frank Edwin McGraw

Nicknames: Tug, Tugger or The Barber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.8

ERA

3.14

824

180

1514.2

1109

WHIP

1.254

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-38 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 14 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 14 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
B Harrelson	1
W Garrett	1
K Boswell	1
J Grote	1
C Jones	1

Most Driven In By
D Clendenon	0

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	101	1	Apr 7	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	102	2	Apr 9	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	103	6 (3)	Apr 14	NYM		PIT	L,4-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	104	7	Apr 16	NYM		PIT	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	105	14 (6)	Apr 24	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-1	10-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	1.28	-0.032	1.69	-0.03%	-0.10	P
6	106	17 (2)	Apr 28	NYM	@	SFG	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	107	18	Apr 29	NYM	@	SFG	L,6-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	108	23 (4)	May 3 (2)	NYM	@	SDP	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.63	0.023	.89	0.02%	0.38	P
9	109	26 (2)	May 7	NYM		LAD	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
10	110	29 (2)	May 10	NYM		SFG	L,7-11	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
11	111	31 (1)	May 12	NYM		MON	W,8-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
12	112	35 (3)	May 18	NYM	@	MON	L,4-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
13	113	36	May 19	NYM	@	MON	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
14	114	38 (1)	May 22	NYM		CHC	L,4-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8						P
15	115	44 (5)	May 28	NYM		STL	L,2-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
16	116	45	May 29	NYM		HOU	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
17	117	48 (2)	May 31 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,4-3	12-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	4.37	-0.112	8.07	-0.12%	-0.44	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	118	50 (1)	Jun 4	NYM	@	ATL	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
19	119	52 (1)	Jun 6	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
20	120	53	Jun 7	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-10	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
21	121	63 (9)	Jun 20	NYM		PHI	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
22	122	64	Jun 22	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-5	5-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.250	.333	.583	9	1.32	-0.011	3.35	-0.02%	-0.33	P
23	123	67 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	9	.03	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.26	P
24	124	69 (1)	Jun 26	NYM	@	MON	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	125	75 (5)	Jul 2 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	9						P
26	126	76	Jul 2 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-3	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	9						P
27	127	80 (3)	Jul 6	NYM		STL	W,10-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	9						P
28	128	82 (1)	Jul 8	NYM		STL	W,7-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	9						P
29	129	85 (2)	Jul 11	NYM		MON	L,2-6	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.167	.200	.367	9	.50	-0.013	1.38	-0.02%	-0.16	P
30	130	88 (2)	Jul 17	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-1	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.167	.200	.367	9						P
31	131	91 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.167	.200	.367	9						P
32	132	95 (3)	Jul 24	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	10-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9	2.26	0.074	5.70	0.11%	0.39	P
33	133	101 (5)	Jul 31	NYM		SDP	W,6-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	134	105 (3)	Aug 3	NYM		CHC	L,1-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
35	135	108 (2)	Aug 6	NYM	@	STL	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
36	136	109	Aug 7	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
37	137	116 (6)	Aug 14 (1)	NYM	@	ATL	L,2-10	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
38	138	121 (4)	Aug 19	NYM		HOU	L,4-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	3						P
39	139	123 (1)	Aug 22	NYM		CIN	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
40	140	126 (2)	Aug 25	NYM		ATL	L,6-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
41	141	127	Aug 26	NYM		ATL	L,7-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
42	142	129 (1)	Aug 28	NYM	@	HOU	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
43	143	130	Aug 29	NYM	@	HOU	L,8-9	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.286	.333	.619	9						P
44	144	132 (1)	Aug 31	NYM	@	STL	W,11-5	7-9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.375	.571	.946	4	.12	0.014	.39	0.03%	1.87	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	145	133	Sep 1	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.375	.571	.946	9						P
46	146	137 (3)	Sep 5	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.375	.571	.946	9						P
47	147	140 (2)	Sep 8	NYM		MON	W,10-5	4-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.364	.500	.864	9	.43	-0.030	1.78	-0.07%	1.87	P
48	148	146 (5)	Sep 13	NYM		STL	L,4-5	6-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.333	.455	.788	9	1.81	-0.046	9.02	-0.14%	-0.24	P
49	149	149 (2)	Sep 16	NYM	@	MON	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.333	.455	.788	9						P
50	150	151 (1)	Sep 19	NYM		PIT	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.333	.455	.788	9						P
51	151	153 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	NYM		PIT	L,5-9	7-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.308	.417	.724	9	2.90	-0.074	16.06	-0.25%	-0.44	P
52	152	155 (1)	Sep 23	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.286	.385	.670	9	.62	-0.017	1.74	-0.03%	-0.23	P
53	153	156	Sep 25	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.286	.385	.670	9						P
54	154	157	Sep 26	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.286	.385	.670	9						P
55	155	159 (1)	Sep 28	NYM		CHC	W,6-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.286	.385	.670	9						P
56	156	161 (1)	Sep 30	NYM		CHC	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.286	.385	.670	9						P
57	157	162	Oct 1	NYM		CHC	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.286	.385	.670	9						P
							19-38		14	13	1	4	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.286	.385	.670		1.09	-0.225	3.41	-0.52%	2.31

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