[4][5] Clyde later called it his most memorable game in his Major League career. He was wild and the other hitters started sitting on his fastball. The Phillies, who had the second pick, sent scout Lou Fitzgerald to evaluate Clyde. "We went from one paycheck to the next.". However, he was beset by tendinitis in his throwing shoulder during camp, and Texas released him on March 31.48 After his shoulder failed to improve with rest, Clyde underwent surgery on May 7.49 He was forced to pay for the operation out of pocket and subsequently filed a grievance against the Rangers for cutting him while injured. Fitzgerald quickly realized there was no way the Rangers would pass on Clyde and left after three innings.10 On May 29, a contingent from the Rangersincluding owner Bob Short, general manager Joe Burke, manager Whitey Herzog, and pitching coach Chuck Estradacongregated in Dallas for the state tournament quarterfinal and watched as Clyde threw a no-hitter, further cementing his status as the consensus best amateur player available. Because of poor control and blister problems, Clyde failed to make it past the third inning in each of his first three September starts. ''I thought: 'What am I doing here? ft. home is a 3 bed, 2.0 bath property. With the Rangers muddled in attendance woes and a local boy entering the fold who could butts in seats, it was agreed David would make his first two appearances as a professional on a big league mound, then report to the minors. September 2001 0. HE'S certainly the best-known former major league pitcher with an 18-33 career record. In his second start, David hung in the box for six innings, allowing three runs (one earned) and striking out 6 Chicago White Sox in a no decision. Jobe told him the chances of ever throwing again were 50-50.39. August 1973 - Present. Eleven days later, he shone again, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits at Memorial Stadium to defeat the Baltimore Orioles. Clydes new manager (Jeff Torborg) and pitching coach (Harvey Haddix) quickly saw that the young lefty still had plenty of life in his arm, but his mechanics were out of whack. "It was touch and go," said Jackie Moore, the Rangers' current bench coach who was their first-base coach in 1973. 35 Jim Sarni, Texas Clyde Faces a Minor Problem, Fort Lauderdale News, March 26, 1975: 53. Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (1st) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westchester HS (Houston, TX). He has enough money to have resigned recently after 20 years as a vice president of a lumber company in Tomball, Tex., owned by the family of his wife, Robin, but not enough money to retire yet. Clyde was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1973, with the Texas Rangers. Two sellouts, however, for a team that was averaging roughly 6,000 fans a game caught Short's attention, and the 18-year-old Clyde became a mainstay in the Rangers rotation, his starts juggled so that 12 of his 18 starts were at Arlington Stadium. Clyde pitched well in his only appearance, a start versus California on September 17 in which he took a three-hit shutout into the eighth before his own throwing error contributed to three runs and a Rangers defeat. The Rangers had an announced attendance of 22,114 for the season opener. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. There are a lot of guys in the American League with a fastball much better than mine, but I dont care who you areif you cant get the off-speed pitches over, all they have to do is lay back and wait for the fastball, and eventually theyll bomb you, said Clyde after a loss to the Orioles on August 27.24. At 48, David Clyde is still a lonely legend in Texas Rangers lore. Theres been some confusion over the years on that, said Clyde in 2003. He's the kid pitcher who went directly from Houston's Westchester High School to the show. It led to Clyde's arm burning out at an early age, Herzog argued. 3137 Clyde Park Ave SW , Wyoming, MI 49509-2982 is a single-family home listed for-sale at $209,900. By then, Martin had been replaced by Frank Lucchesi. 2 The teenage phenom singlehandedly galvanized a fan base and saved a Rangers franchise that was in dire financial straits. David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter for the Star Tribune. The Rangers drew 686,085 for their 81 home games that year, 32 percent of them showing up for the 12 starts by Clyde, which accounted for 14.8 percent of the home schedule. He posted an 18-0 record as a senior, and gave up only three earned runs in 148 innings pitched. 