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Cliff Politte | Major Leaguer 1998-2006

Full Name: Cliff Anthony Politte
Born: February 7,1974 in St. Louis, Missouri
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Vianney (Kirkwood,MO)
College: Jefferson College

Debut: April 2,1998

Drafted: Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in 54th Round (1438th overall) of 1995 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Transactions: [Aug 13,1995] - signed [Nov 19,1998] - Traded by Cardinals with Ron Gant and Jeff Brantley to Phillies for Garrett Stephenson and Ricky Bottalico. [May 25,2002] - Traded by Phillies to Blue Jays for LHP Dan Plesac [May 26,2002] - Traded by Phillies to Blue Jays for Dan Plesac. [Dec 21,2003] - Granted Free Agency. [Jan 7,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by White Sox. [Jul 20,2006] - Released by White Sox [Feb 14,2007] - Signed by Indians to minor league contract

Disabled List: [Mar 31,2001] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown) [Jul 6,2001] - Activated [Jun 29,2003] - 15 Day Disabled list - (right shoulder strain) [Jul 25,2003] - Activated [Jun 7,2006] - 15 Day Disabled list - (right shoulder inflammation) [Jun 29,2006] - Activated

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1996	Peoria	Midw	22	Stl	A	14	6	2.59	25	25	0	0	0	0	149.2	108	50	43	8	47	151	5	1	6.49	0.48	2.83	9.08	1.04	--
1997	Pr William	Caro	23	Stl	A+	11	1	2.24	19	19	0	0	0	0	120.1	89	37	30	11	31	118	2	2	6.66	0.82	2.32	8.83	1.00	--
	Arkansas	Tex	23	Stl	AA	4	1	2.15	6	6	0	0	0	0	37.2	35	15	9	3	9	26	0	0	8.36	0.72	2.15	6.21	1.17	--
1998	Arkansas	Tex	24	Stl	AA	5	3	2.28	10	10	1	1	0	0	87.0	56	25	22	6	16	61	0	0	5.79	0.62	1.66	6.31	0.83	--
	Memphis	PCL	24	Stl	AAA	1	4	7.64	10	10	0	0	0	0	50.2	71	46	43	10	24	42	3	0	12.61	1.78	4.26	7.46	1.87	--
	St. Louis	NL	24	Stl	MLB	2	3	6.32	8	8	0	0	0	0	37.0	45	32	26	6	18	22	2	1	10.95	1.46	4.38	5.35	1.70	43%
1999	Reading	East	25	Phi	AA	9	8	3.63	37	13	1	0	16	5	109.0	112	45	44	12	33	97	4	0	9.25	0.99	2.72	8.01	1.33	--
	Philadelph	NL	25	Phi	MLB	1	0	7.13	13	0	0	0	0	0	17.2	19	14	14	2	15	15	2	0	9.68	1.02	7.64	7.64	1.92	--
2000	Scr/wb	IL	26	Phi	AAA	8	4	3.12	21	20	1	0	0	0	112.2	94	45	39	8	41	106	3	1	7.51	0.64	3.28	8.47	1.20	--
	Philadelph	NL	26	Phi	MLB	4	3	3.66	12	8	0	0	1	0	59.0	55	24	24	8	27	50	3	0	8.39	1.22	4.12	7.63	1.39	46%
2001	Clearwater	FSL	27	Phi	A+	0	1	2.45	7	7	0	0	0	0	11.0	8	4	3	0	3	15	0	0	6.55	0.00	2.45	12.27	1.00	--
	Philadelph	NL	27	Phi	MLB	2	3	2.42	23	0	0	0	7	0	26.0	24	8	7	2	8	23	1	0	8.31	0.69	2.77	7.96	1.23	68%
2002	Philadelph	NL	28	Phi	MLB	2	0	3.86	13	0	0	0	7	0	16.1	19	10	7	0	9	15	1	0	10.47	0.00	4.96	8.27	1.71	42%
	Toronto	AL	28	Tor	MLB	1	3	3.61	55	0	0	0	13	1	57.1	38	23	23	5	19	57	1	0	5.97	0.78	2.98	8.95	0.99	51%
2003	Syracuse	IL	29	Tor	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00	0.00	--
	Toronto	AL	29	Tor	MLB	1	5	5.66	54	0	0	0	30	12	49.1	52	32	31	11	17	40	1	0	9.49	2.01	3.10	7.30	1.40	34%
2004	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	30	Chw	MLB	0	3	4.38	54	0	0	0	9	1	51.1	52	26	25	6	22	48	2	0	9.12	1.05	3.86	8.42	1.44	41%
2005	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31	Chw	MLB	7	1	2.00	68	0	0	0	14	1	67.1	42	15	15	7	21	57	1	0	5.61	0.94	2.81	7.62	0.94	43%
2006	Charlotte	IL	32	Chw	AAA	0	0	1.93	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.2	5	1	1	0	1	5	1	0	9.64	0.00	1.93	9.64	1.29	--
	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	32	Chw	MLB	2	2	8.70	30	0	0	0	13	0	30.0	47	30	29	9	15	15	0	0	14.10	2.70	4.50	4.50	2.07	33%
2007	Akron	East	33	Cle	AA	0	0	6.75	8	3	0	0	1	0	8.0	8	6	6	2	5	10	0	1	9.00	2.25	5.63	11.25	1.63	--
2008	Memphis	PCL	34	Stl	AAA	1	1	5.79	7	0	0	0	1	0	9.1	9	6	6	2	2	9	0	0	8.68	1.93	1.93	8.68	1.18	--

