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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Team Record in Appearances: 18-16

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 11

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	698	1	Apr 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	9-GF		99	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	---	---	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.88	-0.172	3.87	-0.07%	-1.00	9b 123 1 out tie	9b end d 1
2	699	5	Apr 15	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	11-GF(11)	W(1-0)	6	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	6.60	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.20	0.128	2.46	0.06%	0.45	11t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
3	700	6	Apr 16	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	9-GF	S(1)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	3.60	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.066	.75	0.03%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
4	701	10	Apr 20	PHI	@	MON	L,8-9	8-GF(8)	L(1-1)	3	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	9.00	8.60	7	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	-0.374	1.50	-0.24%	-2.56	8b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 3
5	702	12	Apr 22	PHI	@	MON	L,3-4	10-GF(11)	L(1-2)	1	1.2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	7.71	7.31	8	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.60	-0.252	2.43	-0.14%	-0.53	10b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
6	703	15	Apr 26	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-2	8-GF		3	2.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	5.40	4.70	8	1	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.038	.27	0.02%	0.90	8b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	704	21	May 3	PHI		SFG	W,7-5	8-GF	S(2)	6	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.15	4.91	7	2	3	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	0.269	1.61	0.12%	1.28	8t 1-- 0 out a1	9t end a 2
8	705	25	May 7	PHI		LAD	L,1-2	9-GF		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.72	4.67	5	0	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.033	.51	0.02%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
9	706	26	May 8	PHI		SDP	W,11-7	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.38	4.29	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.012	.14	0.01%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
10	707	30	May 13	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.09	4.14	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.005	.05	0.00%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
11	708	31	May 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-1	9-GF	S(3)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	4.02	3	2	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.33	0.159	2.01	0.08%	0.79	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
12	709	33	May 16	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-2	8-GF	L(1-3)	1	1.1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.21	4.10	8	1	2	0	0	4		2	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19	-0.221	3.10	-0.13%	-0.49	8b 12- 1 out tie	9b end d 1
13	710	37	May 20	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-3	9-GF(10)	L(1-4)	3	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.60	5.07	6	0	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.26	-0.260	2.20	-0.15%	-0.58	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
14	711	41	May 25	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-13	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.76	4.95	10	2	4	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	.01	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-2.15	7b --- 0 out d7	8b end d10
15	712	42	May 26	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-5	9-GF	S(4)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.71	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.074	1.01	0.04%	0.42	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	713	47	Jun 1	PHI		NYM	W,5-4	9-GF	S(5)	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.26	4.60	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	0.151	2.13	0.10%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
17	714	49	Jun 3	PHI		NYM	L,2-6	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.40	5	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.014	.11	-0.01%	-0.55	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
18	715	53	Jun 8	PHI		HOU	W,4-3	8-GF	S(6)	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.15	4.26	5	3	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.99	0.433	3.35	0.29%	1.59	8t 1-3 1 out a1	9t end a 1
19	716	55	Jun 10	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	9-GF	S(7)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.03	4.12	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.26	0.162	3.93	0.12%	0.48	9t 1-- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	717	57	Aug 11	PHI		STL	W,6-5	8-9		61	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.70	3.96	8	1	3	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.047	1.85	0.04%	0.37	8t -23 0 out tie	9t 3 out tie
21	718	61	Aug 15	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.55	3.94	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.26	0.011	.33	0.01%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
22	719	64	Aug 19	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.46	3.83	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.012	.11	0.00%	1.13	8b 1-3 1 out d3	8b end d 3
23	720	65	Aug 21	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	9-GF	S(8)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.33	3.71	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.31	0.151	1.71	0.05%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
24	721	67	Aug 23	PHI		HOU	W,6-0	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.10	3.74	8	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.007	.06	0.00%	0.91	8t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
25	722	68	Aug 24	PHI		ATL	W,7-5	10-GF(13)	W(2-4)	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.73	3.30	12	2	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	0.511	1.52	0.27%	1.81	10t --- 0 out tie	13t end tie
26	723	71	Aug 28	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	7-9	BS(1)	3	2.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.03	3.27	12	5	2	0	0	3		2	0	1	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.04	-0.194	1.67	-0.06%	-0.36	7b 12- 1 out a2	9b 3 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	724	77	Sep 2	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-3	9-GF		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.27	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.48	-0.182	2.22	-0.04%	-0.08	9b 1-3 1 out tie	9b end d 1
28	725	79	Sep 4	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	8-GF	S(9)	1	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.08	3.13	8	3	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.134	.24	0.02%	-0.09	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
29	726	97	Sep 24	PHI	@	STL	W,14-6	9-GF		19	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.11	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a8	9b end a 8
30	727	100	Sep 27(2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-14	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.93	3.10	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d14	8b end d14
31	728	102	Sep 29	PHI		NYM	L,0-7	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.85	3.09	4	0	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
32	729	105	Oct 2	PHI		CHC	W,9-7	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	3.08	2	1	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.125	.00	0.00%	1.42	8t 12- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
33	730	106	Oct 3	PHI		CHC	L,4-8	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.72	2.97	5	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.07	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
34	731	107	Oct 4	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	9-GF	S(10)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	2.96	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	0.151	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
							18-16		W-L:2-4,Sv:10,BSv:1	2.1	44.0	35	13	13	14	26	2	0	2.66	2.96	178	0.84		7%	1%	33		20	20%	4	1	0	160	7	4	3	1	2	1	1.53	1.011	1.21	0.43%	8.51

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