#1 Dick "Ace of Aces" Bong, Reliever, 38 yrs, No Team
Thursday, 7/31/2010 |
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| Dick Bong
Ace of Aces
9/24/1928
38
Poplar, WI
5"9
165
Reliever
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R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
4 / 6 (Popular)
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1.0 Stars
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| Minor League Contract
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13 Year(s), 101 Days (2337 total Days)
0 Day(s)
16 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91-94 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Versus RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Talent | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
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7
61
2
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1951 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.86 | 58.1 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1.18 | .256 | CLE |
| 1952 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3.37 | 312.2 | 254 | 125 | 117 | 21 | 118 | 239 | 18 | 1 | 1.19 | .265 | CLE,AL |
| 1953 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2.33 | 325.0 | 262 | 106 | 84 | 5 | 85 | 224 | 26 | 8 | 1.07 | .267 | CLE,AL |
| 1954 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3.40 | 143.0 | 112 | 57 | 54 | 7 | 44 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 1.09 | .261 | CLE |
| 1955 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2.01 | 304.1 | 235 | 83 | 68 | 12 | 61 | 195 | 15 | 3 | 0.97 | .248 | CLE,AL |
| 1956 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 2.97 | 300.0 | 257 | 123 | 99 | 12 | 50 | 208 | 15 | 1 | 1.02 | .275 | CLE,AL |
| 1957 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2.01 | 309.1 | 233 | 78 | 69 | 16 | 55 | 194 | 21 | 4 | 0.93 | .235 | CLE,AL |
| 1958 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1.97 | 311.0 | 233 | 93 | 68 | 13 | 38 | 231 | 21 | 5 | 0.87 | .245 | CLE,AL |
| 1959 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2.43 | 329.0 | 259 | 96 | 89 | 20 | 54 | 234 | 22 | 4 | 0.95 | .253 | CLE,AL |
| 1960 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.11 | 59.2 | 51 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1.17 | .282 | CLE |
| 1961 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2.83 | 242.0 | 214 | 99 | 76 | 16 | 44 | 183 | 8 | 2 | 1.07 | .278 | CLE |
| 1962 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1.94 | 297.0 | 200 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 69 | 255 | 13 | 2 | 0.91 | .241 | CLE,AL |
| 1963 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1.93 | 302.2 | 222 | 76 | 65 | 11 | 47 | 242 | 8 | 3 | 0.89 | .253 | CLE CHA WSH,AL |
| 1964 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2.23 | 303.0 | 237 | 90 | 75 | 12 | 50 | 280 | 14 | 3 | 0.95 | .270 | WSH KCA,AL |
| 1965 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5.00 | 145.2 | 140 | 86 | 81 | 22 | 43 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 1.26 | .266 | KCA |
| Total | 478 | 470 | 280 | 123 | 0 | 2.52 | 3742.2 | 2961 | 1229 | 1048 | 182 | 794 | 2741 | 198 | 40 | 1.00 | .258 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1951, A | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.94 | 106.2 | 72 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 34 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 0.99 | .230 |
| 1951, AA | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2.52 | 121.1 | 79 | 38 | 34 | 7 | 60 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 1.15 | .209 |
| 1966, AAA | 73 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5.72 | 56.2 | 60 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | .265 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1955 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.42 | 22.1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 16.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 | 38.1 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1951 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .261 | .318 | .579 | CLE |
| 1952 | 40 | 109 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .165 | .227 | .193 | .420 | CLE,AL |
| 1953 | 38 | 116 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .172 | .258 | .190 | .447 | CLE,AL |
| 1954 | 18 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .267 | .241 | .508 | CLE |
| 1955 | 38 | 116 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .313 | .336 | .649 | CLE,AL |
| 1956 | 38 | 117 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .260 | .231 | .491 | CLE,AL |
| 1957 | 37 | 115 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .260 | .261 | .521 | CLE,AL |
| 1958 | 37 | 116 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .164 | .176 | .172 | .349 | CLE,AL |
| 1959 | 39 | 129 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .239 | .264 | .502 | CLE,AL |
| 1960 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .304 | .238 | .542 | CLE |
| 1961 | 34 | 83 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .264 | .193 | .457 | CLE |
| 1962 | 38 | 103 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .368 | .340 | .707 | CLE,AL |
| 1963 | 39 | 102 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .309 | .304 | .613 | CLE CHA WSH,A |
| 1964 | 39 | 104 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .298 | .288 | .587 | WSH KCA,AL |
| 1965 | 28 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .255 | .241 | .495 | KCA |
| Total | 478 | 1365 | 295 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 130 | 146 | 98 | 223 | 4 | 5 | .216 | .269 | .252 | .521 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1951...
