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Donn Clendenon
Donn Alvin Clendenon

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 210 lb.
School Morehouse College

Debut September 22, 1961
  vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 5, 1972
Born July 15, 1935 in Neosho, MO
Died September 17, 2005 in Sioux Falls, SD

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 25 PIT NL   9   35    7   11   1  1   0    2   0  0   5  10  .314  .400  .400  113   14   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 26 PIT NL  80  222   39   67   8  5   7   28  16  4  26  58  .302  .376  .477  127  106   1   1   3   1   3 RoY-2
 1963 27 PIT NL 154  563   65  155  28  7  15   57  22 13  39 136  .275  .326  .430  115  242   3   4   3   5  14
 1964 28 PIT NL 133  457   53  129  23  8  12   64  12  8  26  96  .282  .321  .446  114  204   3   4   2   2  10
 1965 29 PIT NL 162  612   89  184  32 14  14   96   9  9  48 128  .301  .351  .467  128  286   1  10   7   5  10
 1966 30 PIT NL 155  571   80  171  22 10  28   98   8  7  52 142  .299  .358  .520  141  297   1   3   7   2  14
 1967 31 PIT NL 131  478   46  119  15  2  13   56   4  4  34 107  .249  .298  .370   91  177   1   4   4   1  15
 1968 32 PIT NL 158  584   63  150  20  6  17   87  10  3  47 163  .257  .309  .399  114  233   5   8   4   1  14
 1969 33 TOT NL 110  331   45   82  11  1  16   51   3  4  25  94  .248  .303  .432  103  143   2   2   5   2   9
         MON NL  38  129   14   31   6  1   4   14   0  2   6  32  .240  .272  .395   85   51   0   1   1   0   6
         NYM NL  72  202   31   51   5  0  12   37   3  2  19  62  .252  .321  .455  114   92   2   1   4   2   3
 1970 34 NYM NL 121  396   65  114  18  3  22   97   4  1  39  91  .288  .348  .515  129  204   0   7   4   1  15 MVP-13
 1971 35 NYM NL  88  263   29   65  10  0  11   37   1  2  21  78  .247  .302  .411  102  108   0   3   3   1  12
 1972 36 STL NL  61  136   13   26   4  0   4    9   1  2  17  37  .191  .279  .309   68   42   0   1   4   0   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons         4648      1273     57      682     57    1140  .274  .328  .442  116       17  47  46  21 123
               1362       594      192    159       90    379                            2056
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        553   71  151  23  7  19   81  11  7  45 136  .274  .328  .442  116  245   2   6   5   2  15
 Career High    162  612   89  184  32 14  28   98  22 13  52 163  .301  .358  .520  141  297   5  10   7   5  15
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 25 PIT NL   40   24    6   6.7   106| .314  .271| .400  .338| .400  .422| .800  .760| 113  .659   0.8   0.1   0%
 1962 26 PIT NL  251  164   42   6.8   104| .302  .271| .376  .338| .477  .412| .853  .750| 127  .678   8.4   0.8  80%
 1963 27 PIT NL  614  442   75   4.6    90| .275  .255| .326  .317| .430  .382| .756  .699| 115  .571  10.5   1.1  62%
 1964 28 PIT NL  492  353   62   4.7    94| .282  .263| .321  .321| .446  .391| .767  .712| 114  .564   7.4   0.8  60%
 1965 29 PIT NL  676  458   99   5.8    94| .301  .259| .351  .323| .467  .392| .818  .715| 128  .652  22.7   2.3  50%
 1966 30 PIT NL  629  425  102   6.5    96| .299  .265| .358  .323| .520  .399| .878  .722| 141  .685  30.5   3.1  53%
 1967 31 PIT NL  518  383   49   3.4    90| .249  .258| .298  .320| .370  .379| .668  .699|  91  .436  -6.7  -0.7  50%
 1968 32 PIT NL  645  464   72   4.2    80| .257  .250| .309  .308| .399  .352| .708  .660| 114  .573   9.0   1.0  76%
 1969 33 TOT NL  362  266   41   4.1    95| .248  .261| .303  .331| .432  .386| .735  .718| 103  .496  -0.2   0.0  42%
         MON NL  136  107   11   2.8    94| .240  .259| .272  .330| .395  .384| .667  .714|  85  .320  -3.2  -0.3   0%
         NYM NL  226  159   30   5.1    96| .252  .262| .321  .332| .455  .388| .776  .720| 114  .588   3.0   0.3  60%
 1970 34 NYM NL  443  305   68   6.0   103| .288  .267| .348  .340| .515  .408| .863  .748| 129  .614  15.2   1.5  80%
 1971 35 NYM NL  288  215   29   3.6    91| .247  .257| .302  .323| .411  .377| .713  .700| 102  .448   0.3   0.0  33%
 1972 36 STL NL  154  120   10   2.3    91| .191  .255| .279  .323| .309  .377| .588  .701|  68  .254  -5.7  -0.6  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     5112 3619  655   4.9    93| .274  .260| .328  .323| .442  .386| .770  .709| 116  .579  92.2   9.4  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 25 PIT NL OF 8 15 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.86 1.84 2.16 8 78.3 RF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.60 1.69 1.94 7 69.3 LF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.50 4.00 1.90 1 9.0 1962 26 PIT NL 1B 52 382 24 4 44 .990 .990 7.81 8.04 9.66 9.79 41 378.3 OF 19 32 1 2 0 .943 .973 1.74 1.79 2.08 2.07 18 142.7 LF 17 31 1 2 0 .941 .967 1.88 1.37 2.20 1.82 17 130.7 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 0.75 1.88 1 12.0 1963 27 PIT NL 1B 151 1450 118 15 154 .991 .989 10.38 6.62 10.66 6.80 146 1324.0 1964 28 PIT NL 1B 119 1153 75 14 116 .989 .990 10.32 8.40 10.86 8.84 113 1017.7 1965 29 PIT NL 1B 158 1572 119 28 161 .984 .990 10.70 6.33 10.86 6.42 156 1401.0 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.50 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 1966 30 PIT NL 1B 152 1452 96 24 182 .985 .989 10.18 6.58 10.46 6.75 148 1332.3 1967 31 PIT NL 1B 123 1199 89 15 122 .988 .991 10.47 8.13 10.79 8.38 119 1074.3 1968 32 PIT NL 1B 155 1587 128 17 134 .990 .992 11.06 6.45 11.12 6.48 152 1388.3 1969 33 TOT NL 1B 82 632 45 10 68 .985 .992 8.26 8.84 9.74 9.83 67 625.7 TOT NL OF 12 16 2 2 2 .900 .973 1.50 1.75 1.81 2.02 10 89.7 TOT NL LF 10 13 2 2 2 .882 .962 1.50 1.28 1.71 1.65 9 79.0 MON NL 1B 24 214 20 3 22 .987 .992 9.75 8.84 11.10 9.83 21 189.7 OF 11 16 2 2 2 .900 .973 1.64 1.75 1.85 2.02 10 87.7 LF 9 13 2 2 2 .882 .962 1.67 1.28 1.75 1.65 9 77.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.60 1.86 1.86 1 9.7 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 NYM NL 1B 58 418 25 7 46 .984 .992 7.64 8.84 9.14 9.83 46 436.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1970 34 NYM NL 1B 100 722 62 7 72 .991 .992 7.84 8.37 8.54 9.68 96 826.7 1971 35 NYM NL 1B 72 505 37 8 49 .985 .992 7.53 8.58 8.89 9.88 55 548.7 1972 36 STL NL 1B 36 259 26 4 34 .986 .992 7.92 8.42 9.19 9.73 31 279.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1962 26 PIT NL 1B 52 382 24 4 44 .990 .990 7.81 8.04 9.66 9.79 41 378.3 1963 27 PIT NL 1B 151 1450 118 15 154 .991 .989 10.38 6.62 10.66 6.80 146 1324.0 1964 28 PIT NL 1B 119 1153 75 14 116 .989 .990 10.32 8.40 10.86 8.84 113 1017.7 1965 29 PIT NL 1B 158 1572 119 28 161 .984 .990 10.70 6.33 10.86 6.42 156 1401.0 1966 30 PIT NL 1B 152 1452 96 24 182 .985 .989 10.18 6.58 10.46 6.75 148 1332.3 1967 31 PIT NL 1B 123 1199 89 15 122 .988 .991 10.47 8.13 10.79 8.38 119 1074.3 1968 32 PIT NL 1B 155 1587 128 17 134 .990 .992 11.06 6.45 11.12 6.48 152 1388.3 1969 33 TOT NL 1B 82 632 45 10 68 .985 .992 8.26 8.84 9.74 9.83 67 625.7 MON NL 1B 24 214 20 3 22 .987 .992 9.75 8.84 11.10 9.83 21 189.7 NYM NL 1B 58 418 25 7 46 .984 .992 7.64 8.84 9.14 9.83 46 436.0 1970 34 NYM NL 1B 100 722 62 7 72 .991 .992 7.84 8.37 8.54 9.68 96 826.7 1971 35 NYM NL 1B 72 505 37 8 49 .985 .992 7.53 8.58 8.89 9.88 55 548.7 1972 36 STL NL 1B 36 259 26 4 34 .986 .992 7.92 8.42 9.19 9.73 31 279.0 1965 29 PIT NL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.50 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 1969 33 MON NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1961 25 PIT NL LF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.50 4.00 1.90 1 9.0 1962 26 PIT NL LF 17 31 1 2 0 .941 .967 1.88 1.37 2.20 1.82 17 130.7 1969 33 TOT NL LF 10 13 2 2 2 .882 .962 1.50 1.28 1.71 1.65 9 79.0 MON NL LF 9 13 2 2 2 .882 .962 1.67 1.28 1.75 1.65 9 77.0 NYM NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1961 25 PIT NL OF 8 15 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.86 1.84 2.16 8 78.3 1962 26 PIT NL OF 19 32 1 2 0 .943 .973 1.74 1.79 2.08 2.07 18 142.7 1969 33 TOT NL OF 12 16 2 2 2 .900 .973 1.50 1.75 1.81 2.02 10 89.7 MON NL OF 11 16 2 2 2 .900 .973 1.64 1.75 1.85 2.02 10 87.7 NYM NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1961 25 PIT NL RF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.60 1.69 1.94 7 69.3 1962 26 PIT NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 0.75 1.88 1 12.0 1969 33 MON NL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.60 1.86 1.86 1 9.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B*1200 10913 819 146 1136 .988 .991 9.78 7.42 10.36 7.84 1124 10196.0 OF* 39 63 4 4 2 .944 .974 1.72 1.79 1.94 2.08 36 310.7 28 1 10# LF* 28 48 3 4 2 .927 .966 1.82 1.34 2.10 1.76 27 218.7 RF* 10 15 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.61 1.58 1.92 9 91.0 3B* 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.50 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1240 10976 825 150 1138 .987 .990 9.52 7.24 10.11 7.67 1160 10509
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   WS    NYM BAL     W   4  14   4   5  1  0  3   4   2   6  .357  .438 1.071   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1969-ML-WS MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1970-NL-13-0.08
Car-939-0.08 shares

