1902
Born July 7, 1902
Mobile, AL, USA
Ted Radcliffe Notable
b. July 7, 1902 · Detroit Stars 1928–1929, 1931, Chicago American Giants 1929, 1934, 1942–1943, St. Louis Stars 1930, Homestead Grays 1931, 1933, 1946, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1932, Columbus Blue Birds 1933, New York Black Yankees 1933, Brooklyn Eagles 1935, Cincinnati Tigers 1937, Memphis Red Sox 1938–1939, 1941–1942, Kansas City Monarchs 1941, 1945, Birmingham Black Barons 1942–1945
Ted Radcliffe played for 12 clubs across 19 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Detroit Stars in 1928 and closing with the Homestead Grays in 1946.
Across 454 games he batted .270, with 386 hits and 177 runs. He finished with 21 home runs, 59 doubles and 20 stolen bases. He went 45 and 39 with a 4.13 earned run average, pitching 616.7 innings in 124 games. He struck out 328, completed 45 of his 65 starts and threw 3 shutouts.
He led the league in saves two times between 1930 and 1946, topping out at 5. He played 317 games behind the plate, with 1,474 putouts and 53 errors. He turned 29 double plays. He also played 124 games as pitcher.
He was selected to six All-Star teams between 1937 and 1944.
He was born in Mobile, AL, USA on July 7, 1902, and died on August 11, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 6 | 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | DS | 65 | 254 | 29 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .260 |
| 1929 | CAG/DS | 33 | 128 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .313 |
| 1930 | SLS | 73 | 252 | 40 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 7 | .286 |
| 1931 | DS/HG | 24 | 63 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| 1932* | PC | 32 | 86 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| 1933 | CBB/HG/NBY | 20 | 69 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| 1934 | CAG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1935 | BE | 12 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| 1937 | CT | 33 | 122 | 13 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| 1938 | MRS | 28 | 75 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| 1939 | MRS | 18 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| 1941 | KCM/MRS | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1942 | BBB/CAG/MRS | 18 | 47 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| 1943 | BBB/CAG | 32 | 114 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| 1944 | BBB | 22 | 76 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .197 |
| 1945 | BBB/KCM | 7 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 1946 | HG | 26 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Major leagues | — | 422 | 1343 | 168 | 362 | 57 | 14 | 20 | 206 | 60 | 5 | 20 | .270 |
| All seasons | — | 454 | 1429 | 177 | 386 | 59 | 14 | 21 | 221 | 63 | 5 | 20 | .270 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | CAG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1930 | SLS | 10 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 112.1 | 97 | 34 | 35 | 60 | 2.72 |
| 1931 | DS/HG | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 67.2 | 80 | 49 | 26 | 36 | 6.52 |
| 1932* | PC | 9 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 122.2 | 126 | 51 | 45 | 46 | 3.74 |
| 1933 | HG/NBY | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28.2 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 6.59 |
| 1934 | CAG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4.76 |
| 1935 | BE | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 57.2 | 79 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 5.77 |
| 1937 | CT | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.65 |
| 1938 | MRS | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 47.0 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 33 | 4.02 |
| 1939 | MRS | 7 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 80.2 | 76 | 34 | 11 | 62 | 3.79 |
| 1941 | MRS | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28.2 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 3.45 |
| 1942 | BBB/MRS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4.91 |
| 1943 | CAG | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.04 |
| 1946 | HG | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 30.2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3.52 |
| Major leagues | — | 36 | 32 | 105 | 50 | 10 | 494.0 | 523 | 232 | 134 | 282 | 4.23 |
| All seasons | — | 45 | 39 | 124 | 65 | 10 | 616.2 | 649 | 283 | 179 | 328 | 4.13 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Ted Radcliffe, that is 1932–1932. Why totals can differ.
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2005