Lou Clinton

Lou Clinton

Luciean Louis Clinton (October 13 1937 — December 6, 1997) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who batted and threw right-handed, spanning 8 seasons, debuting in by|1960 and playing his final season in by|1967, during which he played for five American League teams in the 1960s: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles/California Angels, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. He was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Clinton died at age 60 in Wichita, Kansas, and is buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas.

Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG BB SO SB
691 2153 270 523 112 31 65 269 .247 .308 .418 188 418 12

Transactions

*Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
*June 4, 1964: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to theLos Angeles Angels for Lee Thomas.
*September 7, 1965: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Athletics from the California Angels.
*September 9, 1965: Previous waiver selection by the Kansas City Athletics from the California Angels voided and player returned.
*September 9, 1965: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the California Angels.
January 14, 1966: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees for Doc Edwards

Trivia

*August 9, 1960 Cleveland Indian's Power's hit ricochets off the top of the RF fence in Cleveland toward Lou Clinton. The ball hits Clinton's foot and is "kicked" over the fence. Umpire Hal Smith rules the hit a home run, since the ball never touched the ground.
* July 13, 1962 In Kansas City, the Boston Red Sox outlast the Kansas City Athletics, 11–10, in 15 innings. Boston collects 21 hits to KC's 20. Lou Clinton wins the marathon with an RBI single and adds the cycle as he goes 5-for-7.

ee also

* Hitting for the cycle

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clintlo01.shtml Baseball-reference.com]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=clintlo01 Baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=196004220WS1 Boxscore of his first game]


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