Donn Clendenon

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 209lb (193cm, 94kg)

Born: July 15, 1935 in Neosho, MO us

Died: September 17, 2005 in Sioux Falls, SD

Buried: Cremated

High School: Booker T. Washington HS (Atlanta, GA)

Schools: Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA), Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)

Debut: September 22, 1961 (Age 26-069d, 11,909th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 5, 1972 (Age 37-021d)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Donn Alvin Clendenon

Nicknames: Clink

Pronunciation: \clen-DEN-un\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.0

4648

1273

159

.274

594

RBI

682

OBP

.328

SLG

.442

OPS

.771

OPS+

117

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

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
2	2	Apr 9	PIT		MLN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
3	3	Apr 10	PIT		MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
4	4	Apr 13	PIT	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
5	5	Apr 14	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
6	6	Apr 16	PIT	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
7	7	Apr 17	PIT	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
8	8	Apr 18	PIT	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	3	0	12	3	1B
9	9	Apr 20	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
10	10	Apr 21	PIT		CIN	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
11	11	Apr 22	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
12	12	Apr 23	PIT		CHC	L,2-7	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
13	13	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
14	14	Apr 26	PIT		NYM	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
15	15	Apr 27	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
16	16	Apr 28	PIT		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	2	1	14	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	PIT		SFG	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
18	18	May 2	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
19	20 (1)	May 4	PIT		LAD	W,5-0	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	1	PH 1B
20	21	May 5	PIT		LAD	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
21	25 (3)	May 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
22	26	May 10	PIT		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	1	15	0	1B
23	27	May 11	PIT		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
24	28	May 12 (1)	PIT		STL	L,1-2	CG	51	12.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
25	29	May 12 (2)	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	1	15	1	1B
26	32 (2)	May 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	33	8.2	11	0	0	11	1	1B
27	33	May 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
28	35 (1)	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
29	36	May 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
30	37	May 21	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
31	38	May 22	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
32	39	May 24	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
33	40	May 25	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
34	41	May 26	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-2	CG	50	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
35	42	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	8	2	2	12	2	1B
36	43	May 30 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
37	44	May 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
38	45	May 31	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	13	3	0	16	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	46	Jun 1	PIT	@	NYM	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
40	47	Jun 2 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	12	1	0	13	2	1B
41	48	Jun 2 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	12	0	0	12	1	1B
42	49	Jun 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
43	50	Jun 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
44	51	Jun 6 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	3	1B
45	52	Jun 6 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
46	53	Jun 7	PIT		MLN	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
47	54	Jun 8	PIT		MLN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
48	55	Jun 9 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
49	56	Jun 9 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
50	57	Jun 11	PIT		STL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
51	58	Jun 12	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
52	59	Jun 13	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	8	1	1	10	3	1B
53	60	Jun 14	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
54	61	Jun 16 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	51	12.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
55	62	Jun 16 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,7-11	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
56	63	Jun 17	PIT	@	MLN	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
57	64	Jun 18	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
58	65	Jun 19	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
59	66	Jun 20	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
60	67	Jun 21	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	47	9.1	14	0	0	14	0	1B
61	68	Jun 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
62	69	Jun 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
63	70	Jun 25	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
64	71	Jun 26	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
65	72	Jun 27	PIT		PHI	L,4-13	CG	48	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
66	73	Jun 28	PIT		NYM	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
67	74	Jun 29	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
68	75	Jun 30	PIT		NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	76	Jul 1 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
70	77	Jul 1 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
71	78	Jul 2	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
72	79	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	40	9.2	13	2	0	15	2	1B
73	80	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
74	81	Jul 5	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
75	82	Jul 6	PIT	@	NYM	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
76	83	Jul 7	PIT	@	NYM	W,11-5	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
77	84	Jul 10	PIT		HOU	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
78	85	Jul 11	PIT		HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
79	86	Jul 12	PIT		HOU	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
80	87	Jul 13	PIT		HOU	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
81	88	Jul 15 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
82	89	Jul 15 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
83	90	Jul 16 (1)	PIT		SFG	L,2-3	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
84	91	Jul 16 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
85	92	Jul 17	PIT		LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
86	93	Jul 18	PIT		LAD	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
87	94	Jul 19	PIT		CHC	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
88	95	Jul 21 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
89	96	Jul 21 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,6-5	CG	52	14.0	16	1	1	18	0	1B
90	97	Jul 23	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
91	98	Jul 24	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
92	99	Jul 25	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
93	100	Jul 26	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	38	8.1	11	2	0	13	1	1B
94	101	Jul 27	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
95	102	Jul 28	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
96	103	Jul 29	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
97	104	Jul 30	PIT	@	HOU	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
98	105	Jul 31	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	106	Aug 2	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
100	107	Aug 3	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
101	108	Aug 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	4	1	1	6	1	1B
102	109	Aug 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
103	110	Aug 6	PIT		MLN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	2	1B
104	111	Aug 7	PIT		MLN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
105	112	Aug 8	PIT		MLN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
106	113	Aug 9 (1)	PIT		HOU	L,6-7	CG	65	15.0	17	1	0	18	3	1B
107	114	Aug 9 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
108	115	Aug 10	PIT		HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
109	116	Aug 11	PIT		HOU	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
110	117	Aug 12	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	14	0	1	15	1	1B
111	118	Aug 14	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
112	119	Aug 15	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
113	120	Aug 16	PIT		PHI	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
114	124 (3)	Aug 21	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
115	125	Aug 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
116	126	Aug 23	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
117	127	Aug 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
118	128	Aug 25	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	47	10.1	15	0	0	15	1	1B
119	129	Aug 27	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
120	130	Aug 28	PIT		NYM	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
121	132 (1)	Aug 30	PIT		CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
122	133	Aug 31	PIT		CIN	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	134	Sep 1	PIT		CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
124	135	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
125	136	Sep 2 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
126	137	Sep 3	PIT	@	STL	L,5-10	CG	46	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
127	138	Sep 4	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
128	139	Sep 5	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-8	GF	24	5.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
129	140	Sep 6 (1)	PIT		STL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
130	141	Sep 6 (2)	PIT		STL	W,5-0	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	PR 1B
131	142	Sep 7	PIT		STL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
132	143	Sep 8	PIT		STL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH 1B
133	144	Sep 10	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
134	145	Sep 11	PIT		LAD	L,4-9	GF	21	5.0	4	2	0	6	2	PH 1B
135	146	Sep 12	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
136	147	Sep 13	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
137	148	Sep 14	PIT		SFG	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	1B
138	149	Sep 15	PIT		SFG	L,5-13	CG	48	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
139	150	Sep 16	PIT		CHC	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
140	151	Sep 17 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
141	152	Sep 17 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
142	153	Sep 18	PIT		CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
143	154	Sep 20	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
144	155	Sep 21	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	33	8.1	9	2	0	11	3	1B
145	156	Sep 22	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
146	157	Sep 24	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
147	158	Sep 25	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
148	159	Sep 26	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	51	10.2	5	1	0	6	1	1B
149	160	Sep 27	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
150	161	Sep 28	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
151	162	Sep 29	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
							151gm		1324.0	1450	118	15	1583	154