Clinton Merrick Hurdle
Positions: Rightfielder, First Baseman and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: July 30, 1957 in Big Rapids, MI
High School: Merritt Island HS (Merritt Island, FL)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.
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Debut: September 18, 1977 (Age 20)
vs. SEA 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Royals/Cardinals/Mets/Reds 1977-1987
Agents: Ron Shapiro [*]
Final Game: June 26, 1987 (Age 29)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 5 | KCR | TOR | W,11-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 7 | KCR | TOR | W,7-4 | GS | 24 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 8 | KCR | TOR | W,8-3 | GS | 19 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 9 | KCR | DET | L,3-7 | GS | 23 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 11 | KCR | DET | W,10-3 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 6 | 6 | Apr 13 | KCR | @ | TOR | L,1-4 | CG | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 7 | 7 | Apr 14 | KCR | @ | TOR | L,6-8 | GS | 31 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | LF |
| 8 | 8 | Apr 15 | KCR | @ | TOR | W,12-10 | GS | 40 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | LF |
| 9 | 9 | Apr 16 | KCR | @ | DET | L,4-10 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF |
| 10 | 10 | Apr 17 | KCR | @ | DET | L,3-6 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF |
| 11 | 11 | Apr 20 | KCR | @ | BOS | L,2-9 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF |
| 12 | 12 | Apr 21 | KCR | @ | BOS | L,4-10 | CG | 43 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 13 | 13 | Apr 22 | KCR | @ | BOS | L,0-6 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF |
| 14 | 15 (1) | Apr 24 | KCR | CHW | W,5-0 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | LF | |
| 15 | 16 | Apr 25 | KCR | CHW | W,7-6 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH LF | |
| 16 | 17 | Apr 26 | KCR | CLE | W,5-4 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 17 | 18 | Apr 27 | KCR | CLE | W,15-7 | GS | 27 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 18 | 20 (1) | Apr 29 | KCR | CLE | L,4-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 19 | 21 | Apr 30 | KCR | TEX | L,7-8 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 20 | 23 (1) | May 2 | KCR | TEX | L,2-3 | GS | 34 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 21 | 25 (1) | May 5 | KCR | @ | CLE | W,3-2 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF |
| 22 | 26 | May 6 | KCR | @ | CLE | L,4-5 | GS | 21 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF |
| 23 | 27 | May 7 | KCR | @ | TEX | W,10-6 | GS | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 24 | 28 | May 8 | KCR | @ | TEX | L,7-8 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF |
| 25 | 29 | May 9 | KCR | @ | TEX | W,4-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | RF |
| 26 | 31 (1) | May 11 | KCR | @ | CHW | L,3-5 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH RF |
| 27 | 32 | May 12 | KCR | @ | CHW | W,5-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | RF |
| 28 | 33 | May 13 | KCR | @ | CHW | W,14-5 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 29 | 34 | May 14 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,1-0 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| 30 | 35 | May 15 (1) | KCR | @ | SEA | W,7-4 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | RF |
| 31 | 36 | May 15 (2) | KCR | @ | SEA | L,2-6 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | RF |
| 32 | 37 | May 16 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,4-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 33 | 38 | May 17 | KCR | MIN | L,6-7 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | RF | |
| 34 | 39 | May 18 | KCR | MIN | L,6-10 | CG | 47 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| 35 | 40 | May 20 | KCR | MIN | W,5-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | RF | |
| 36 | 41 | May 21 | KCR | SEA | L,7-12 | CG | 44 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| 37 | 42 | May 22 | KCR | SEA | L,11-12 | CG | 57 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | RF | |
| 38 | 44 (1) | May 25 | KCR | @ | MIN | W,4-3 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | RF |
| 39 | 45 | May 26 | KCR | @ | MIN | W,7-4 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 40 | 121 (75) | Aug 17 | KCR | @ | BAL | W,7-1 | GS | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 41 | 122 | Aug 18 | KCR | @ | BAL | L,2-9 | CG | 43 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | LF |
| 42 | 124 (1) | Aug 20 | KCR | NYY | L,4-17 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | DH 3B | |
| 43 | 130 (5) | Aug 27 | KCR | MIL | W,10-9 | GS | 41 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF | |
| 44 | 132 (1) | Aug 29 | KCR | MIL | W,18-8 | GS | 13 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 45 | 142 (9) | Sep 9 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,3-1 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 46 | 154 (11) | Sep 21 | KCR | @ | OAK | W,13-4 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 47 | 155 | Sep 22 | KCR | @ | OAK | L,0-2 | CG | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 48 | 159 (3) | Sep 26 | KCR | @ | CAL | W,4-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| 49 | 160 | Sep 28 | KCR | OAK | W,13-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF | |
| 50 | 161 | Sep 29 | KCR | OAK | W,6-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| 51 | 162 | Sep 30 | KCR | OAK | L,5-6 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 51gm | 372.0 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 5 | KCR | TOR | W,11-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 7 | KCR | TOR | W,7-4 | GS | 24 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 8 | KCR | TOR | W,8-3 | GS | 19 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 9 | KCR | DET | L,3-7 | GS | 23 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 11 | KCR | DET | W,10-3 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | Apr 13 | KCR | @ | TOR | L,1-4 | CG | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Apr 14 | KCR | @ | TOR | L,6-8 | GS | 31 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Apr 15 | KCR | @ | TOR | W,12-10 | GS | 40 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Apr 16 | KCR | @ | DET | L,4-10 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Apr 17 | KCR | @ | DET | L,3-6 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Apr 20 | KCR | @ | BOS | L,2-9 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Apr 21 | KCR | @ | BOS | L,4-10 | CG | 43 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | Apr 22 | KCR | @ | BOS | L,0-6 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 (1) | Apr 24 | KCR | CHW | W,5-0 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | Apr 25 | KCR | CHW | W,7-6 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Apr 26 | KCR | CLE | W,5-4 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | Apr 27 | KCR | CLE | W,15-7 | GS | 27 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 (1) | Apr 29 | KCR | CLE | L,4-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Apr 30 | KCR | TEX | L,7-8 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 20 | 23 (1) | May 2 | KCR | TEX | L,2-3 | GS | 34 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | 25 (1) | May 5 | KCR | @ | CLE | W,3-2 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | May 6 | KCR | @ | CLE | L,4-5 | GS | 21 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | May 7 | KCR | @ | TEX | W,10-6 | GS | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | May 8 | KCR | @ | TEX | L,7-8 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 25 | 121 (92) | Aug 17 | KCR | @ | BAL | W,7-1 | GS | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 122 | Aug 18 | KCR | @ | BAL | L,2-9 | CG | 43 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | 132 (9) | Aug 29 | KCR | MIL | W,18-8 | GS | 13 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 28 | 142 (9) | Sep 9 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,3-1 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 155 (12) | Sep 22 | KCR | @ | OAK | L,0-2 | CG | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 162 (6) | Sep 30 | KCR | OAK | L,5-6 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30gm | 202.0 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | May 9 | KCR | @ | TEX | W,4-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 31 (1) | May 11 | KCR | @ | CHW | L,3-5 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 32 | May 12 | KCR | @ | CHW | W,5-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | 33 | May 13 | KCR | @ | CHW | W,14-5 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 34 | May 14 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,1-0 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 35 | May 15 (1) | KCR | @ | SEA | W,7-4 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 36 | May 15 (2) | KCR | @ | SEA | L,2-6 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | 37 | May 16 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,4-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 38 | May 17 | KCR | MIN | L,6-7 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | 39 | May 18 | KCR | MIN | L,6-10 | CG | 47 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | 40 | May 20 | KCR | MIN | W,5-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 12 | 41 | May 21 | KCR | SEA | L,7-12 | CG | 44 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 42 | May 22 | KCR | SEA | L,11-12 | CG | 57 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | 44 (1) | May 25 | KCR | @ | MIN | W,4-3 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | 45 | May 26 | KCR | @ | MIN | W,7-4 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 16 | 130 (84) | Aug 27 | KCR | MIL | W,10-9 | GS | 41 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 17 | 154 (23) | Sep 21 | KCR | @ | OAK | W,13-4 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 159 (4) | Sep 26 | KCR | @ | CAL | W,4-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 160 | Sep 28 | KCR | OAK | W,13-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | 161 | Sep 29 | KCR | OAK | W,6-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20gm | 169.0 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | ||||||||
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