Joe McClain
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Born on May 5, 1933 in Johnson City, Tennessee, Joe McClain (Joseph Fred McClain) played for the Washington Senators for his entire 2 year career. McClain broke into the bigs on April 14, 1961 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 3.86 ERA in 212 innings pitched in 1961, his rookie year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 29
| 8
| 18
| 3.86
| 76
| 105
| 91
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 212
| 221
| 22
| 48
| 7
| 4
| 4
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 9.38
| 6
| 25
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 33
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 43
| 33
| 8
| 22
| 4.42
| 82
| 130
| 116
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 236
| 254
| 30
| 59
| 8
| 4
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| P
| 33
| 29
| 212
| 15
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| .975
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| P
| 10
| 4
| 24
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 43
| 33
| 236
| 16
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 68
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 4
| .206
| .214
| .265
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 43
| 75
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 4
| .200
| .208
| .253
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1953).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Charleston (American Association) for $100 (1960).
- Selected by Washington Senators from Charleston (American Association) in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
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