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.

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 17	CIN		CHC	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
3	3	Apr 18	CIN		CHC	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 21 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
6	6	Apr 21 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 22	CIN		STL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 23	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 24	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	12 (2)	Apr 28	CIN		PIT	W,7-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	18 (5)	May 8	CIN		BRO	L,5-8	GF	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	20 (1)	May 12 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	25 (4)	May 20	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
14	27 (1)	May 24	CIN		STL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	29 (1)	May 26 (2)	CIN		STL	W,5-4	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	30	May 28	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	31	May 29	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-6	GS	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
18	32	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	33	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	34	Jun 1	CIN		BRO	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	35	Jun 2 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	4	1	0	5	1
22	36	Jun 2 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,0-1	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
23	37	Jun 4	CIN		PHI	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	38	Jun 6	CIN		PHI	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	39	Jun 7	CIN		BSN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	40	Jun 8	CIN		BSN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	41	Jun 9 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,3-14	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	42	Jun 9 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	43	Jun 10	CIN		NYG	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
30	44	Jun 11	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	45	Jun 12	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
32	46	Jun 14	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	47	Jun 15	CIN	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
34	48	Jun 16 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	49	Jun 16 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	50	Jun 18	CIN	@	NYG	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	51	Jun 19	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
38	52	Jun 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
39	53	Jun 22 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	54	Jun 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	55	Jun 23 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	56	Jun 23 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	T,3-3	CG	42	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
43	57	Jun 24	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	51	12.1	0	0	0	0	0
44	58	Jun 25	CIN	@	BRO	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	59	Jun 26	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	60	Jun 28	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	61	Jun 30 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
48	62	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	63	Jul 1	CIN	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	50	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	64	Jul 2	CIN	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	65	Jul 3	CIN	@	STL	L,0-16	CG	46	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	66	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	67	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	68	Jul 5	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	69	Jul 6 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	45	11.2	3	0	0	3	0
56	70	Jul 6 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	71	Jul 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	72	Jul 11	CIN		BSN	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	73	Jul 12	CIN		BSN	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	74	Jul 13 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
61	75	Jul 13 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	76	Jul 14 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	77	Jul 14 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,2-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	78	Jul 15	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	79	Jul 16	CIN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	80	Jul 17	CIN		BRO	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
67	81	Jul 18	CIN		BRO	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
68	82	Jul 19	CIN		BRO	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	83	Jul 20	CIN		NYG	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	84	Jul 21 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	85	Jul 21 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
72	86	Jul 24	CIN	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	87	Jul 25	CIN	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
74	88	Jul 26	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
75	89	Jul 27 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	91 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	92	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	94 (1)	Jul 30	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	104 (9)	Aug 11 (2)	CIN		STL	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
80	105	Aug 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	106	Aug 13	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
82	108 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-3	GS	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	109	Aug 15 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	110	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	111	Aug 17	CIN	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	112	Aug 18 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	51	12.1	3	0	0	3	0
87	113	Aug 18 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
88	114	Aug 19	CIN	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	115	Aug 20	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	116	Aug 21	CIN		NYG	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	117	Aug 22	CIN		BRO	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	118	Aug 23	CIN		BRO	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	121 (2)	Aug 25 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-4	GF	11	2.0	1	0	1	2	0
94	123 (1)	Aug 28 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	124	Aug 28 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,2-0	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	126 (1)	Aug 31	CIN		CHC	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	127	Sep 1 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	128	Sep 1 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,8-9	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	129	Sep 2 (1)	CIN		STL	L,4-6	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	130	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		STL	L,7-8	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	133 (2)	Sep 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	48	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	134	Sep 8	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	135	Sep 10	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	136	Sep 11	CIN	@	BRO	T,0-0	CG	67	19.0	8	0	0	8	0
105	137	Sep 12	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	141 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	142	Sep 16	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-4	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	144 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
109	145	Sep 18 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-6	GF	8	1.0	0	0	1	1	0
110	146	Sep 19	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	147	Sep 20	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	148	Sep 21	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	48	12.2	5	0	0	5	0
113	149	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	150	Sep 22 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
115	151	Sep 24	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
116	152	Sep 25	CIN	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	153	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	154	Sep 28	CIN		PIT	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
119	155	Sep 29 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	156	Sep 29 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
							123gm			310	10	4	324	3