Fitzgerald quickly realized there was no way the Rangers would pass on Clyde and left after three innings.10 On May 29, a contingent from the Rangersincluding owner Bob Short, general manager Joe Burke, manager Whitey Herzog, and pitching coach Chuck Estradacongregated in Dallas for the state tournament quarterfinal and watched as Clyde threw a no-hitter, further cementing his status as the consensus best amateur player available. [11], In his five-year career, Clyde had an 1833 winloss record with a 4.63 earned run average and 228 strikeouts in 84 games pitched. ", "Well, Billy liked older, veteran players," said Pete Mackanin, who was called to the big leagues the day of Clyde's debut and was assigned to be his roommate. Or write about sports? High School: Westchester HS (Houston, TX) School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) . He was treated for gastritis during spring training and struggled on the mound, allowing 12 runs to the Mariners in one contest and issuing nine walks to the Padres in another.43 He was ultimately diagnosed with a stomach ulcer and began the season on the 21-day disabled list. Id take $500 and go to Aqueduct in New York and come back with just enough for a cab.32 He finished the season 3-9 with a 4.38 ERA in 28 games (21 starts). He tried a comeback with Houston in 1981, but after going 4-10 at Triple-A Tucson he called it quits. ''He was really mishandled. I have to thank the Julians, the Hollywood producers who hope to make a movie about me.''. We hope readers will take away three ideas from this book in addition to forming a foundationof statistical thinking and methods. 29 Mike Shropshire, Shelled Rangers Regroup, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 6, 1974: 9. (3) Data are messy, and statistical tools are imperfect. After being chosen as the top overall pick in the 1973 June amateur draft, left-handed pitcher David Clyde made the rare leap from high school to the big leagues with the Texas Rangers. By then, Martin had been replaced by Frank Lucchesi. statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found Clydes new manager (Jeff Torborg) and pitching coach (Harvey Haddix) quickly saw that the young lefty still had plenty of life in his arm, but his mechanics were out of whack. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Clyde was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1973, with the Texas Rangers. Clydes career arc serves as a cautionary tale for what can happen when a young player is rushed to the big leagues. The one hit was a two-run homer by Mike Adams. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Bob Short, the Rangers owner, added a provision designed more to fatten his wallet than help David excel. David Clyde was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (1st) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westchester HS (Houston, TX). . 1 overall by the Texas Rangers on June 5, 1973, out of. At 48, David Clyde is still a lonely legend in Texas Rangers lore. When the 1974 season began, Clyde had a 3-0 start, but Martin inexplicably sat him down for 30 days. He ultimately pitched 28 times, with 21 starts, and did not win again, finishing 3-9 with a 4.38 ERA in 117 innings. And a week before the 30th anniversary of his winning major league debut as an 18-year-old left-hander just out of high school, he was honored by the Rangers before Friday night's game with the Astros. [8] Questioned about the difference between high school or professional baseball, Clyde stated that MLB hitters "see the ball better, thus they make contact more often". He got off to an abysmal start, losing all four decisions while registering an 8.67 ERA in five starts before being shut down again. [6] He played for the Sacramento Solons in 1976, and the Tucson Toros, both of the Pacific Coast League, in 1977 where he had a 57 record with a 5.84 ERA. 1 overall by the Texas Rangers on June 5, 1973, out of. 20 Clif Keane, Sox Best Crafty Clyde, Boston Globe, July 13, 1973: 53. Looking back, it may have been better if I had gone right into the minors after school, said Clyde at the time. Jobe told him the chances of ever throwing again were 50-50.39. vs. MIN 5.0 IP, 1 H, 8 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER, W, Last Game: Register now to join us on March 10-12, 2023, in Phoenix, AZ. When he pitched seven strong innings in a 5-4 triumph over Detroit, Short decreed that. You have to train hard and work at it. Or write about sports? "He's a lesson in the need for patience. This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 00:29. Three more boys (Michael, Steve, and Henry) followed. Part of the deal was that Short, knowing Clyde would sell tickets, wanted him to make two big-league starts before going to the minors. It was a tragedy.''