36 Clyde Fond of New Obscurity, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 22, 1975: 31. I decided I just didnt want to do baseball anymore, he told the Los Angeles Times in 1986. David Clyde is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five seasons with the Texas Rangers (1973-1975) and Cleveland Indians (1978-1979). Clyde required 112 pitches to complete five innings, during which he walked seven, struck out eight, and allowed just one hita two-run home run off the bat of Mike Adams. They drew 19,000 or more seven other times in the 80 remaining home games -- the first seven starts Clyde made in Texas. On June 5the day of the draftTV trucks lined up down the street outside of Clydes home. Several months earlier, Clyde had been busy worrying about prom night or helping Westchester High School win a state championship. SUMMARY Career WAR 0.6 W 18 L 19 Whitey Herzog and Kevin Horrigan, White Rat: A Life in Baseball (New York: Harper and Row, 1987), 90. Game Stats Season Stats Feb 24, 2023 @ 10:00am 10-3 (W) Clyde vs. Hawley On 2/23, the Clyde varsity baseball team won their neutral tournament game against Hawley (TX) by a score of 10-3. Clyde proved to be fallible, however, issuing an uncharacteristic 10 walks in 3 innings, which led to four earned runs and a loss.7,8. 1 overall by the Texas Rangers on June 5, 1973, out of. 20 Clif Keane, Sox Best Crafty Clyde, Boston Globe, July 13, 1973: 53. During his senior season, Clyde registered an 18-0 record, 0.18 ERA, and struck out a whopping 328 batters in 148 innings.9 His combination of an overpowering fastball, baffling curveball, and pinpoint control had scouts buzzing. He wasn't big league ready, particularly off the field. Clyde was taken first overall by the Rangers in the 1973 amateur draft. Tom Grieve, now a broadcaster for the Rangers who was a teammate of Clyde's and later was the team's general manager, has never sugar-coated his opinion. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Last-Modified: January 1, 2023 8:51 AM EST. High School: Westchester HS (Houston, TX) School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) . [9] He is now a caregiver for his elderly father.[1]. His best performance of the season was a complete game win versus the Royals on July 9. 29 Mike Shropshire, Shelled Rangers Regroup, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 6, 1974: 9. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. He was the first player selected in the 1973 amateur draft by the Rangers and received a $125,000 ($763,025 today) signing bonus, the highest bonus ever given to a draft pick at the time, and a free college education. They averaged 8,610 spectators at Arlington Stadium in 1972, and even fewer were showing up in 1973. 10 Bob Clanton, Football, Curls Out for Clyde, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 14, 1973: 58. ''I made a decision to get on with my real life. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. ''Short went for the fast buck,'' Whitey Herzog, the Rangers' manager when Clyde was signed, recalled from his St. Louis home. David Clyde Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com David Clyde Position: Pitcher Bats: Left Throws: Left 6-1 , 180lb (185cm, 81kg) Born: April 22, 1955 (Age: 67-311d) in Kansas City, KS us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 32 32 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. "He had the curveball and the feel for pitching, but ". All rights reserved. Twenty days after pitching in the state finals . [10] Clyde also finished fourth in the American League with 11 wild pitches. In 1975, the inevitable happened. on any other website. ''It's nice to be remembered,'' Clyde said over the phone from his home in Tomball last week. David Clyde was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (1st) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westchester HS (Houston, TX). With the Rangers 33 1/2 games out of first place in the AL West, carrying a 47-91 record, first-year manager Whitey Herzog was fired and Billy Martin was hired. [2] Longtime Rangers coach Jackie Moore agreed with Galloway, stating that Clyde and Corbett buying the team "went a long way toward saving the franchise". Find out more. He got off to an abysmal start, losing all four decisions while registering an 8.67 ERA in five starts before being shut down again. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. 30 David Clyde Issue Irks Billy Martin, South Bend News, July 7, 1974: 69. 15 Galyn Wilkins, Slow Crowd, Fast Arms Clydes Big Night, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 29, 1973: 27. He was the last pitcher 21-or-younger to strike out 8 or more in his debut until Jose Fernandez did so on April 7, 2013. I thought it was just tight.37 The problem was a pinched nerve near the left shoulder blade for which Clyde received a cortisone injection and was prescribed 2 weeks of rest.38 He returned to the mound with the Triple-A Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League but the zip on his fastball had vanished. Phoenix, AZ 85004 A high school star, the homegrown Texan went 18-0 during his senior . This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 00:29. His career would stretch over parts of five big-league seasons, with Texas from 1973-75 and Cleveland in 1978-79. [1] He played football and baseball at Westchester High School in Houston where he became known as a perfectionist and was an excellent student. Tasked