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Mike Caldwell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: January 22, 1949 in Tarboro, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC).

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Debut: September 4, 1971 (Age 22-225d, 13,170th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1984 (Age 35-247d)
vs. DET 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Ralph Michael Caldwell

Nicknames: Mr. Warmth

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

137

130

ERA

3.81

475

307

2408.2

939

WHIP

1.319

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 10	CIN		SDP	L,4-12		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11 (6)	Apr 18	CIN		LAD	L,3-7		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	14 (2)	Apr 24	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-7		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	22 (7)	May 4	CIN		STL	L,1-8		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	23	May 6	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	28 (4)	May 11	CIN	@	STL	W,5-1	GF	10	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	33 (4)	May 17	CIN		PIT	L,0-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	37 (3)	May 22 (1)	CIN		NYM	W,8-1	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	39 (1)	May 25	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	40	May 26	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41	May 27	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-10	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (7)	Jun 4	CIN		HOU	L,1-8		9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	51 (1)	Jun 7	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-8	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	59 (7)	Jun 15	CIN		PHI	W,8-7		10	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Milwaukee Brewers
15	66	Jun 19	MIL		CAL	L,0-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	70 (3)	Jun 25	MIL		SEA	L,3-8	GF	11	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	71	Jun 26	MIL		SEA	W,8-6	GF	16	3.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
18	73 (1)	Jun 28	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-8		16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (5)	Jul 5	MIL		MIN	L,2-3	GS	37	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	84 (4)	Jul 10 (2)	MIL		BOS	L,3-7	GS	11	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	85	Jul 12	MIL		NYY	L,2-5		26	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	88 (2)	Jul 15	MIL		BAL	L,2-4	GS	16	3.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
23	93 (4)	Jul 22	MIL	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
24	99 (5)	Jul 27	MIL	@	BOS	W,14-5	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	105 (5)	Aug 2 (1)	MIL		CLE	L,2-9	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	112 (6)	Aug 8	MIL	@	DET	L,1-6	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	118 (5)	Aug 13	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-1	GS	29	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	124 (5)	Aug 18	MIL		BOS	L,4-8	GS	34	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	130 (5)	Aug 23	MIL	@	TEX	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
30	136 (5)	Aug 30	MIL		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	142 (5)	Sep 4	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-6	GS	21	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	147 (4)	Sep 11	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	150 (2)	Sep 16	MIL		OAK	L,1-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	160 (9)	Sep 30	MIL		MIN	W,7-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	161	Oct 1	MIL		MIN	L,1-9		15	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
							35gm		119.0	7	31	0	38	3