Clint Courtney
[edit] Biography
Clint Courtney (Clinton Dawson Courtney) was born on March 16, 1927 in Hall Summit, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on September 29, 1951 for the New York Yankees. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .286 with 5 home runs and 50 RBI. Courtney played for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Clint Courtney's best season was 1958, when he knocked in 62 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| NY
| A
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 119
| 413
| 38
| 118
| 5
| 50
| .286
| .349
| .395
| 24
| 3
| 39
| 26
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 106
| 355
| 28
| 89
| 4
| 19
| .251
| .302
| .330
| 12
| 2
| 25
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 14
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 122
| 397
| 25
| 107
| 4
| 37
| .270
| .323
| .360
| 18
| 3
| 30
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 75
| 238
| 26
| 71
| 2
| 30
| .298
| .349
| .391
| 8
| 4
| 19
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 37
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 10
| .378
| .467
| .541
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 94
| 275
| 33
| 85
| 3
| 40
| .309
| .366
| .411
| 11
| 4
| 26
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 6
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 101
| 283
| 31
| 85
| 5
| 44
| .300
| .362
| .445
| 20
| 3
| 20
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 91
| 232
| 23
| 62
| 6
| 27
| .267
| .346
| .414
| 14
| 1
| 16
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 134
| 450
| 46
| 113
| 8
| 62
| .251
| .332
| .344
| 18
| 0
| 48
| 23
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 11
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 72
| 189
| 19
| 44
| 2
| 18
| .233
| .308
| .296
| 4
| 1
| 20
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 83
| 154
| 14
| 35
| 1
| 12
| .227
| .374
| .266
| 3
| 0
| 30
| 14
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 22
| 45
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .267
| .400
| .311
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 23
| 46
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .261
| .393
| .304
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 946
| 2796
| 260
| 750
| 38
| 313
| .268
| .339
| .366
| 126
| 17
| 264
| 143
| 46
| 22
| 3
| 22
| 74
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| NY
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| C
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 487
| 69
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| C
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 436
| 47
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| C
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 539
| 53
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| C
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 252
| 29
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| C
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| C
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 301
| 33
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| C
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 35
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| C
| 59
| 51
| 474.1
| 288
| 35
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 22
| 22
| 0
| .994
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| C
| 128
| 122
| 1086.2
| 682
| 64
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 9
| 54
| 32
| 5
| .991
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| C
| 53
| 48
| 410.2
| 213
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 2
| 2
| .987
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| C
| 59
| 43
| 382
| 246
| 23
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 14
| 1
| .975
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| C
| 16
| 10
| 111.1
| 71
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 803
| 274
| 2465
| 3556
| 379
| 50
| 63
| 0
| 57
| 131
| 72
| 8
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1947).
- Traded by New York Yankees to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Jim McDonald (November 23, 1951).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Jim Brideweser and Bob Chakales to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson, Matt Batts and Fred Marsh (December 6, 1954).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Johnny Groth and Bob Chakales to Washington Senators in exchange for Jim Busby (June 7, 1955).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Ron Samford to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Billy Gardner (April 3, 1960).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Bob Boyd, Al Pilarcik, Jim Archer and Wayne Causey to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Russ Snyder and Whitey Herzog (January 24, 1961); Clint Courtney returned to Baltimore Orioles (April 14, 1961).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 1, 1961).
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