Moose Clabaugh

John William Clabaugh

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School Palmer College (Albany)
Debut August 30, 1926
Final Game September 25, 1926
Born November 13, 1901 in Albany, MO USA
Died July 11, 1984 in Tucson, AZ USA

Biographical Information[edit]

"Portland had an outfielder named Moose Clabaugh, and Ted (Williams) would oooh and ahhh and say he wished he had muscles so he could hit a ball like Clabaugh." - from the book Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams

Moose Clabaugh was up only briefly in the major leagues, with the Brooklyn Robins in 1926, but was a long-time slugger and batting champion in the minors.

Clabaugh earned his sole major league call-up following a 62 home run season in 1926 for the Tyler Trojans of the East Texas League - a low minor league at the time. Although he did not stick in the majors, Clabaugh ended his career with five minor league batting titles, 340 home runs and a .339 batting average. Clabaugh's major drawbacks were an extremely weak throwing arm, horrific base running skills and an inability to hit curveballs. He was, however, known throughout the minor leagues for his terrific barnyard animal impressions.

He served in the Navy during World War I.