1911
Born November 16, 1911
Madison Heights, VA, USA
Clay Bryant Notable
b. November 16, 1911 · Chicago Cubs 1935–1940
Clay Bryant played 1935 to 1940 for the Chicago Cubs as a pitcher.
He went 32 and 20 with a 3.73 earned run average, pitching 543 innings in 129 games. He struck out 272, completed 23 of his 45 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 185 games he batted .266, with 51 hits and 48 runs. He finished with 5 home runs and 5 doubles.
He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1938, with 135.
He was born in Madison Heights, VA, USA on November 16, 1911, and died on April 9, 1999. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1936 | CHC | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 |
| 1937 | CHC | 47 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .311 |
| 1938 | CHC | 50 | 106 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .226 |
| 1939 | CHC | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| 1940 | CHC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 185 | 192 | 48 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .266 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHC | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22.2 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 5.16 |
| 1936 | CHC | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 57 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 3.30 |
| 1937 | CHC | 9 | 3 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 135.1 | 117 | 64 | 78 | 75 | 4.26 |
| 1938 | CHC | 19 | 11 | 44 | 30 | 2 | 270.1 | 235 | 93 | 125 | 135 | 3.10 |
| 1939 | CHC | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 31.1 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5.74 |
| 1940 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4.78 |
| Career | — | 32 | 20 | 129 | 45 | 7 | 543.1 | 511 | 225 | 262 | 272 | 3.73 |
On this day & linked events
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