Clyde King Notable

b. May 23, 1924 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1944–1945, 1947–1948, 1951–1952, Cincinnati Reds 1953

Clyde King divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1944, then the Cincinnati Reds through 1953.

He went 32 and 25 with a 4.14 earned run average, pitching 496 innings in 200 games. He struck out 150. Across 201 games he batted .114, with 13 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Goldsboro, NC, USA on May 23, 1924, and died on November 2, 2010. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1944	BRO	14	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200
1945	BRO	43	32	2	4	0	0	0	0	13	.125
1947	BRO	29	26	1	3	1	0	4	1	12	.115
1948	BRO	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1951	BRO	48	29	4	4	0	1	1	2	7	.138
1952	BRO	23	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1953	CIN	35	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000
Career	—	201	114	9	13	1	1	5	5	36	.114

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1944	BRO	2	1	14	3	0	43.2	42	15	12	14	3.09
1945	BRO	5	5	42	2	3	112.1	131	51	48	29	4.09
1947	BRO	6	5	29	9	0	87.2	85	27	29	31	2.77
1948	BRO	0	1	9	0	0	12.1	14	11	6	5	8.03
1951	BRO	14	7	48	3	6	121.1	118	56	50	33	4.15
1952	BRO	2	0	23	0	0	42.2	56	24	12	17	5.06
1953	CIN	3	6	35	4	2	76.0	78	44	32	21	5.21
Career	—	32	25	200	21	11	496.0	524	228	189	150	4.14

On this day & linked events

1924

Born May 23, 1924

Goldsboro, NC, USA

2010

Died November 2, 2010

1944

Major-league debut: Clyde King

Clyde King made a major-league debut on June 21, 1944.

1953

Final major-league game: Clyde King

Clyde King played a final major-league game on September 27, 1953.

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