Dain Clay

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: July 10, 1919 in Hicksville, OH us

Died: August 28, 1994 in Chula Vista, CA

Buried: Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, CA

High School: Cuyahoga Falls HS (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Debut: June 12, 1943 (Age 23-337d, 9,477th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1946 (Age 27-081d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Dain Elmer Clay

Nicknames: Sniffy or Ding-A-Ling

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.3

1540

397

.258

203

RBI

OBP

.314

SLG

.312

OPS

.626

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 18	CIN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 19	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	6	Apr 22 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 25	CIN		CHC	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 27	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 28	CIN		STL	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 29 (1)	CIN		STL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
11	11	Apr 29 (2)	CIN		STL	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 6 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	May 6 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	May 9	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 11	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 13	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	18	May 14	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	19	May 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	20	May 16	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	22	May 20 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	23	May 20 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 23	CIN		NYG	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
25	25	May 24	CIN		NYG	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
26	26	May 25	CIN		NYG	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
27	27	May 26	CIN		NYG	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 27 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
29	29	May 27 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 28	CIN		BSN	W,2-1	CG	41	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 30 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
32	32	May 30 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,9-8	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	May 31	CIN		PHI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	34	Jun 1	CIN		BRO	W,6-3	CG	53	13.0	7	0	0	7	0
35	35	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	36	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
37	37	Jun 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	38	Jun 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	39	Jun 6	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	40	Jun 7	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	41	Jun 8	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	42	Jun 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	43	Jun 10 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,7-10	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	44	Jun 10 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	45	Jun 11	CIN	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 13	CIN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 15 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	48	Jun 15 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 17	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
50	50	Jun 19	CIN		STL	W,1-0	CG	48	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	51	Jun 21	CIN		STL	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	52	Jun 22	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	53	Jun 24 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	54	Jun 24 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	55	Jun 27 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 27 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	57	Jun 28	CIN	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 29	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	59	Jun 30	CIN	@	PHI	W,13-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	60	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	61	Jul 1 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	62	Jul 3	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	63	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	65	Jul 5	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	66	Jul 6	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	67	Jul 7 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
68	68	Jul 7 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-11	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	69	Jul 8 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	70	Jul 8 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	71	Jul 12 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	72	Jul 12 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,5-11	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	73	Jul 13	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	74	Jul 15 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	75	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,3-1	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
76	76	Jul 17	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
77	77	Jul 19 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	78	Jul 19 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
79	79	Jul 21	CIN		NYG	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 22 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,2-1	CG	53	13.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	81	Jul 22 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	82	Jul 24	CIN		NYG	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	83	Jul 26	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
84	84	Jul 27	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	42	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
85	85	Jul 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	40	7.1	4	0	0	4	0
86	86	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	87	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
88	88	Jul 30	CIN	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	89	Jul 31 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
90	90	Jul 31 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	91	Aug 1	CIN	@	STL	L,3-15	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	92	Aug 3 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	93	Aug 3 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	94	Aug 4	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
95	95	Aug 5 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,5-12	CG	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	96	Aug 5 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	97	Aug 8	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	98	Aug 9 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	99	Aug 9 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	45	11.1	5	0	0	5	0
100	100	Aug 10	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	101	Aug 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	102	Aug 12 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	103	Aug 12 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	104	Aug 13	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 14	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	106	Aug 15 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	0
107	107	Aug 15 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,3-13	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	108	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
109	109	Aug 16 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,8-3	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
110	110	Aug 18	CIN	@	BSN	L,10-13	CG	44	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
111	111	Aug 19 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	112	Aug 19 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	113	Aug 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
114	114	Aug 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	115	Aug 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
116	116	Aug 24	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
117	117	Aug 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	118	Aug 26 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	119	Aug 26 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	120	Aug 28	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	121	Aug 29	CIN		STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
122	122	Aug 31	CIN		PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	123	Sep 2 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	124	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	125	Sep 3 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	126	Sep 3 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	127	Sep 5 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	128	Sep 5 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
129	129	Sep 6	CIN		PHI	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
130	130	Sep 7 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
131	131	Sep 7 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
132	132	Sep 9 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
133	133	Sep 9 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	134	Sep 10	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	CG	30	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
135	135	Sep 11 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	136	Sep 11 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,6-11	CG	51	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
137	137	Sep 12	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	138	Sep 13	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
139	139	Sep 14	CIN		NYG	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	140	Sep 15	CIN		BSN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	141	Sep 16 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
142	142	Sep 16 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
143	143	Sep 17	CIN		BSN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
144	144	Sep 18 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,1-3	CG	44	11.0	11	0	0	11	0
145	145	Sep 18 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
146	146	Sep 22	CIN	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	47	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	147	Sep 23	CIN	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
148	150 (2)	Sep 27 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	151	Sep 27 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
150	152	Sep 29 (1)	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
151	153	Sep 29 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
152	154	Sep 30	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG	45	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
							152gm			445	11	5	461	3