with becoming the Texas Rangers savior and marquee player fresh out of high school, he was out of the game at 26. I felt that's how much better I had to be." [5] He stayed in the minors for three seasons, having a shoulder operation in 1976. We hope readers will take away three ideas from this book in addition to forming a foundationof statistical thinking and methods. [2] Short was looking for some sort of way to boost attendance, and found it using fellow Texas native Clyde. But it took him six more starts to win again. '', At 26, he was through as a pitcher. Former Teacher at Arlington ISD. On January 4, 1980, the Indians traded Clydealong with Jim Norrisback to the Rangers for Gary Gray, Larry McCall, and minor-leaguer Mike Bucci. In 128 innings, he walked 119 and struck out 90. The top selection in the June 1973 baseball draft, Clyde, who had pitched nine no-hitters for Westchester High School in Houston, signed for a $125,000 bonus. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Some defensive statistics Copyright Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2022. He made his first start of the season on May 16 versus the As, a complete game gem in which he allowed two runs on four hits. 1973 American League season? "Billy wasn't looking at tomorrow.". I cant fault David Clyde for the way he pitched tonight because that would not be fair to him, said Martin after the game. High School: Westchester HS (Houston, TX), School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Debut: A crowd of 23,102 turned out on July 17 and watched the Brewers batter the southpaw for five runs on 11 hits in seven innings. Maybe this is also the Rangers' way of apologizing for how their 1974 owner, Bob Short, and 1974-75 manager, Billy Martin, may have wrecked what might have been a sensational career. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Just to show they appreciated what I did.27 He spent the offseason taking journalism courses at Texas A&M University and married his high school sweetheart, Cheryl Crawford. Bob Short, the man who moved the Washington Senators to Texas and formed the Rangers, devised a plan to bring left-hander David Clyde from high school ball directly to the major leagues. He ultimately pitched 28 times, with 21 starts, and did not win again, finishing 3-9 with a 4.38 ERA in 117 innings. You have to train hard and work at it. Born: I was about to get married again, and I was missing a kid growing up. In Clydes penultimate start of the seasona Friday night home game versus the Angels which attracted a crowd of only 2,513he pitched into the ninth inning but took the loss. More important to Short, Clyde had attracted 35,698 customers, the Rangers' largest crowd that season. He had mixed results, finishing the season with a pedestrian 8-11 record and 4.28 ERA. [11], In his five-year career, Clyde had an 1833 winloss record with a 4.63 earned run average and 228 strikeouts in 84 games pitched. While a student at Houston's Westchester High School, the left-handed Clyde pitched five no-hitters, including two perfect games. 48 Paul Domowitch, Things Not So Bonny for Rangers Clyde, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 25, 1980: 30. Id have been happy with a $500 raise, Clyde said, looking back. 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Nothing could possibly go wrong with this plan. David injured his shoulder, spending much of the season when he was not hurt back in the minors trying to find some semblance of what made him great in high school. 23 Whitey Herzog and Kevin Horrigan, White Rat: A Life in Baseball (New York: Harper and Row, 1987), 91. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. 26 Dave Distel, Rangers Babe of Summer Grows Up in Big Leagues, Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1973: 19. Martin wanted to send him to Spokane for two starts to build his confidence, but new team president Dr. Bobby Brown overruled him.29 Instead, Martin kept Clyde on the bench for 10 days. 47 Merron, The Riseand Fall of a Phenom.. It came at a cost, however. I retired, though I think I could have made it back to the majors. When Clyde stepped away from baseball, he was 37 days away from four years of service timethe threshold required at the time to qualify for Major League Baseballs pension plan and health insurance benefits. He learned it the hard way. It came at a cost, however. Now 19, it would have been beneficial for David to head to the minors and get himself better acquainted with the pro game. . (3) Data are messy, and statistical tools are imperfect. With large turnouts for both games at Arlington Stadium, Clyde stuck around for the rest of the season. Clyde attempted to make a comeback with the Houston Astros but was unsuccessful. 