Tex Clevenger Notable

b. July 9, 1932 · Boston Red Sox 1954, Washington Senators 1956–1960, Los Angeles Angels 1961, New York Yankees 1961–1962

Tex Clevenger played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1954 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1962. His longest stay was with the Washington Senators, from 1956 to 1960.

He went 36 and 37 with a 4.18 earned run average, pitching 694 innings in 307 games. He struck out 361 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 310 games he batted .157, with 20 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.

He was born in Visalia, CA, USA on July 9, 1932, and died on August 24, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1954	BOS	25	14	2	3	1	0	0	0	5	.214
1956	WSH	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1957	WSH	52	33	2	7	2	0	5	3	12	.212
1958	WSH	55	22	1	3	0	1	0	2	12	.136
1959	WSH	50	23	2	4	1	0	4	5	9	.174
1960	WSH	53	22	0	2	0	0	1	2	11	.091
1961	LAA/NYY	33	7	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	.143
1962	NYY	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Career	—	310	127	8	20	5	1	11	13	53	.157

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1954	BOS	2	4	23	8	0	67.2	67	36	29	43	4.79
1956	WSH	0	0	20	1	0	31.2	33	19	21	17	5.40
1957	WSH	7	6	52	9	8	139.2	139	65	47	75	4.19
1958	WSH	9	9	55	4	6	124.0	119	60	50	70	4.35
1959	WSH	8	5	50	7	8	117.1	114	51	51	71	3.91
1960	WSH	5	11	53	11	7	128.2	150	60	49	49	4.20
1961	LAA/NYY	3	2	33	0	1	47.2	48	20	34	25	3.78
1962	NYY	2	0	21	0	0	38.0	36	12	17	11	2.84
Career	—	36	37	307	40	30	694.2	706	323	298	361	4.18

On this day & linked events

1932

Born July 9, 1932

Visalia, CA, USA

2019

Died August 24, 2019

Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain