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)

Debut: September 29, 1951 (Age 24-197d, 10,864th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-51 / in Starts: 18-30
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	43 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 213 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	139 (80-37-22)
Avg. MLBer w/ 213 PAs	23
Avg. Runners on Base	131 (69-41-21)

Most Driven In
B Allison	4
L Green	2
J Lemon	2
J Becquer	2
H Killebrew	2
F Throneberry	2
Self	2
R Bertoia	1

Most Driven In By
H Killebrew	4
Self	2
J Lemon	2
R Sievers	2
F Throneberry	1
J Becquer	1
R Bertoia	1
B Consolo	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	769	2 (1)	Apr 14	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS-8	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	4	.97	0.035	2.62	0.06%	0.74	C
2	770	3	Apr 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	4	.95	-0.099	2.45	-0.15%	-1.03	C
3	771	5 (1)	Apr 17	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	2.83	-0.071	7.06	-0.11%	-0.22	PH
4	772	6	Apr 18	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.25	0.012	.58	0.02%	0.38	PH
5	773	9 (2)	Apr 21	WSH		NYY	L,4-11	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.455	.400	.855	9	.54	0.017	1.18	0.02%	0.21	PH
6	774	12 (2)	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,2-7	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708	5	.63	-0.058	1.13	-0.06%	-0.77	C
7	775	13	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	W,8-4	GS-7	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.375	.474	.438	.911	5	.51	0.173	.80	0.16%	1.75	C
8	776	14	Apr 26	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.455	.421	.876	5	.56	-0.020	1.03	-0.02%	-0.08	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	777	52 (37)	Jun 7	WSH	@	DET	L,4-6	6-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.400	.364	.764	6	1.19	-0.095	1.96	-0.09%	-0.65	PH C
10	778	53	Jun 9	WSH		CHW	W,7-4	4-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.393	.360	.753	8	1.82	-0.041	2.54	-0.04%	-0.52	PH C
11	779	56 (2)	Jun 13	WSH		CLE	L,7-8	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.438	.448	.886	5	1.58	0.224	1.61	0.14%	1.87	C
12	780	57	Jun 14 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.438	.882	5	.68	-0.010	.67	-0.01%	-0.30	C
13	781	58	Jun 14 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,6-12	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.459	.438	.897	6	1.24	0.036	.94	0.02%	0.12	PH
14	782	62 (3)	Jun 19	WSH		DET	L,4-6	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.447	.424	.872	9	1.78	-0.044	1.55	-0.02%	-0.16	PH
15	783	63	Jun 20	WSH		DET	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.405	.378	.783	6	.73	-0.076	.51	-0.03%	-0.85	C
16	784	64	Jun 21 (1)	WSH		DET	W,4-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.419	.378	.797	9	1.03	0.049	.66	0.02%	0.38	PH
17	785	65	Jun 21 (2)	WSH		DET	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.404	.366	.770	7	.57	-0.016	.43	-0.01%	-0.43	C
18	786	66	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.396	.357	.753	8	.13	-0.003	.11	0.00%	-0.10	PH
19	787	67	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.385	.333	.718	7	2.35	-0.151	1.72	-0.07%	-0.58	C
20	788	68	Jun 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.357	.306	.663	6	1.07	-0.118	1.09	-0.07%	-1.04	C
21	789	70 (1)	Jun 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.333	.283	.616	7	1.61	-0.189	1.20	-0.08%	-1.63	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	790	74 (3)	Jul 2	WSH		BOS	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.250	.344	.286	.629	7	1.64	-0.155	1.76	-0.10%	-1.26	C
23	791	75	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.338	.281	.619	6	3.55	-0.096	5.25	-0.09%	-0.48	PH C
24	792	77 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.324	.267	.590	7	.58	-0.045	.78	-0.04%	-0.52	C
25	793	79 (1)	Jul 9 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,0-8	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.352	.290	.642	7	.47	0.060	.48	0.04%	0.76	C
26	794	80	Jul 9 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,0-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.347	.286	.633	9	.19	-0.005	.17	0.00%	-0.23	PH
27	795	82 (1)	Jul 11	WSH		BAL	W,9-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.355	.313	.669	7	.75	0.081	.71	0.05%	1.18	C
28	796	83	Jul 12	WSH		BAL	L,1-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.354	.314	.669	7	.90	0.004	.90	0.00%	0.05	C
29	797	86 (2)	Jul 16	WSH		DET	W,5-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.354	.306	.659	7	.44	0.006	.39	0.00%	-0.08	C
30	798	87	Jul 17	WSH		KCA	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.349	.293	.642	7	.77	-0.032	.95	-0.02%	-0.18	C
31	799	90 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,5-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.345	.289	.634	8	1.97	-0.054	1.43	-0.02%	-0.36	PH
32	800	91	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,1-8	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.348	.286	.634	7	.06	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.04	C
33	801	92	Jul 22	WSH	@	DET	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.344	.282	.626	8	1.19	-0.034	.58	-0.01%	-0.37	PH
34	802	93	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.344	.284	.628	7	.44	-0.032	.17	-0.01%	0.06	C
35	803	96 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.340	.280	.621	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
36	804	98 (1)	Jul 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-7	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.327	.271	.597	7	2.00	-0.133	.08	0.00%	-0.70	C
37	805	100 (1)	Jul 29	WSH	@	KCA	L,4-5	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.333	.271	.604	7	1.53	0.077	.05	0.00%	0.61	PH
38	806	102 (1)	Jul 31	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.330	.267	.597	8	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	807	106 (3)	Aug 4	WSH		CLE	L,2-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.327	.264	.591	9	.29	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
40	808	107	Aug 5 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,3-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.324	.261	.585	9	.47	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
41	809	108	Aug 5 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,9-0	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.340	.283	.622	5	.53	0.091	.00	0.00%	1.37	C
42	810	109	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.336	.292	.628	5	1.13	0.107	.00	0.00%	1.22	C
43	811	110	Aug 7	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.325	.280	.605	5	1.37	-0.144	.00	0.00%	-1.23	C
44	812	111	Aug 9 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.322	.277	.599	9	2.59	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
45	813	112	Aug 9 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.322	.279	.601	6	.61	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.29	C
46	814	113	Aug 12	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.328	.286	.613	8	2.60	0.107	.00	0.00%	0.60	PH
47	815	115 (1)	Aug 14	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.325	.284	.610	7	1.57	0.190	.00	0.00%	0.83	C
48	816	116	Aug 15	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.333	.315	.649	7	1.07	0.142	.00	0.00%	1.03	C
49	817	117	Aug 16	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.346	.342	.688	5	.88	0.268	.00	0.00%	3.34	C
50	818	118	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-4	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.351	.348	.699	6	1.23	0.091	.00	0.00%	0.87	C
51	819	119	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.348	.339	.687	4	1.39	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.94	C
52	820	120	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.345	.331	.676	5	1.02	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.47	C
53	821	121	Aug 21	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.350	.336	.686	4	1.74	0.237	.00	0.00%	1.77	C
54	822	122	Aug 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.347	.328	.675	4	1.73	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.54	C
55	823	124 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.338	.318	.656	4	.73	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.21	C
56	824	125	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.340	.321	.661	4	1.09	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.07	C
57	825	126	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.314	.648	4	.91	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
58	826	128 (1)	Aug 29	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.323	.303	.627	4	1.29	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-1.29	C
59	827	129	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.315	.295	.611	5	.62	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-1.51	C
60	828	130	Aug 31	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.314	.294	.608	5	1.87	-0.178	.00	0.00%	-1.34	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
61	829	132 (1)	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.318	.299	.618	7	1.03	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.65	C
62	830	133	Sep 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-9	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.322	.323	.645	8	.46	0.032	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
63	831	134	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	GS-7	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.331	.333	.665	4	.86	0.156	.00	0.00%	1.55	C
64	832	136 (1)	Sep 6	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.324	.325	.650	3	1.81	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-1.39	C
65	833	138 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,8-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.317	.318	.635	5	1.50	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-1.54	C
66	834	142 (3)	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,2-7	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.314	.314	.628	9	.21	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PH C
67	835	143	Sep 13	WSH		DET	W,5-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.313	.313	.625	6	1.40	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
68	836	144	Sep 14	WSH		DET	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.312	.311	.623	7	.39	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
69	837	146 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.305	.304	.610	5	.91	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.51	C
70	838	147	Sep 18	WSH		BAL	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.301	.299	.600	6	.77	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-1.44	C
71	839	148	Sep 19	WSH		BAL	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.300	.298	.597	8	1.16	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
72	840	151 (2)	Sep 23	WSH		NYY	L,4-5	GS-8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.308	.296	.604	7	1.88	0.160	.00	0.00%	0.97	C
							21-51		213	189	19	44	4	1	2	18	20	1	19	1	2	1	1	3	0	1	.233	.308	.296	.604		1.09	-0.847	.55	-0.54%	-6.12

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