Tex Clevenger

Full Name: Truman Eugene Clevenger	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180	First Game: April 18, 1954
Birthdate: July 9, 1932	Final Game: September 30, 1962
Birthplace: Visalia, California	MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on July 9, 1932 in Visalia, California, Tex Clevenger (Truman Eugene Clevenger) played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels over the course of his 8 year career. Clevenger broke into the bigs on April 18, 1954 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 4.79 ERA in 67.2 innings pitched in 1954, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Tex Clevenger's best season was 1959, when he posted a 3.91 ERA and struck out 71 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1954	BOS	A	23	8	2	4	4.79	43	42	36	1	0	0	67.2	67	9	29	0	1	2
1956	WAS	A	20	1	0	0	5.40	17	22	19	0	0	0	31.2	33	4	21	0	1	0
1957	WAS	A	52	9	7	6	4.19	75	69	65	2	0	8	139.2	139	11	47	4	3	4
1958	WAS	A	55	4	9	9	4.35	70	65	60	0	0	6	124	119	12	50	6	2	1
1959	WAS	A	50	7	8	5	3.91	71	56	51	2	2	8	117.1	114	9	51	3	3	2
1960	WAS	A	53	11	5	11	4.20	49	77	60	1	0	7	128.2	150	10	49	10	5	3
1961	NY	A	21	0	1	1	4.83	14	20	17	0	0	0	31.2	35	3	21	1	2	1
1961	LA	A	12	0	2	1	1.69	11	5	3	0	0	1	16	13	1	13	1	1	0
1961	TOT	A	33	0	3	2	3.78	25	25	20	0	0	1	47.2	48	4	34	2	3	1
1962	NY	A	21	0	2	0	2.84	11	14	12	0	0	0	38	36	3	17	5	0	1
Total			307	40	36	37	4.18	361	370	323	6	2	30	694.2	706	62	298	30	18	14

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	AVG
1954	BOS	A	P	23	0	0	6	11	2	0	0	0	0	.895
1956	WAS	A	P	20	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	.889
1957	WAS	A	P	52	9	139.2	10	27	3	6	2	5	3	.925
1958	WAS	A	P	55	4	124.1	8	31	1	4	2	9	4	.975
1959	WAS	A	P	50	7	117.1	10	35	1	3	2	6	3	.978
1960	WAS	A	P	53	11	128.2	3	21	0	3	1	3	3	1.000
1961	NY	A	P	21	0	31.2	5	6	0	1	0	2	1	1.000
1961	LA	A	P	12	0	16	0	6	0	0	1	1	2	1.000
1961	TOT	A	P	33	0	47.2	5	12	0	1	1	3	3	1.000
1962	NY	A	P	21	0	38	4	5	0	3	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	307	31	595.2	50	146	8	20	8	26	16	.961

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH
1954	BOS	A	25	14	2	3	0	.214	.214	.286	1	0	0	5	0
1956	WAS	A	20	2	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	0	0	1	0	0
1957	WAS	A	52	33	2	7	5	.212	.270	.273	2	0	3	12	4
1958	WAS	A	55	22	1	3	0	.136	.208	.227	0	1	2	12	2
1959	WAS	A	50	23	2	4	4	.174	.310	.217	1	0	5	9	4
1960	WAS	A	53	22	0	2	1	.091	.167	.091	0	0	2	11	4
1961	NY	A	21	4	1	1	1	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	1	0
1961	LA	A	12	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0
1961	TOT	A	33	7	1	1	1	.143	.143	.286	1	0	0	2	0
1962	NY	A	22	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0
Total			310	127	8	20	11	.157	.232	.213	5	1	13	53	14

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1953).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Neil Chrisley and Al Curtis to Washington Senators in exchange for Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield, Johnny Schmitz and Tom Umphlett (November 8, 1955).
Selected by Los Angeles Angels from Minnesota Twins in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
Traded by Los Angeles Angels with Bob Cerv to New York Yankees in exchange for Lee Thomas, Ryne Duren and Johnny James (May 8, 1961).

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