Batting Average
1965 NL-.301-10

Slugging %
1966 NL-.520-10

OPS
1966 NL-.878-10

Games
1965 NL-162-4

Hits
1965 NL-184-8

Total Bases
1966 NL-297-10

Doubles
1965 NL-32-7

Triples
1964 NL-8-8
1965 NL-14-2
1966 NL-10-4
1968 NL-6-8

RBI
1965 NL-96-9
1966 NL-98-8
1968 NL-87-6

Strikeouts
1963 NL-136-1
1965 NL-128-3
1966 NL-142-2
1967 NL-107-6
1968 NL-163-1

Stolen Bases
1963 NL-22-8
1964 NL-12-9

Singles
1965 NL-124-9

Adjusted OPS+
1966 NL-141-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1966 NL-30-10

Batting Wins
1966 NL-3.1-10

Extra-Base Hits
1965 NL-60-10
1966 NL-60-8

Sac. Flies
1965 NL-10-1
1968 NL-8-2
1970 NL-7-5

Grounded into Double Plays
1967 NL-15-10

Caught Stealing
1963 NL-13-3
1964 NL-8-8
1965 NL-9-4

Power/Speed Number
1963 NL-17.8-4
1964 NL-12.0-10
1966 NL-12.4-10
1968 NL-12.6-5

At Bats per Home Run
1966 NL-20.4-10

Oldest Player
1972 NL-36-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 33 (714) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 10.2 (1614) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1812) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 11th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

January 22, 1969: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Jesus Alou to the Houston Astros for Rusty Staub. Donn Clendenon refused to report to his new team on April 8, 1969. The Montreal Expos sent Jack Billingham (April 8, 1969), Skip Guinn (April 8, 1969), and $100,000 (April 8, 1969) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

April 8, 1969: Sent by the Houston Astros to the Montreal Expos to complete an earlier deal made on January 22, 1969. The Houston Astros sent Rusty Staub to the Montreal Expos for Donn Clendenon and Jesus Alou. Donn Clendenon refused to report to his new team on April 8, 1969. The Montreal Expos sent Jack Billingham (April 8, 1969), Skip Guinn (April 8, 1969), and $100,000 (April 8, 1969) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

June 15, 1969: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Steve Renko, Kevin Collins, Bill Carden (minors), and Dave Colon (minors).

October 28, 1971: Released by the New York Mets.

December 9, 1971: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 7, 1972: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


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