1984
Born June 15, 1984
Corpus Christi, TX, USA
Cliff Pennington Notable
b. June 15, 1984 · Oakland Athletics 2008–2012, Arizona Diamondbacks 2013–2015, Toronto Blue Jays 2015, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2016–2017, Cincinnati Reds 2018
Cliff Pennington played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 2008 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2018.
Across 971 games he batted .242, with 678 hits and 324 runs. He finished with 36 home runs, 120 doubles and 84 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 9.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.
He played 609 games at shortstop, with 1,663 assists and 82 errors. He turned 365 double plays. He also played 233 games at second base.
He was born in Corpus Christi, TX, USA on June 15, 1984. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | OAK | 36 | 99 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 4 | .242 |
| 2009 | OAK | 60 | 208 | 27 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 46 | 7 | .279 |
| 2010 | OAK | 156 | 508 | 64 | 127 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 29 | .250 |
| 2011 | OAK | 148 | 515 | 57 | 136 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 42 | 104 | 14 | .264 |
| 2012 | OAK | 125 | 418 | 50 | 90 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 35 | 90 | 15 | .215 |
| 2013 | ARI | 96 | 269 | 25 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 54 | 2 | .242 |
| 2014 | ARI | 68 | 177 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 6 | .254 |
| 2015 | ARI/TOR | 105 | 210 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 49 | 3 | .210 |
| 2016 | LAA | 74 | 172 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 1 | .209 |
| 2017 | LAA | 87 | 194 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 58 | 3 | .253 |
| 2018 | CIN | 16 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .138 |
| Career | — | 971 | 2799 | 324 | 678 | 120 | 21 | 36 | 242 | 266 | 619 | 84 | .242 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Cliff Pennington
Cliff Pennington made a major-league debut on August 12, 2008.
2018
Final major-league game: Cliff Pennington
Cliff Pennington played a final major-league game on April 25, 2018.