Clancy Smyres
Clancy Smyres | |
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Pinch hitter | |
Born: Culver City, California | May 24, 1922|
Died: November 27, 2007 Lancaster, California | (aged 85)|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 18, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 30, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .000 |
Runs scored | 1 |
RBI | 0 |
Teams | |
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Clarence Melvin Smyres (May 24, 1922 in Culver City, California – November 27, 2007 in Lancaster, California) was a Major League Baseball player.
Biography[]
Smyres was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 after an injury to shortstop-manager Leo Durocher.[1]
Smyres appeared in five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 Major League Baseball season, recording two at bats but no hits. He never played defense for the Dodgers. Though having never recorded a major league hit his autograph is one of the most wanted in the hobby and worth more than Babe Ruth.[2]
Smyres was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles.
References[]
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (April 11, 1944). "SHORTSTOP SMYRES SIGNED BY DODGERS; Rickey Takes Youngster for Infield 'Insurance' After Injury to Durocher". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "The Strange Saga of Clancy Smyres and Why His Autograph is More Valuable Than Babe Ruth". 23 September 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1922 births
- Brooklyn Dodgers players
- Baseball players from California
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
- 2007 deaths
- Idaho Falls Russets players
- Trenton Packers players
- Newport News Dodgers players
- New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
- American baseball shortstop stubs