Donn Clendenon Notable

b. July 15, 1935 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1961–1968, Montreal Expos 1969, New York Mets 1969–1971, St. Louis Cardinals 1972

Donn Clendenon played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1961 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972.

Across 1,362 games he batted .274, with 1,273 hits and 594 runs. He finished with 159 home runs, 192 doubles, 57 triples and 90 stolen bases.

He played 1,200 games at first base, with 10,913 putouts and 146 errors. He turned 1,136 double plays.

He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 1969.

He was born in Neosho, MO, USA on July 15, 1935, and died on September 17, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
World Series MVP	1	1969

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1961	PIT	9	35	7	11	1	1	0	2	5	10	0	.314
1962	PIT	80	222	39	67	8	5	7	28	26	58	16	.302
1963	PIT	154	563	65	155	28	7	15	57	39	136	22	.275
1964	PIT	133	457	53	129	23	8	12	64	26	96	12	.282
1965	PIT	162	612	89	184	32	14	14	96	48	128	9	.301
1966	PIT	155	571	80	171	22	10	28	98	52	142	8	.299
1967	PIT	131	478	46	119	15	2	13	56	34	107	4	.249
1968	PIT	158	584	63	150	20	6	17	87	47	163	10	.257
1969	MON/NYM	110	331	45	82	11	1	16	51	25	94	3	.248
1970	NYM	121	396	65	114	18	3	22	97	39	91	4	.288
1971	NYM	88	263	29	65	10	0	11	37	21	78	1	.247
1972	STL	61	136	13	26	4	0	4	9	17	37	1	.191
Career	—	1362	4648	594	1273	192	57	159	682	379	1140	90	.274

On this day & linked events

1935

Born July 15, 1935

Neosho, MO, USA

2005

Died September 17, 2005

1961

Major-league debut: Donn Clendenon

Donn Clendenon made a major-league debut on September 22, 1961.

1972

Final major-league game: Donn Clendenon

Donn Clendenon played a final major-league game on August 5, 1972.

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