1957
Born July 30, 1957
Big Rapids, MI, USA
Clint Hurdle Notable
b. July 30, 1957 · Kansas City Royals 1977–1981, Cincinnati Reds 1982, New York Mets 1983, 1985, 1987, St. Louis Cardinals 1986
Clint Hurdle played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1977 and closing with the New York Mets in 1987.
Across 515 games he batted .259, with 360 hits and 162 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 81 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 329 games in the outfield, with 568 putouts and 21 errors.
He was born in Big Rapids, MI, USA on July 30, 1957. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1978 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | KCR | 9 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .308 |
| 1978 | KCR | 133 | 417 | 48 | 110 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 56 | 84 | 1 | .264 |
| 1979 | KCR | 59 | 171 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 0 | .240 |
| 1980 | KCR | 130 | 395 | 50 | 116 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 34 | 61 | 0 | .294 |
| 1981 | KCR | 28 | 76 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .329 |
| 1982 | CIN | 19 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .206 |
| 1983 | NYM | 13 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .182 |
| 1985 | NYM | 43 | 82 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | .195 |
| 1986 | STL | 78 | 154 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 0 | .195 |
| 1987 | NYM | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 515 | 1391 | 162 | 360 | 81 | 12 | 32 | 193 | 176 | 261 | 1 | .259 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Clint Hurdle
Clint Hurdle made a major-league debut on September 18, 1977.
1987
Final major-league game: Clint Hurdle
Clint Hurdle played a final major-league game on June 26, 1987.
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