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Dain Clay
Dain Elmer Clay (Sniffy and Ding-A-Ling)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 10, 1919 in Hicksville, OH
Schools: Kent State University (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1943
Final Game: September 29, 1946
Died: August 28, 1994 in Chula Vista, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1943 23 CIN NL 49 106 93 19 25 2 4 0 9 1 8 14 .269 .333 .376 .710 106 35 1 1 4 O
1944 24 CIN NL 110 391 356 51 89 15 0 0 17 8 17 18 .250 .290 .292 .582 67 104 6 3 15 O
1945 25 CIN NL 153 700 656 81 184 29 2 1 50 19 37 58 .280 .321 .335 .656 84 220 10 2 5 *O
1946 26 CIN NL 121 502 435 52 99 17 0 2 22 11 53 40 .228 .318 .280 .599 74 122 5 5 9 *O
4 Seasons 433 1699 1540 203 397 63 6 3 98 39 115 130 .258 .314 .312 .626 79 481 22 11 33
162 Game Avg. 162 636 576 76 149 24 2 1 37 15 43 49 .258 .314 .312 .626 79 180 8 4 12

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1943 CIN NL 23 OF 33 47 42 2 3 0 .936 1.33 .979 2.27 1-29-3
1944 CIN NL 24 OF 98 278 272 4 2 0 .993 2.82 .980 2.31 5-93-0
1945 CIN NL 25 OF 152 461 446 10 5 3 .989 3.00 .978 2.33 0-152-0
1946 CIN NL 26 OF 120 326 312 10 4 3 .988 2.68 .977 2.16 11-107-2
4 Seasons OF 403 1112 1072 26 14 6 .987 2.72 .978 2.27 17-381-5
4 Seasons TOT 403 1112 1072 26 14 6 .987 2.72 .965 2.27 17-381-5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1945 NL--153--6th

At Bats s c a p y
1945 NL--656--1st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1945 NL--700--6th

Hits s c a p y
1945 NL--184--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1945 NL--29--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1945 NL--58--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1945 NL--19--3rd
1946 NL--11--9th

Singles s c a p y
1945 NL--152--2nd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL--5--2nd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1944 NL--15--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1945 NL--487--1st

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 1 (984), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 11 (1321), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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Transactions

June 1, 1943: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Buster Adams and Coaker Triplett to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Danny Litwhiler and Earl Naylor.

June 6, 1943: Traded by the Philadelphia Blue Jays to the Cincinnati Reds for Charlie Brewster.

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