. (Age 18-066d, ''I'd have to say that David Clyde was one of the best young left-handed pitchers I've ever seen,'' Herzog said. Because of poor control and blister problems, Clyde failed to make it past the third inning in each of his first three September starts. He pitched five innings of one-hit ball and struck out 8 Twins (walking 7) to pick up the win. David Clyde had 228 strikeouts over his career. It was the most money given to any . [3], Clyde began the 1974 season with a 30 record,[9] then became embroiled in controversy following a dispute between new manager Billy Martin and general manager Bobby Brown. He is noted for his once promising baseball career, which ended at age 26 because of arm and shoulder injuries. (2) You don't have to be a math guru to learn from real, interesting data. us. He pitched nine times the next season, 1979, went 3-4 with a 5.91 ERA, and tore his rotator cuff, ending his big league career. A blister on Clydes pitching hand forced him out of the game after six innings with two walks and six strikeouts on his ledger. Clyde, who last pitched in the majors in 1979, receives an annual benefit of $8,750 per year (before taxes).53. Short regularly staged promotions in an attempt to lure fans, including Bat Night, T-shirt Night, Keychain Night, and even Pantyhose Night. [3], Prior to the draft, the Texas Rangers held the second lowest attendance in the American League, ahead of only the Cleveland Indians despite having Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams as manager at one point. After walking the first two batters he faced (Jerry Terrell and Rod Carew), Clyde struck out Bobby Darwin, George Mitterwald and Joe Lis in succession. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Last-Modified: January 1, 2023 8:51 AM EST. Clyde slotted into Martins four-man rotation behind Jim Bibby, Fergie Jenkins, and Steve Hargan. On this date in Texas Rangers history, rookie pitcher David Clyde made his debut at Arlington Stadium. And always will. But on June 27, 1973, the traffic was so thick around old Arlington Stadium when Clyde made his debut against Minnesota that the game's start was delayed to accommodate the crowd. The 19-year-old hurler came out of the gate hot, registering a 3-0 record and 2.43 ERA through his first six starts, including three complete games. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Did you know that you can compare David Clyde to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the With that selection passing up such future stars as Robin Yount, Dave Winfield and Fred Lynn the Rangers chose a left-handed pitching phenom from Westchester High School in Houston. On June 5the day of the draftTV trucks lined up down the street outside of Clydes home. In 1975, the inevitable happened. David Clyde has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. . Two sellouts, however, for a team that was averaging roughly 6,000 fans a game caught Short's attention, and the 18-year-old Clyde became a mainstay in the Rangers rotation, his starts juggled so that 12 of his 18 starts were at Arlington Stadium. Clyde failed to make it through five innings in six of his next eight starts, a stretch during which he went 0-4 with a 5.61 ERA. Just before the game, Clyde received a telegram from the legendary pitcher that read, Go get em, number 32.17 Clyde was wild early, walking Jerry Terrell and Rod Carew on nine pitches to start the game, but then fanned the next three in succession. [6] The Rangers averaged a near-capacity crowd in Clyde's six home starts, but 6,000 fans for the other 75 home dates. Clyde is one of just three high school pitchers drafted first overall (the other two being Brien Taylor and Brady Aiken) and the only one to make it to MLB. making a donation to Baseball Almanac : Clyde proved to be fallible, however, issuing an uncharacteristic 10 walks in 3 innings, which led to four earned runs and a loss.7,8. "It might have been different if that hadn't happened," said Nelson. 9 Harold McKinney, Clyde Could Solve Two Ranger Problems, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 10, 1973: 39. August 7, 1979 His career would stretch over parts of five big-league seasons, with Texas from 1973-75 and Cleveland in 1978-79. With an eventual 57-105 record, the Rangers finished last in the American League West. ''I made a decision to get on with my real life. Per TMZ Sports, Richlands head coach Tom Rife confronted a man . Clyde, who was selected No. He made 18 starts, pitched 93 1/3 innings and finished 4-8 with a 5.01 ERA. The Rangers had an announced attendance of 22,114 for the season opener. He threw out the first ball to Ken Suarez, his catcher that night 30 years ago, when he was the kid left-hander who couldn't miss. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 13,376th in major league history) More important to Short, Clyde had attracted 35,698 customers, the Rangers' largest crowd that season. 55 - David Clyde, Westchester, 1972-73 Career No-Hitters 10 - David Clyde, Westchester, 1970-73 8 - Kevin Waldrum, Millsap, 1994-97 5 - Jon Peters, Brenham, 1986-89 5 - Jaime Sepeda, Sinton, 1986-89 5 - Rodney Hodde, Burton, 1976 Season No-Hitters 7 - Colt Molloy, Memphis, 2007 6 - Dickie Gonzalez, Calallen, 1996 5 - Rodney Hodde, Burton, 1976 In early September, Martin replaced Herzog. Just before the start of the 1974 season, Short sold the Rangers to a team of investors led by plastic pipe manufacturer Brad Corbett at a price tag of $9.6 million plus the assumption of $1 million in debt.28 Meanwhile, Clyde went to spring training without the assurance of a roster spot but impressed Martin enough to make the opening day roster. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Martin wanted to send him to Spokane for two starts to build his confidence, but new team president Dr. Bobby Brown overruled him.29 Instead, Martin kept Clyde on the bench for 10 days. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [8] He was traded back to the Rangers after the 1979 season, but injured his shoulder for the second time, and was released prior to the 1980 season with the Rangers claiming that Clyde was "damaged goods". Former teammate Tom Grieve said that keeping Clyde in the roster was the "dumbest thing you could ever do to a high school pitcher. David Clyde was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. On January 4, 1980, the Indians traded Clydealong with Jim Norrisback to the Rangers for Gary Gray, Larry McCall, and minor-leaguer Mike Bucci. News that former championship baseball player Jatonne Sterling from Morgan Park High School was shot and killed while away at college is hitting hard. After seeing Clydes impact on attendance and impressive performance through two starts, Short decided to postpone the rookies demotion. Copyright 1999- It was not until 2011 that MLB agreed to provide an annual stipendpaid for by the leagues competitive balance taxto players whose career ended before 1980 and fell short of the four-year mark. . 45 Hank Kozloski, Clyde Hurts for Wayne Cage, News Journal (Mansfield, OH), June 2, 1979: 14. Clyde was hardly put in a position to succeed with Martin at the helm. We were not going to settle for anything less than a major league contract. After living for a time in New Jersey, his family moved to Houston, Texas in 1969. He made his first start of the season on May 16 versus the As, a complete game gem in which he allowed two runs on four hits. Now he had a big league contract, a full house and an. They encouraged him to return to a full windup and abandon his slider. The Rangers held the lead when Clyde departed, and Bill Gogolewski pitched the final four frames to secure the rookies first win. When the season ended, the Rangers traded Clyde and veteran Willie Horton to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Buskey and John Lowenstein on February 28, 1978. Neither Clyde nor his father insisted that he start in the majors. I thought it was just tight.37 The problem was a pinched nerve near the left shoulder blade for which Clyde received a cortisone injection and was prescribed 2 weeks of rest.38 He returned to the mound with the Triple-A Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League but the zip on his fastball had vanished. [1][12], Clyde's unsuccessful career made him the "poster-boy" for bringing up young players. David Clyde was perhaps the most dominating pitcher in high school baseball history during his days at Houston Westchester High School from 1970 to 1973. Clyde then toiled for guilas del Zulia, a Maracaibo-based club in the Venezuelan winter league, where he won only one of his five decisions while posting a 5.50 ERA.33 After filing for divorce from Cheryl that winter, he required a tonsillectomy as he was set to depart for spring training in Florida. "It was touch and go," said Jackie Moore, the Rangers' current bench coach who was their first-base coach in 1973. He posted an 18-0 record as a senior, and gave up only three earned runs in 148 innings pitched. After walking the first two batters, Clyde struck out the side, pitched five innings and was credited with the 4-3 victory. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. [2] During his senior year at Westchester, Clyde had a stellar record of 180, giving up only three earned runs in 148 innings pitched, while pitching five no-hitters and setting 14 national high school records. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. 36 Clyde Fond of New Obscurity, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 22, 1975: 31. David Clyde Stats David Clyde was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. 4 Jeff Merron, The Riseand Fall of a Phenom, ESPN.com, May 30, 2003, http://a.espncdn.com/mlb/s/2003/0529/1560431.html, accessed December 22, 2022. His confidence is down, and he is not helping us right now.30. But he doesn't sound bitter. He hadnt progressed much at all as a pitcher.47 A back condition put Clyde out of action in August, and he would not appear again for Cleveland. Clyde went directly to the Florida Instructional League at the end of the 1974 season to work on his off-speed pitches under the guidance of Rangers minor-league pitching coach Sid Hudson. Sports of The Times; The Mismanaged Career of David Clyde, https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-mismanaged-career-of-david-clyde.html. [14] One week before the thirtieth anniversary of his first career game, Clyde threw the ceremonial first pitch to his exteammate Ken Suarez during an Rangers-Astros game. During the abbreviated 1976 spring training that resulted from an owners lockout, Clyde developed a shoulder problem. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Though Clydes game clearly needed refinement, his maturity impressed Rangers catcher Ken Suarez, who had played with his share of bonus babies as a member of the Athletics. It soon unraveled, as he ended the season 8-11, 4.28. The Rangers drew 686,085 for their 81 home games that year, 32 percent of them showing up for the 12 starts by Clyde, which accounted for 14.8 percent of the home schedule. Clyde failed to replicateor even approximatehis Double-A success in Tucson. Clyde's career made him the "poster-boy" for bringing up young players prematurely and dealing with arm injuries. Clyde was the crown jewel in the 1973 Draft, no question about that. In 121 innings pitched during the regular season, he whiffed 248 and allowed three earned runs for a microscopic 0.16 ERA.6 When Clyde faced off against Bellaires Jim Gideon in the state tournament, local sportswriters could not recall a matchup of better prep arms. When major-league rosters expanded in September, Clyde was recalled to Texas. 34 David Clydes Future Very Much in Question.. Phone: 602.496.1460 Clyde spent the winter working out in Houston and went to spring training poised for a homecoming.

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