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Donn Clendenon
Donn Alvin Clendenon
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 15, 1935 in Neosho, MO
High School: Booker T. Washington (Atlanta, GA)
School: Morehouse College
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1961
Final Game: August 5, 1972
Died: September 17, 2005 in Sioux Falls, SD
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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
1961 25 PIT NL 9 40 35 7 11 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 10 .314 .400 .400 .800 113 14 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1962 26 PIT NL 80 251 222 39 67 8 5 7 28 16 4 26 58 .302 .376 .477 .853 127 106 3 1 1 1 3 37/9 RoY-2
1963 27 PIT NL 154 614 563 65 155 28 7 15 57 22 13 39 136 .275 .326 .430 .756 115 242 14 5 3 4 3 *3
1964 28 PIT NL 133 492 457 53 129 23 8 12 64 12 8 26 96 .282 .321 .446 .767 114 204 10 2 3 4 2 *3
1965 29 PIT NL 162 676 612 89 184 32 14 14 96 9 9 48 128 .301 .351 .467 .818 128 286 10 5 1 10 7 *3/5
1966 30 PIT NL 155 629 571 80 171 22 10 28 98 8 7 52 142 .299 .358 .520 .878 141 297 14 2 1 3 7 *3
1967 31 PIT NL 131 518 478 46 119 15 2 13 56 4 4 34 107 .249 .298 .370 .668 91 177 15 1 1 4 4 *3
1968 32 PIT NL 158 645 584 63 150 20 6 17 87 10 3 47 163 .257 .309 .399 .708 114 233 14 1 5 8 4 *3
1969 33 TOT NL 110 362 331 45 82 11 1 16 51 3 4 25 94 .248 .303 .432 .735 103 143 9 2 2 2 5 37/89
1969 33 MON NL 38 136 129 14 31 6 1 4 14 0 2 6 32 .240 .272 .395 .667 85 51 6 0 0 1 1 3/789
1969 33 NYM NL 72 226 202 31 51 5 0 12 37 3 2 19 62 .252 .321 .455 .777 114 92 3 2 2 1 4 3/7
1970 34 NYM NL 121 443 396 65 114 18 3 22 97 4 1 39 91 .288 .348 .515 .863 129 204 15 1 0 7 4 3 MVP-13
1971 35 NYM NL 88 288 263 29 65 10 0 11 37 1 2 21 78 .247 .302 .411 .713 102 108 12 1 0 3 3 3
1972 36 STL NL 61 154 136 13 26 4 0 4 9 1 2 17 37 .191 .279 .309 .588 68 42 7 0 0 1 4 3
12 Seasons 1362 5112 4648 594 1273 192 57 159 682 90 57 379 1140 .274 .328 .442 .771 116 2056 123 21 17 47 46
162 Game Avg. 162 608 553 71 151 23 7 19 81 11 7 45 136 .274 .328 .442 .771 116 245 15 2 2 6 5
PIT (8 yrs) 982 3865 3522 442 986 149 53 106 488 81 48 277 840 .280 .332 .443 .775 119 1559 80 17 15 34 30
NYM (3 yrs) 281 957 861 125 230 33 3 45 171 8 5 79 231 .267 .328 .469 .797 118 404 30 4 2 11 11
STL (1 yr) 61 154 136 13 26 4 0 4 9 1 2 17 37 .191 .279 .309 .588 68 42 7 0 0 1 4
MON (1 yr) 38 136 129 14 31 6 1 4 14 0 2 6 32 .240 .272 .395 .667 85 51 6 0 0 1 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 33 NYM NL WS BAL W 4 16 14 4 5 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 6 .357 .438 1.071 1.509 15 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 16 14 4 5 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 6 .357 .438 1.071 1.509 15 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 PIT NL 25 OF 8 8 78.1 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 18.4 0.2 0.5 -0.4 1 1.84 2.00 .975 2.16 1.86
1961 PIT NL 25 RF 7 7 69.1 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 8.7 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 1 1.69 1.86 .977 1.93 1.60
1961 PIT NL 25 LF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 93.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 4.00 4.00 .975 1.90 1.50
1962 PIT NL 26 1B 52 41 378.1 410 382 24 4 44 .990 -0.9 -2.9 -0.9 0.6 -1.5 0 9.66 7.81 .990 9.79 8.04 RoY-2
1962 PIT NL 26 OF 19 18 142.2 35 32 1 2 0 .943 2.0 16.8 2.0 1.4 0.7 0 2.08 1.74 .974 2.07 1.79 RoY-2
1962 PIT NL 26 LF 17 17 130.2 34 31 1 2 0 .941 2.0 18.4 2.0 1.4 0.7 0 2.20 1.88 .968 1.81 1.37 RoY-2
1962 PIT NL 26 RF 2 1 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.75 0.50 1.000 1.88 1.65 RoY-2
1963 PIT NL 27 1B 151 146 1324.0 1583 1450 118 15 154 .991 -0.8 -0.7 -0.8 -2.8 2.0 0 10.66 10.38 .989 6.80 6.62
1964 PIT NL 28 1B 119 113 1017.2 1242 1153 75 14 116 .989 -0.5 -0.6 -0.5 -1.6 1.0 0 10.86 10.32 .990 8.84 8.40
1965 PIT NL 29 1B 158 156 1401.0 1719 1572 119 28 161 .984 -5.8 -5.0 -5.8 -0.4 -5.4 0 10.86 10.70 .990 6.42 6.33
1965 PIT NL 29 3B 1 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 300.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 .950 2.70 2.50
1966 PIT NL 30 1B 152 148 1332.1 1572 1452 96 24 182 .985 -7.4 -6.7 -7.4 -0.9 -6.5 0 10.46 10.18 .989 6.75 6.58
1967 PIT NL 31 1B 123 119 1074.1 1303 1199 89 15 122 .988 -1.5 -1.7 -1.5 -0.9 -0.6 0 10.79 10.47 .991 8.38 8.13
1968 PIT NL 32 1B 155 152 1388.1 1732 1587 128 17 134 .990 11.8 10.2 11.8 5.5 6.3 0 11.12 11.06 .992 6.48 6.45
1969 TOT NL 33 1B 82 67 625.2 687 632 45 10 68 .985 -2.9 -5.6 -2.9 -1.2 -1.6 0 9.74 8.26 .992 9.83 8.84
1969 TOT NL 33 OF 12 10 89.2 20 16 2 2 2 .900 -0.3 -4.0 -0.3 -1.1 0.9 0 1.81 1.50 .975 2.02 1.75
1969 TOT NL 33 LF 10 9 79.0 17 13 2 2 2 .882 0.2 3.0 0.2 -0.6 0.9 0 1.71 1.50 .965 1.67 1.30
1969 MON NL 33 1B 24 21 189.2 237 214 20 3 22 .987 -1.1 -7.0 -1.1 1.5 -2.5 0 11.10 9.75 .992 9.83 8.84
1969 MON NL 33 OF 11 10 87.2 20 16 2 2 2 .900 -0.2 -2.7 -0.2 -1.0 0.9 0 1.85 1.64 .975 2.02 1.75
1969 MON NL 33 LF 9 9 77.0 17 13 2 2 2 .882 0.3 4.7 0.3 -0.5 0.9 0 1.75 1.67 .965 1.67 1.30
1969 MON NL 33 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1969 MON NL 33 RF 1 1 9.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -62.1 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.86 2.00 .950 1.86 1.60
1969 NYM NL 33 1B 58 46 436.0 450 418 25 7 46 .984 -1.8 -5.0 -1.8 -2.7 0.9 0 9.14 7.64 .992 9.83 8.84
1969 NYM NL 33 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.30
1969 NYM NL 33 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1970 NYM NL 34 1B 100 96 826.2 791 722 62 7 72 .991 3.7 5.4 2.7 1.1 1.6 1 8.54 7.84 .992 9.68 8.37 MVP-13
1971 NYM NL 35 1B 72 55 548.2 550 505 37 8 49 .985 -1.8 -3.9 -1.8 -2.7 0.9 0 8.89 7.53 .992 9.88 8.58
1972 STL NL 36 1B 36 31 279.0 289 259 26 4 34 .986 -1.8 -7.7 -1.8 -2.3 0.5 0 9.19 7.92 .992 9.73 8.42
11 Seasons 1B 1200 1124 10196.0 11878 10913 819 146 1136 .988 -7.9 -0.9 -8.9 -5.6 -3.3 1 10.36 9.78 .991 7.84 7.42
3 Seasons OF 39 36 310.2 71 63 4 4 2 .944 2.9 11.2 1.9 0.8 1.2 1 1.94 1.72 .975 2.08 1.79
3 Seasons LF 28 27 218.2 55 48 3 4 2 .927 2.9 15.9 2.9 1.5 1.6 0 2.10 1.82 .967 1.77 1.35
3 Seasons RF 10 9 91.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 1 1.58 1.60 .975 1.92 1.61
1 Season 3B 1 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 300.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 .950 2.70 2.50
1 Season CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
12 Seasons TOT 1240 1160 10508.2 11951 10976 825 150 1138 .987 -4.5 -0.5 -6.5 -4.3 -2.1 1 1 10.11 9.52 .978 7.67 7.24
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1969-ML-WS MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1970-NL-13-8%
0.08 Career Shares (949th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1965 NL--.301--10th

Slugging % s c a p y
1966 NL--.520--10th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1966 NL--.878--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1965 NL--162--4th

Hits s c a p y
1965 NL--184--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
1966 NL--297--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1965 NL--32--7th

Triples s c a p y
1964 NL--8--8th
1965 NL--14--2nd
1966 NL--10--4th
1968 NL--6--8th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1965 NL--96--9th
1966 NL--98--8th
1968 NL--87--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1963 NL--136--1st
1965 NL--128--3rd
1966 NL--142--2nd
1967 NL--107--6th
1968 NL--163--1st
Career--1140--161st

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1963 NL--22--8th
1964 NL--12--9th

Singles s c a p y
1965 NL--124--9th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1966 NL--141--10th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1966 NL--30--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1966 NL--3.1--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1965 NL--60--10th
1966 NL--60--8th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1965 NL--10--1st
1968 NL--8--2nd
1970 NL--7--5th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1967 NL--15--10th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1963 NL--13--3rd
1964 NL--8--8th
1965 NL--9--4th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1963 NL--17.8--4th
1964 NL--12.0--10th
1966 NL--12.4--10th
1968 NL--12.6--5th

AB per HR s c a p y
1966 NL--20.4--10th

Oldest s c a p y
1972 NL--born 1935-07-15--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 33 (717), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1638), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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

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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