Stubby Clapp
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Richard Keith Clapp
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 8", Weight 175 lb.
- School Paris Junior College, Texas Tech University
- Debut June 18, 2001
- Final Game October 4, 2001
- Born February 24, 1973 in Windsor, ON CAN
[edit] Biographical Information
Stubby Clapp has played for Team Canada in numerous events.
Clapp was on the only Canadian team (through 2007) to win a World Junior Championship; he was on the club that won the 1991 event.
Clapp hit .222/.364/.222 as Camada's utility man in the 1994 Baseball World Cup. In the 1999 Pan American Games, Clapp hit .348 to help Canada claim the Bronze Medal and the best record in the competition.
He represented Canada at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. In the 2006 Americas Qualifier for the 2008 Olympics, Clapp hit .270/.400/.351 and stole two bases for Team Canada. Canada failed to earn an Olympic berth but they did get a spot in the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. In the latter event, they earned a spot in the Summer Games. Clapp hit .364/.517/.500 with 6 walks and 6 runs in seven games at second base. He made numerous big plays in the tournament. Against Taiwan, he came to bat with two out in the 9th and a 5-4 deficit. Facing closer Chia-Jen Lo, Clapp beat out an infield hit by diving into first base. He scored the tying run on a Mike Saunders single, forcing extra innings; Canada went on to win, 6-5. He reached against Hyun-jin Ryu in the first inning against South Korea and scored on a Matt Rogelstad homer in a 4-3 victory. Those were two big wins as Taiwan and South Korea also moved on to the Olympics. In their final game, against Germany, Clapp drew a leadoff 10th-inning walk from Dirk Fries. After the bases were loaded with one out, Ryan Radmanovich grounded to Donald Lutz, who threw home. Clapp slid hard into home to prevent Simon Gühring from turning a double play; the move helped Canada win the game but Clapp was injured on the play.
In 2007 Clapp was the hitting coach for the Greeneville Astros and in 2008, he will serve the same capacity for the Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League.
