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Clint Hurdle
Clinton Merrick Hurdle
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 30, 1957 in Big Rapids, MI
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1977
Final Game: June 26, 1987
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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
1977 19 KCR AL 9 28 26 5 8 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 7 .308 .357 .538 .896 139 14 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1978 20 KCR AL 133 481 417 48 110 25 5 7 56 1 3 56 84 .264 .348 .398 .746 108 166 6 1 1 6 1 397/5D
1979 21 KCR AL 59 204 171 16 41 10 3 3 30 0 1 28 24 .240 .343 .386 .729 96 66 4 1 0 4 4 79/D5
1980 22 KCR AL 130 438 395 50 116 31 2 10 60 0 0 34 61 .294 .349 .458 .807 120 181 11 2 2 5 5 *9/7
1981 23 KCR AL 28 89 76 12 25 3 1 4 15 0 0 13 10 .329 .427 .553 .980 183 42 2 0 0 0 3 9
1982 24 CIN NL 19 37 34 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .206 .270 .235 .506 42 8 1 1 0 0 2 7/9
1983 25 NYM NL 13 35 33 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .182 .229 .242 .471 32 8 1 0 0 0 0 /59
1985 27 NYM NL 43 97 82 7 16 4 0 3 7 0 1 13 20 .195 .313 .354 .666 87 29 1 1 1 0 3 2/97
1986 28 STL NL 78 184 154 18 30 5 1 3 15 0 0 26 38 .195 .311 .299 .610 70 46 2 1 1 2 0 3/2795
1987 29 NYM NL 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 /3
10 Seasons 515 1596 1391 162 360 81 12 32 193 1 6 176 261 .259 .341 .403 .745 105 561 28 7 5 17 18
162 Game Avg. 162 502 438 51 113 25 4 10 61 0 2 55 82 .259 .341 .403 .745 105 176 9 2 2 5 6
KCR (5 yrs) 359 1240 1085 131 300 69 11 26 168 1 4 133 186 .276 .353 .432 .786 116 469 23 4 3 15 13
NYM (3 yrs) 59 135 118 11 23 6 0 3 9 0 1 15 31 .195 .291 .322 .613 72 38 2 1 1 0 3
STL (1 yr) 78 184 154 18 30 5 1 3 15 0 0 26 38 .195 .311 .299 .610 70 46 2 1 1 2 0
CIN (1 yr) 19 37 34 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .206 .270 .235 .506 42 8 1 1 0 0 2
NL (5 yrs) 156 356 306 31 60 12 1 6 25 0 2 43 75 .196 .299 .301 .600 68 92 5 3 2 2 5
AL (5 yrs) 359 1240 1085 131 300 69 11 26 168 1 4 133 186 .276 .353 .432 .786 116 469 23 4 3 15 13

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
1978 20 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 4 10 8 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 .375 .500 .625 1.125 5 0 0 0 0 0
1980 22 KCR AL ALCS NYY W 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1980 22 KCR AL WS PHI L 4 14 12 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .417 .500 .500 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 0
1981 23 KCR AL ALDS OAK L 3 12 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .273 .606 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 14 38 33 2 11 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 6 .333 .421 .424 .845 14 1 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 7 12 10 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 .300 .417 .500 .917 5 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 3 12 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .273 .606 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 14 12 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .417 .500 .500 1.000 6 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1977 KCR AL 19 OF 9 6 61.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.2 42.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 1 2.48 1.89 .976 2.34 2.03
1977 KCR AL 19 RF 9 6 61.2 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.2 42.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 1 2.34 1.78 .975 2.09 1.71
1978 KCR AL 20 OF 78 68 584.1 143 132 5 6 1 .958 0.7 1.4 -2.3 -3.6 1.2 3 2.11 1.76 .980 2.47 2.13
1978 KCR AL 20 1B 52 49 396.1 443 412 25 6 47 .986 -3.4 -10.3 -3.4 -0.7 -2.7 0 9.92 8.40 .992 10.05 8.75
1978 KCR AL 20 RF 42 33 303.1 82 75 3 4 0 .951 1.5 5.9 -0.5 -1.8 1.3 2 2.31 1.86 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 KCR AL 20 LF 41 35 281.0 63 59 2 2 1 .968 -0.8 -3.4 -1.8 -1.8 -0.1 1 1.95 1.49 .975 2.21 1.78
1978 KCR AL 20 3B 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 2.60
1978 KCR AL 20 DH 1 0.0
1979 KCR AL 21 OF 50 47 371.0 93 88 2 3 0 .968 -1.4 -4.5 -0.4 -0.8 0.4 -1 2.18 1.80 .982 2.46 2.13
1979 KCR AL 21 LF 30 28 202.0 44 40 3 1 0 .977 -1.8 -10.7 -1.8 -2.6 0.8 0 1.92 1.43 .980 2.22 1.80
1979 KCR AL 21 RF 20 19 169.0 49 47 0 2 0 .959 0.4 2.8 1.4 1.8 -0.4 -1 2.50 2.35 .980 2.25 1.88
1979 KCR AL 21 DH 4 0.0
1979 KCR AL 21 3B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.70
1980 KCR AL 22 OF 126 109 977.0 251 233 8 10 1 .960 0.1 0.1 3.1 2.8 0.3 -3 2.22 1.91 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 KCR AL 22 RF 125 109 972.0 253 236 8 9 1 .964 0.3 0.4 3.3 3.0 0.3 -3 2.26 1.95 .975 2.13 1.77
1980 KCR AL 22 LF 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.34 1.90
1981 KCR AL 23 OF 28 26 200.0 60 59 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 4.2 1.7 1.3 0.5 -1 2.70 2.14 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 KCR AL 23 RF 28 26 200.0 60 59 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 4.2 1.7 1.3 0.5 -1 2.70 2.14 .980 2.16 1.75
1982 CIN NL 24 LF 17 9 85.0 19 16 2 1 0 .947 -0.9 -12.7 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 1.91 1.06 .974 2.08 1.60
1982 CIN NL 24 OF 17 9 86.0 20 17 2 1 0 .950 -0.9 -12.6 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 1.99 1.12 .980 2.25 1.91
1982 CIN NL 24 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1983 NYM NL 25 3B 9 8 58.0 20 1 15 4 2 .800 -1.7 -35.2 -1.7 -0.9 -0.8 0 2.48 1.78 .955 2.70 2.29
1983 NYM NL 25 OF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 2.30 1.90
1983 NYM NL 25 RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.60
1985 NYM NL 27 C 17 12 114.2 85 79 6 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -10.5 -1 6.67 5.00 .987 6.42 5.45 3 6 13 5 28%
1985 NYM NL 27 OF 10 7 74.0 12 10 1 1 0 .917 -3.4 -55.1 -3.4 -3.2 -0.2 0 1.34 1.10 .983 2.20 1.88
1985 NYM NL 27 RF 8 6 56.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -2.7 -57.9 -2.7 -2.9 0.2 0 1.45 1.13 .980 2.02 1.68
1985 NYM NL 27 LF 2 1 18.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -46.7 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 1.90 1.50
1986 STL NL 28 1B 39 30 271.1 325 301 22 2 31 .994 0.7 3.1 0.7 0.8 0.0 0 10.71 8.28 .992 9.94 8.31
1986 STL NL 28 OF 10 6 52.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -4.6 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 0 2.08 1.20 .975 2.20 1.82
1986 STL NL 28 C 5 3 25.2 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -46.8 -1 7.01 4.00 .985 6.94 5.88 2 1 3 0 0%
1986 STL NL 28 LF 5 2 23.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -41.7 -0.8 -0.2 -0.6 0 1.17 0.60 .967 1.96 1.44
1986 STL NL 28 RF 5 4 29.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 24.8 0.6 0.6 0.1 0 2.79 1.80 .978 1.99 1.62
1986 STL NL 28 3B 4 1 17.2 11 2 8 1 0 .909 0.5 34.0 0.5 0.1 0.5 0 5.09 2.50 .945 2.70 2.20
1987 NYM NL 29 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.50
9 Seasons OF 329 279 2415.0 608 568 19 21 2 .965 -2.7 -1.3 -1.7 -2.8 1.2 -1 2.19 1.78 .980 2.44 2.11
9 Seasons RF 239 204 1801.0 479 451 12 16 1 .967 2.5 1.7 4.5 2.6 2.1 -2 2.31 1.94 .977 2.15 1.78
6 Seasons LF 96 75 614.0 131 119 8 4 1 .969 -5.2 -10.2 -6.2 -5.4 -0.9 1 1.86 1.32 .976 2.18 1.73
3 Seasons 1B 92 79 669.2 769 714 47 8 78 .990 -2.7 -4.8 -2.7 0.1 -2.7 0 10.23 8.27 .992 10.00 8.56
2 Seasons C 22 15 140.1 105 98 7 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -17.1 -2 6.73 4.77 .987 6.52 5.55 5 7 16 5 24%
4 Seasons 3B 15 9 77.2 32 4 23 5 2 .844 -1.2 -18.5 -1.2 -0.8 -0.3 0 3.13 1.80 .953 2.70 2.31
2 Seasons DH 5 0.0
10 Seasons TOT 458 382 3302.2 1514 1384 96 34 82 .978 -8.6 -3.1 -5.6 -3.5 -1.8 -1 0 -2 4.03 3.23 .964 4.16 3.58 5 7 16 5 24%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Youngest s c a p y
1977 AL--born 1957-07-30--4th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1920), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Brown.

November 15, 1982: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

February, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

April 4, 1983: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

April 7, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

December 10, 1985: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Mets in the 1985 rule 5 draft.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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Salaries

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1986St. Louis Cardinals$120,000
Career (may be incomplete)$120,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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