Major League Totals - 9 Season(s)						22	23	4.40	330	16	0	0	94	15	411.1	393	214	201	56	171	342	14	1	8.60	1.23	3.74	7.48	1.37	44%
Minor League Totals - 10 Season(s)						53	29	3.16	154	115	3	1	18	5	701.0	595	280	246	62	212	641	18		7.64	0.80	2.72	8.23	1.15	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1997	Arkansas	Tex	23	Stl	AA	p		6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	111	--
1998	Arkansas	Tex	24	Stl	AA	p		10	16	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.188	313	--
	Memphis	PCL	24	Stl	AAA	p		10	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.100	.100	.100	200	--
	St. Louis	NL	24	Stl	MLB	p	9	8	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	1	0	1	.071	.133	.071	204	64%
1999	Reading	East	25	Phi	AA	p		37	9	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.222	444	--
	Philadelph	NL	25	Phi	MLB	p		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
2000	Scr/wb	IL	26	Phi	AAA	p		22	16	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	.063	.118	.125	243	--
	Philadelph	NL	26	Phi	MLB	p	9	12	15	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	.133	.176	.200	376	60%
2001	Philadelph	NL	27	Phi	MLB	p	9	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	333	50%
2002	Toronto	AL	28	Tor	MLB	p	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Philadelph	NL	28	Phi	MLB	p	9	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	0%
2003	Toronto	AL	29	Tor	MLB	p	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
2004	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	30	Chw	MLB	p	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
2005	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31	Chw	MLB	p	0	68	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2000	100%

Major League Totals - 8 Season(s)								148	33	3	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	14	0	0	3	1	1	.121	.189	.152	341	60%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)								85	59	6	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	16	0	0	6	0	0	.102	.131	.136	267	--

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
2005	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31		Div	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	--
	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31		Ws	0	0	3.86	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0.00	0.00	7.71	7.71	0.86	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						0	0	2.70	4	0	0	0	1	0	3.1	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	2.70	0.00	5.40	5.40	0.90	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
2005	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31	Chw	Ws	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1996	Peoria	Midw	22	Stl	A	P	25			5	21	1	27	3	-	-	-	.963	--

1997	Pr William	Caro	23	Stl	A+	P	19			7	13	0	20	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1997	Arkansas	Tex	23	Stl	AA	P	6			1	6	1	8	0	-	-	-	.875	--

1998	Arkansas	Tex	24	Stl	AA	P	10			2	14	1	17	2	-	-	-	.941	--
1998	Memphis	PCL	24	Stl	AAA	P	10			6	8	0	14	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1998	St. Louis	NL	24	Stl	MLB	P	8		37	3	4	1	8	0	-	-	-	.875	1.70

1999	Reading	East	25	Phi	AA	P	37			3	20	0	23	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1999	Philadelph	NL	25	Phi	MLB	P	13		17.2	1	1	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.02

2000	Scr/wb	IL	26	Phi	AAA	P	21			10	15	1	26	3	-	-	-	.962	--
2000	Philadelph	NL	26	Phi	MLB	P	12		59	5	8	0	13	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.98

2001	Clearwater	FSL	27	Phi	A+	P	7			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
2001	Philadelph	NL	27	Phi	MLB	P	23		26	4	4	2	10	0	-	-	-	.800	2.77

2002	Philadelph	NL	28	Phi	MLB	P	13		16.1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	.00
2002	Toronto	AL	28	Tor	MLB	P	55		57.1	1	5	0	6	0	-	-	-	1.000	.94

2003	Syracuse	IL	29	Tor	AAA	P	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
2003	Toronto	AL	29	Tor	MLB	P	54	-	49.1	2	1	0	3	0	-	-	-	1.000	.55

2004	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	30	Chw	MLB	P	54	-	51.1	0	4	0	4	0	-	-	-	1.000	.70

2005	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	31	Chw	MLB	P	68	-	67.1	1	6	1	8	0	-	-	-	.875	.94

2006	Charlotte	IL	32	Chw	AAA	P	3								-	-	-	---	--
2006	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	32	Chw	MLB	P	30	-	30	0	3	0	3	0	-	-	-	1.000	.90

2007	Akron	East	33	Cle	AA	P	8								-	-	-	---	--

Awards

[1997] - Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star SP, Carolina League Pitcher of the Year, Carolina League All-Star SP

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1998	170,000		1,054,037	80
1999	*200,000		1,222,537	80
2000	*175,000		1,369,505	80
2001	225,000		1,609,512	62
2002	245,000		1,654,088	57
2003	845,000		1,773,364	34
2004	800,000		1,716,303	35
2005	1,000,000		1,825,756	32
2006	1,200,000		1,937,004	33

Career:	$4,860,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Member of the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox in 2005.