Had first career hit on 9/1/1951, off Clarence Quade (BOS)...
Earned first career win on 9/13/1951...
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
Hit first career homerun on 8/16/1952, off Ernie Pagan (PHA)...
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1953, winning 2 games with a 2.50 ERA...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1953, going 22-10, 2.33 ERA...
Injured on 4/28/1954 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1954, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Injured on 7/31/1954 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/30/1955 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1955, going 4-1, 0.94...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1955, going 27-8, 2.01 ERA...
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game...
Injured on 5/3/1957 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1957, going 3-0, 0.66...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1957, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1957, going 6-0, 0.73...
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1957, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1958, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1958, winning 2 games with a 2.12 ERA...
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game...
Injured on 5/18/1960 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 9/15/1961 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks...
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game...
Traded from Cleveland to Chicago (A) on 5/1/1963 (Going to CLE: LF David Candelas, P Morris Silverman, P Herman Phillips, 3B Harold Bailey. Going to CHA: P Dick Bong)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1963, going 6-0, 1.14...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Washington on 7/1/1963 (Going to WSH: P Dick Bong. Going to CHA: 2B Houston Harris)...
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1963, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Traded from Washington to Kansas City on 1/30/1964 (Going to WSH: SS Arky Macklin, P John Klijsters, RF Narciso Gomez, 2B Carlos Duran, P Fernando Sanchez. Going to KCA: P Dick Bong)...
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1964, going 6-0, 0.88...
Injured on 5/24/1965 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
Retired in 1967.
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1953 - 2.33 - 1st
1955 - 2.01 - 2nd
1956 - 2.97 - 8th
1957 - 2.01 - 1st
1958 - 1.97 - 2nd
1959 - 2.43 - 6th
1961 - 2.83 - 10th
1962 - 1.94 - 2nd
1963 - 1.93 - 3rd
1964 - 2.23 - 4th
| WHIP
1952 - 1.19 - 10th
1953 - 1.07 - 4th
1955 - 0.97 - 2nd
1956 - 1.02 - 4th
1957 - 0.93 - 2nd
1958 - 0.87 - 2nd
1959 - 0.95 - 4th
1961 - 1.07 - 7th
1962 - 0.91 - 3rd
1963 - 0.89 - 4th
1964 - 0.95 - 5th
| Wins
1952 - 20 - 7th
1953 - 22 - 4th
1955 - 27 - 1st
1956 - 21 - 7th
1957 - 24 - 2nd
1958 - 23 - 2nd
1959 - 28 - 1st
1961 - 19 - 10th
1962 - 23 - 3rd
1963 - 25 - 4th
1964 - 23 - 4th
| Losses
1952 - 15 - 9th
1956 - 15 - 9th
| IP
1952 - 312.2 - 5th
1953 - 325.0 - 1st
1955 - 304.1 - 6th
1956 - 300.0 - 6th
1957 - 309.1 - 8th
1958 - 311.0 - 4th
1959 - 329.0 - 3rd
1962 - 297.0 - 4th
1963 - 302.2 - 1st
1964 - 303.0 - 5th
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K's
1952 - 239 - 2nd
1953 - 224 - 3rd
1955 - 195 - 3rd
1956 - 208 - 2nd
1957 - 194 - 6th
1958 - 231 - 4th
1959 - 234 - 5th
1961 - 183 - 10th
1962 - 255 - 3rd
1963 - 242 - 5th
1964 - 280 - 5th
| BB
1952 - 118 - 6th
| CG
1952 - 18 - 7th
1953 - 26 - 1st
1955 - 15 - 8th
1957 - 21 - 6th
1958 - 21 - 5th
1959 - 22 - 5th
1962 - 13 - 3rd
1964 - 14 - 1st
| SHO
1953 - 8 - 1st
1954 - 3 - 5th
1955 - 3 - 8th
1957 - 4 - 9th
1958 - 5 - 2nd
1959 - 4 - 7th
1962 - 2 - 7th
1963 - 3 - 8th
1964 - 3 - 7th
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