Harlond Clift Notable

b. August 12, 1912 · St. Louis Browns 1934–1943, Washington Senators 1943–1945

Harlond Clift divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the St. Louis Browns from 1934, then the Washington Senators through 1945.

He collected 1,558 hits over 1,582 games, batting .272 with 829 runs batted in. He finished with 178 home runs, 309 doubles, 62 triples, 1,070 walks and 69 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks once, in 1939, with 111. He played 1,550 games at third base, with 3,262 assists and 279 errors. He turned 309 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1937.

He was born in El Reno, OK, USA on August 12, 1912, and died on April 27, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1937
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1940

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1934	SLB	147	572	104	149	30	10	14	56	84	100	7	.260
1935	SLB	137	475	101	140	26	4	11	69	83	39	0	.295
1936	SLB	152	576	145	174	40	11	20	73	115	68	12	.302
1937	SLB	155	571	103	175	36	7	29	118	98	80	8	.306
1938	SLB	149	534	119	155	25	7	34	118	118	67	10	.290
1939	SLB	151	526	90	142	25	2	15	84	111	55	4	.270
1940	SLB	150	523	92	143	29	5	20	87	104	62	9	.273
1941	SLB	154	584	108	149	33	9	17	84	113	93	6	.255
1942	SLB	143	541	108	148	39	4	7	55	106	48	6	.274
1943	SLB/WSH	113	409	47	97	11	3	3	29	59	40	5	.237
1944	WSH	12	44	4	7	3	0	0	3	3	3	0	.159
1945	WSH	119	375	49	79	12	0	8	53	76	58	2	.211
Career	—	1582	5730	1070	1558	309	62	178	829	1070	713	69	.272

On this day & linked events

1912

Born August 12, 1912

El Reno, OK, USA

1992

Died April 27, 1992

1934

Major-league debut: Harlond Clift

Harlond Clift made a major-league debut on April 17, 1934.

1945

Final major-league game: Harlond Clift

Harlond Clift played a final major-league game on September 20, 1945.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain