Clint Courtney

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 180lb (173cm, 81kg)

Born: March 16, 1927 in Hall Summit, LA us

Died: June 16, 1975 in Rochester, NY

Buried: Mount Zion Cemetery, Hall Summit, LA

High School: Hall Summit HS (Hall Summit, LA)

Last Game: June 24, 1961 (Age 34-100d)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Clinton Dawson Courtney

Nicknames: Scrap Iron or The Toy Bulldog

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.1

2796

750

.268

260

RBI

313

OBP

.339

SLG

.366

OPS

.705

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1947	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-AA	NYY	114	463	427	71	136	23	13	5	80	6		33	23					200		1	2
1947	20	-7.0	Beaumont	TL	AA	NYY
1947	20	-3.6	Bisbee	AZTX	C	NYY	114	463	427	71	136	23	13	5	80	6		33	23	.319	.369	.468	.837	200		1	2
1948	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B	NYY	93	304	284	26	69	24	1	1	33	1		19	14	.243	.290	.345	.636	98		0	1
1948	21	-3.4	Augusta	SALL	A	NYY	64	203	188	21	47	20	1	0	25	0		15	11	.250	.305	.367	.672	69		0	0
1948	21	-3.0	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	29	101	96	5	22	4	0	1	8	1		4	3	.229	.260	.302	.562	29		0	1
1949	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B	NYY	106	415	378	57	114	17	0	10	56	2		29	13	.302	.358	.426	.784	161		4	4
1949	22	-1.0	Manchester	NENL	B	NYY	58	230	209	33	73	13	0	5	32	1		16	8	.349	.406	.483	.889	101		4	1
1949	22	-2.2	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	48	185	169	24	41	4	0	5	24	1		13	5	.243	.297	.355	.652	60		0	3
1950	23	-3.0	Beaumont	TL	AA	NYY	146		521		137	17	2	4						.263		.326		170
1951	24	-3.4	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	105	379	343	34	101	14	2	8	35	1		34	15	.295	.358	.417	.775	143	6	0	2
1951	24	-5.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	1	0		0
1952	25	-3.8	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	119	458	413	38	118	24	3	5	50	0	2	39	26	.286	.349	.395	.744	163	9	1	5		4
1953	26	-2.7	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	106	384	355	28	89	12	2	4	19	0	1	25	20	.251	.302	.330	.631	117	14	1	3		2
1954	27	-1.4	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	122	437	397	25	107	18	3	4	37	2	1	30	7	.270	.323	.360	.684	143	10	3	4	3	9
1955	28		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-WSH	94	309	275	33	85	11	4	3	40	0	0	26	9	.309	.366	.411	.777	113	6	1	3	4	6
1955	28	-0.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	19	45	37	7	14	3	0	1	10	0	0	7	0	.378	.467	.541	1.007	20	2	0	0	1	2
1955	28	-0.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	75	264	238	26	71	8	4	2	30	0	0	19	9	.298	.349	.391	.740	93	4	1	3	3	4
1956	29	0.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	101	316	283	31	85	20	3	5	44	0	5	20	10	.300	.362	.445	.807	126	9	9	1	3	4
1957	30	1.3	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	91	260	232	23	62	14	1	6	27	0	0	16	11	.267	.346	.414	.760	96	6	12	0	0	5
1958	31	2.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	134	515	450	46	113	18	0	8	62	1	5	48	23	.251	.332	.344	.676	155	11	9	3	5	3
1959	32	3.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	72	213	189	19	44	4	1	2	18	0	1	20	19	.233	.308	.296	.604	56	3	1	2	1	1
1960	33	4.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	83	196	154	14	35	3	0	1	12	0	1	30	14	.227	.374	.266	.641	41	5	8	1	3	3
1961	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-KCA	23	56	46	3	12	2	0	0	4	0	0	10	3	.261	.393	.304	.697	14	1	0	0	0	0
1961	34	6.9	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	30	72	60	5	13	0	0	0	4	0		11	13	.217	.347	.217	.564	13		1	0	0	0
1961	34	5.7	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961	34	5.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	22	55	45	3	12	2	0	0	4	0	0	10	3	.267	.400	.311	.711	14	1	0	0	0	0
1962	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AAA	HOU	84	339	254	37	63	11	0	9	57	0	0	75	37	.248	.423	.398	.820	101		4	3	3	2
1962	35	8.9	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	3	8	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	2		1	0	0
1962	35	12.8	Durham	CARL	B	HOU	81	331	248	37	61	11	0	9	57	0		74	36	.246	.421	.399	.820	99		3	3	3	2
1963	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	HOU	61	183	153	19	34	10	0	8	29	0	0	26	17	.222	.333	.444	.778	68		1	0	3
1963	36	12.2	San Antonio	TL	AA	HOU	23	49	40	5	10	5	0	2	9	0	0	8	4	.250	.388	.525	.913	21		1	0	0
1963	36	13.5	Durham	CARL	A	HOU	38	134	113	14	24	5	0	6	20	0	0	18	13	.212	.313	.416	.729	47		0	0	3
1964	37	13.2	San Antonio	TL	AA	HOU	37	43	37	1	12	4	0	0	3	0	0	6	9	.324	.419	.432	.851	16		0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		946	3147	2796	260	750	126	17	38	313	3	16	264	143	.268	.339	.366	.705	1024	74	46	22	19	37
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		776	2719	2457	250	679	120	18	45	297	10	0	233	141					970		11	12	6	2
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1722	5866	5253	510	1429	246	35	83	610	13	16	497	284					1994		57	34	25	39

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		138	459	409	39	116	14	2	8	39	1	0	46	29	.284	.359	.386	.745	158		2	2	0	0
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		206	613	598	6	159	26	2	6	12	0	0	14	13					207		1	0	0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		102	337	301	35	71	25	1	6	45	0	0	33	24	.236	.309	.385	.694	116		0	0	3
B (3 seasons)					Minors		216	847	722	99	197	32	0	20	121	3		107	52	.273	.371	.400	.771	289		7	8	3	2
C (1 season)					Minors		114	463	427	71	136	23	13	5	80	6		33	23	.319	.369	.468	.837	200		1	2