28 Bruce Weber, Brad Corbett, Who Owned Texas Rangers, Dies at 75, New York Times, December 27, 2012: 25. The plan was supposed to have Clyde make two big league starts and then head to the Minor Leagues to begin his development. Clyde was the crown jewel in the 1973 Draft, no question about that. American League president Joe Cronin called it the biggest debut since Bob Feller came out of Iowa.15 A capacity crowd of 35,698the largest in the Rangers brief historypacked Arlington Stadium for the Wednesday night affair. LESSON OPTIONS HITTING PITCHING FIELDING BASEBALL BIO Ken Henderson followed with a tapper back to Clyde, whose throw to second to start a would-be double play pulled shortstop Jim Mason off the base. The youngest player to play in a major league game in 1973, Clyde pitched a total of eighteen games (all starts) that season, finishing with a record of 48, with a 5.01 earned run average (ERA). vs. BOS 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER, L, Rookie Status: "The correlation I felt was like going from high school to performing open heart surgery. The miscue led to two unearned runs later in the inning. David Clyde had 228 strikeouts over his career. advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique After living for a time in New Jersey, his family moved to Houston, Texas in 1969. More David Clyde Pages at Baseball Reference. The issue cropped up after he had a shortened warmup while replacing Steve Barr, who had been struck on the leg by a line drive. A blister on Clydes pitching hand forced him out of the game after six innings with two walks and six strikeouts on his ledger. After seeking multiple opinions, the 21-year-old southpaw underwent surgery with Dr. Frank Jobe in Los Angeles and missed the remainder of the season. On February 28, 1978, Clydes tenure with the Rangers came to an end when he was traded, along with Willie Horton, to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Buskey and John Lowenstein. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. The rookie recognized the reason behind his struggles. Baseball Digest, catching up with Clyde in August 2003, indicated that he may have hurt himself in the majors by linking up with some veterans who liked to party. Clyde High School 2022 Rankings. Clyde, who was selected No. David Clyde Trades and Transactions. [2] His dominance at the high school level attracted the attention of many MLB team scouts, many of whom billed Clyde as the "next Sandy Koufax" and others called him the "best pitching prospect they had ever seen". dlavaque@startribune.com 612-673-7574 David_LaVaque. I stood out from day one with the ability to throw hard.3, Clydes passion was baseball, though he also lettered in basketball and football at Houstons Westchester High School. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. Amazingly, Clyde's name still appears nine times (from 14 originally) in the National High School Sports Record Book published by the NFHS " 36 years after his high school career . document.write(update); 3 Telephone interview between David Clyde and the author, January 3, 2023. And he was really a good kid himself. He also lost his season finale versus the Royals and finished with a 4-8 record and 5.01 ERA in 18 starts. "All my players from all over crying, broke down. When he pitched seven strong innings in a 5-4 triumph over Detroit, Short decreed that Clyde stay with the Rangers. 555 N. Central Ave. #416 [9], Following the problems Clyde had during the 1974 and 1975 seasons, he became dependent on alcohol, which he later called "the lowest point of my life". If I were going through that now, I'd kick the door in and demand an explanation. Tickets sales were nearly as robust for Clydes second start five days later at home against the Chicago White Sox. [1] At the end of the 1973 season, Clyde drew nearly a third of all fans in attendance for Rangers home games throughout the year. I was presented with the opportunity to settle for 50 cents on the dollar or roll the dice. With more than $30,000 in medical bills to pay, Clyde decided to settle rather than risk going to arbitration and getting nothing.50 While recovering, he spent nine months working sales jobs and driving a beer truck in Houston with hopes of making a comeback the following season.51. Now he had a big league contract, a full house and an. copyright=new Date(); Clyde was assigned to the Columbus (Georgia) Astros of the Double-A Southern League, where he posted his best numbers in professional baseball. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Baseball Trades & Transactions Involving David Clyde. After walking the first two batters, Clyde struck out the side, pitched five innings and was credited with the 4-3 victory. [2] In his autobiography White Rat his first big league manager, future Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog stated that he was often forced to leave Clyde in the game much longer than usual because fans wanted to see the 18-year-old "phenom" pitch. This was due to the fact the Rangers finances were weak at the time. Hawley 3 Clyde 10 Final Box Score Feb 24, 2023 @ 12:20am 22 Peter Gammons, Hopefully, This Babys a Feller, and Not a Krausse, Boston Globe, July 13, 1973: 53. Join our linker program. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. He pitched nine times the next season, 1979, went 3-4 with a 5.91 ERA, and tore his rotator cuff, ending his big league career. ''I'd have to say that David Clyde was one of the best young left-handed pitchers I've ever seen,'' Herzog said. It was not until 2011 that MLB agreed to provide an annual stipendpaid for by the leagues competitive balance taxto players whose career ended before 1980 and fell short of the four-year mark. - David Clyde, August 2003, to Baseball Digest. He pitched five innings of one-hit ball and struck out 8 Twins (walking 7) to pick up the win. [2] He played in 28 games (21 starts) and finished with 39 record, and a 4.38 ERA. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. From there, things quickly went south. in Kansas City, KS David Clyde was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. The Rangers planned to have Clyde pitch his first two professional games in the major leagues before moving him down to the minor leagues,[1] but Rangers owner Bob Short decided to keep him in the roster for monetary purposes, where he had a 5.01 earned run average in 18 starts. Clyde was a homegrown Texan. David Clyde. In 1975, before Frank Lucchesi replaced Martin in July, Clyde was 0-1 before finally going to the minors. He's a pitching coach for the Houston Miracles, a Christian-based team of mostly high school seniors, who are advised how to live their life as well as how to throw a fastball. After two tough seasons back on the farm, the Rangers gave up on him, passing him off to the Cleveland Indians in a deal in February 1978. He has tried at times to get back into the professional game, but the calls have gone unanswered. His confidence is down, and he is not helping us right now.30. That year the Texas Rangers held the first overall pick, having the worst record in baseball the previous strike-shortened season at 54100. In 121 innings pitched during the regular season, he whiffed 248 and allowed three earned runs for a microscopic 0.16 ERA.6 When Clyde faced off against Bellaires Jim Gideon in the state tournament, local sportswriters could not recall a matchup of better prep arms. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. update=copyright.getFullYear(); us. Plucked from a high school in nearby Houston, he had merely been 18-0 with a 0.18 ERA in 148 innings as a senior with five no-hitters. Art Fowlers job was to get drunk with Billy on the road, recalled Shropshire. This biography was reviewed by Rory Costello and David Bilmes and fact-checked by David Kritzler. In a career-high 153 innings pitched, he struck out 83 and walked 60. He was named by journalist Randy Galloway as among the worst cases of "mishandling" a young player in baseball history. (2) You don't have to be a math guru to learn from real, interesting data. David Clyde was perhaps the most dominating pitcher in high school baseball history during his days at Houston Westchester High School from 1970 to 1973. It was a tragedy.''. Register now to join us on March 10-12, 2023, in Phoenix, AZ. [5] He dominated for Columbus, having a 60 record with a 0.76 ERA, but struggled with the Toros, having a 6.85 earned run average. The kid should have gone to the minors after two starts. Clyde wore the number 32 in honor of Koufax, who also did not pitch in the minors before his major-league debut. Clyde was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1973, with the Texas Rangers. vs. MIN 5.0 IP, 1 H, 8 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER, W, Last Game: In 34 games (21 starts), he went 5-7 and posted a 5.84 ERA. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Suarez called Clyde the most mature and adaptable 18-year-old Ive ever seen.22, Clyde, who was 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds with curly brown hair and sideburns, remained a major draw when the Rangers returned home. Former teammate Tom Grieve said that keeping Clyde in the roster was the "dumbest thing you could ever do to a high school pitcher. In 1976 his arm troubles began. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Phone: 713-820-8511 Years at Premier: 1 Years as Instructor/Coach: 19 High School: Tomball High School College: TAMU-Corpus Christi Highest Level Played: College Greatest Coaching Moment: Striving to help young people shake hands with their futures since 2001. [2], Twenty days after pitching his last high school game, Clyde won his first ever Major League start before over 35,000 fans in Arlington Stadium, the first sellout in stadium history. I threw anyway. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. David Clyde played for 2 teams; the Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians. Fans remained ambivalent when Clyde was not pitching; fewer than 6,000 attended the other two games of the series. The 1,400 sq. He is noted for his once promising baseball career, which ended at age 26 because of arm and shoulder injuries. 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