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Tony Cloninger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Born: August 13, 1940 in Lincoln County, NC us

Died: July 24, 2018 in Denver, NC

Buried: Denver United Methodist Church Cemetery, Denver, NC

High School: Rock Springs HS (Denver, NC)

Debut: June 15, 1961 (Age 20-306d, 11,853rd in major league history)
vs. SFG 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: July 22, 1972 (Age 31-344d)
vs. ATL 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Tony Lee Cloninger

Pronunciation: \CLONN-ing-er\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

113

ERA

4.07

352

247

1767.2

1120

WHIP

1.381

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-13 / in Starts: 26-12
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 114 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	64 (30-20-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 114 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	67 (34-21-11)

Most Driven In
S Alomar	2
E Mathews	2
G Oliver	1
J Gonder	1
J Torre	1
Self	1
W Woodward	0

Most Driven In By
F Alou	5
J Torre	2
E Mathews	1
H Aaron	1
M Jones	1
Self	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	123	1	Apr 12	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.076	1.67	-0.10%	-0.76	P
2	124	4 (2)	Apr 17	MLN		CHC	L,4-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.018	1.86	-0.03%	-0.14	P
3	125	8 (3)	Apr 24	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	1.99	-0.03%	-0.22	P
4	126	12 (3)	Apr 30	MLN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.23	-0.006	.44	-0.01%	-0.64	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
5	127	16 (3)	May 4	MLN		HOU	W,9-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.004	.53	-0.01%	-0.51	P
6	128	19 (2)	May 9 (1)	MLN	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.023	.50	-0.03%	-0.71	P
7	129	23 (3)	May 13	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.44	-0.038	2.50	-0.04%	-0.34	P
8	130	27 (3)	May 18	MLN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.092	1.77	-0.11%	-1.24	P
9	131	31 (3)	May 22	MLN		PIT	L,4-9	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.040	1.38	-0.05%	-0.85	P
10	132	35 (3)	May 26	MLN	@	SFG	W,10-4	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.040	.040	.080	9	.50	0.033	1.13	0.04%	0.15	P
11	133	40 (4)	May 31	MLN	@	HOU	L,2-7	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.143	.250	9	1.59	0.035	4.04	0.05%	0.18	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
12	134	44 (3)	Jun 5	MLN		LAD	W,9-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.156	.281	9	.16	0.012	.65	0.03%	0.30	P
13	135	49 (4)	Jun 10	MLN	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.139	.139	.167	.306	9	.76	-0.064	2.50	-0.13%	-0.68	P
14	136	54 (4)	Jun 15	MLN		PHI	W,12-7	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.175	.325	9	.35	-0.003	1.33	-0.01%	-0.86	P
15	137	58 (3)	Jun 19	MLN		STL	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.163	.163	.209	.372	9	1.01	0.027	3.58	0.06%	0.64	P
16	138	62 (3)	Jun 24	MLN		CHC	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.178	.222	.400	9	1.59	0.058	4.97	0.11%	0.49	P
17	139	67 (4)	Jun 28 (1)	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.191	.277	.468	9	.63	0.022	1.51	0.03%	0.11	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
18	140	72 (4)	Jul 2	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.184	.184	.265	.449	9						P
19	141	77 (4)	Jul 8	MLN		HOU	W,9-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.180	.260	.440	9	1.09	-0.027	1.89	-0.03%	-0.21	P
20	142	80 (2)	Jul 11	MLN	@	CIN	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.180	.260	.440	9						P
21	143	81	Jul 14 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.173	.250	.423	9	.95	-0.050	1.67	-0.05%	-0.36	P
22	144	86 (4)	Jul 18 (1)	MLN		NYM	W,5-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.255	.436	9	.36	0.018	.68	0.02%	-0.06	P
23	145	91 (4)	Jul 22	MLN	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.241	.414	9	.27	-0.019	1.42	-0.06%	-0.35	P
24	146	96 (4)	Jul 27	MLN	@	HOU	W,7-1	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.180	.279	.459	9	.62	0.042	2.13	0.09%	0.51	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
25	147	100 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.185	.185	.277	.462	9	.49	0.034	1.79	0.07%	0.45	P
26	148	102 (1)	Aug 2	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	4-5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.185	.277	.462	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
27	149	106 (3)	Aug 6	MLN		HOU	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.261	.435	9	.50	-0.053	1.85	-0.12%	-2.10	P
28	150	110 (3)	Aug 10	MLN		STL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.164	.247	.411	9	.35	-0.034	1.51	-0.09%	-0.65	P
29	151	114 (3)	Aug 14	MLN	@	CHC	W,8-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.237	.395	9	.28	-0.022	1.35	-0.06%	-0.40	P
30	152	118 (3)	Aug 18	MLN	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.225	.375	9	1.07	-0.109	7.21	-0.44%	-0.81	P
31	153	122 (3)	Aug 22	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.145	.217	.361	9	1.27	-0.093	8.94	-0.39%	-1.09	P
32	154	126 (3)	Aug 26	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.141	.212	.353	9	1.77	-0.081	15.18	-0.42%	-0.66	P
33	155	130 (3)	Aug 31	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.205	.341	9	.93	-0.071	5.13	-0.23%	-0.74	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
34	156	135 (4)	Sep 4	MLN		PIT	W,8-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	.41	-0.022	2.23	-0.07%	-0.51	P
35	157	141 (5)	Sep 11	MLN	@	NYM	W,9-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.237	.376	9	.16	0.055	.67	0.14%	1.02	P
36	158	145 (3)	Sep 15	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.147	.242	.389	9	.59	-0.002	.64	0.00%	-0.03	P
37	159	149 (3)	Sep 19	MLN		SFG	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.153	.255	.408	9	.93	0.036	.25	0.01%	0.12	P
38	160	153 (3)	Sep 24	MLN	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.158	.157	.257	.414	9	1.48	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.19	P
39	161	157 (3)	Sep 28	MLN	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.163	.160	.260	.420	9	.29	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
40	162	161 (3)	Oct 2	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.162	.159	.257	.416	9	1.14	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
41	163	162	Oct 3	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.159	.257	.416	8						P
							28-13		114	105	12	17	3	2	1	8	0	0	25	0	7	2	5	1	0	0	.162	.159	.257	.416		.68	-0.546	2.14	-1.84%	-9.48

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