Cliff Politte
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| St. Louis Cardinals — No. 40 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: February 27, 1974 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 2, 1998 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 22-23 |
| ERA | 4.40 |
| Strikeouts | 342 |
| Teams | |
Clifford Anthony Politte (born February 27, 1974 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a right-handed relief pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Selected in the 54th round of the 1995 amateur draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, Politte came up to the parent club in 1998. He threw the first pitch at the new Roger Dean Stadium in spring training that year. From there, he went to the Philadelphia Phillies and then the Toronto Blue Jays, before signing with the Chicago White Sox in 2004. He won a World Series ring with the White Sox in 2005.
He was designated for assignment by the White Sox on July 15, 2006, after giving up a home run to Bubba Crosby and was released on July 20.
On February 14, 2007, the Cleveland Indians signed him to a minor-league deal. He pitched only eight innings for their AA team in 2007.
On December 21, 2007, the St. Louis Cardinals signed him to a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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