Before Cal McLish was 20 years old, he'd spent a full season with the Brooklyn Dodgers and served in the U.S. Army near the end of World War II. Cal McLish, an Oklahoma native and former Major League Baseball player, died Thursday at the age of 84. “It's amazing what he was able to accomplish,” Edmond Memorial athletic director Mike de la Garza said Thursday. “We are so honored to have known him, and he'll be greatly missed.” De la Garza had grown close to McLish in the last decade, regularly playing golf with him at KickingBird in Edmond. McLish was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame last August, but his health had deteriorated since then.- http://newsok.com/article/3488946?utm_source=web&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz0xwxOIBGA
Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish (born December 1, 1925, in Anadarko, Oklahoma, died August 26, 2010) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944, 1946), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947–1948), Chicago Cubs (1949, 1951), Cleveland Indians (1956–1959), Cincinnati Reds (1960), Chicago White Sox (1961) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962–1964). He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. In a 15-season career, McLish posted a 92–92 record with 713 strikeouts and a 4.00 ERA in 1,609.0 innings pitched. - McLish was named for Calvin Coolidge, Julius Caesar, and Tuskahoma, Oklahoma. He has stated that the origin of his lengthy name is that his father was given permission to name the newborn, and he took full advantage of the opportunity. McLish's parents were John and Lula McLish. His father was three-quarters Choctaw Indian. - link
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