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Ty Cline

Ty Cline Notable

b. June 15, 1939 · Cleveland Indians 1960–1962, Milwaukee Braves 1963–1965, Chicago Cubs 1966, Atlanta Braves 1966–1967, San Francisco Giants 1967–1968, Montreal Expos 1969–1970, Cincinnati Reds 1970–1971

Ty Cline played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1960 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1971.

Across 892 games he batted .238, with 437 hits and 251 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 53 doubles and 22 stolen bases.

He played 548 games in the outfield, with 880 putouts and 13 errors.

He was born in Hampton, SC, USA on June 15, 1939. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1960 CLE 72628 110 2040 .308
1961 CLE 124399 210 1611 .209
1962 CLE 1183755393 1552 2828505 .248
1963 MLN 721741741 210 1010312 .236
1964 MLN 1011162235 421 138220 .302
1965 MLN 1232202742 530 1016502 .191
1966 ATL/CHC 49881524 000 83133 .273
1967 ATL/SFG 741301833 550 49162 .254
1968 SFG 1162913765 631 2811260 .223
1969 MON 1012092650 532 1232224 .239
1970 CIN/MON 50651318 710 812111 .277
1971 CIN 69971219 100 118162 .196
Career 8921834251437 53256 12515326222 .238

On this day & linked events

1939

Born June 15, 1939

Hampton, SC, USA

1960

Major-league debut: Ty Cline

Ty Cline made a major-league debut on September 14, 1960.

1971

Final major-league game: Ty Cline

Ty Cline played a final major-league game on September 26, 1971.

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