1936
Born December 3, 1936
Chico, CA, USA
Clay Dalrymple Notable
Clay Dalrymple divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a catcher: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1960, then the Baltimore Orioles through 1971.
Across 1,079 games he batted .233, with 710 hits and 243 runs. He finished with 55 home runs, 98 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 1,003 games behind the plate, with 5,557 putouts and 78 errors. He turned 79 double plays.
He was born in Chico, CA, USA on December 3, 1936. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | PHI | 82 | 158 | 11 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 0 | .272 |
| 1961 | PHI | 129 | 378 | 23 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 0 | .220 |
| 1962 | PHI | 123 | 370 | 40 | 102 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 70 | 32 | 1 | .276 |
| 1963 | PHI | 142 | 452 | 40 | 114 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 45 | 55 | 0 | .252 |
| 1964 | PHI | 127 | 382 | 36 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 39 | 40 | 0 | .238 |
| 1965 | PHI | 103 | 301 | 14 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 34 | 37 | 0 | .213 |
| 1966 | PHI | 114 | 331 | 30 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 60 | 57 | 0 | .245 |
| 1967 | PHI | 101 | 268 | 12 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 49 | 1 | .172 |
| 1968 | PHI | 85 | 241 | 19 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 57 | 1 | .207 |
| 1969 | BAL | 37 | 80 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .237 |
| 1970 | BAL | 13 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .219 |
| 1971 | BAL | 23 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 0 | .204 |
| Career | — | 1079 | 3042 | 243 | 710 | 98 | 23 | 55 | 327 | 387 | 403 | 3 | .233 |
On this day & linked events
1960
Major-league debut: Clay Dalrymple
Clay Dalrymple made a major-league debut on April 24, 1960.
1971
Final major-league game: Clay Dalrymple
Clay Dalrymple played a final major-league game on September 25, 1971.
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