I was about to get married again, and I was missing a kid growing up. Per TMZ Sports, Richlands head coach Tom Rife confronted a man . Many thanks to him. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Did you know that you can compare David Clyde to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 10 Bob Clanton, Football, Curls Out for Clyde, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 14, 1973: 58. 31 Merron, The Riseand Fall of a Phenom.. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. 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 had mixed results, finishing the season with a pedestrian 8-11 record and 4.28 ERA. advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique While his career could have been thriving, he hung up his spikes, following a 10-10 season with two teams in the Houston Astros organization in 1981. Math Teacher at Arlington Independent Schools. [10] Clyde also finished fourth in the American League with 11 wild pitches. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. The miscue led to two unearned runs later in the inning. On this date in Texas Rangers history, rookie pitcher David Clyde made his debut at Arlington Stadium. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. But it took him six more starts to win again. [4][5] Clyde later called it his most memorable game in his Major League career. And always will. "All my players from all over crying, broke down. The Rangers organization lost so much faith in Clyde's ability that he was left unprotected in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft, but was not chosen. [8] Questioned about the difference between high school or professional baseball, Clyde stated that MLB hitters "see the ball better, thus they make contact more often". [11] Prior to Clyde's debut, the highest crowd in Rangers history was 24,000. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 11:02PM. Clyde High School 1015 Race St, Clyde, Ohio | (419) 547-9511 # 12,987 in National Rankings Overall Score 27.21 /100 quick stats Grades 9-12 Total Enrollment 642 Student-Teacher Ratio 16:1. [5][8], Clyde started for the Indians that year, playing in 28 games and finished with a record of 811, with a 4.28 ERA and 83 strikeouts. us. 21 Experts Say Young Stars Need Minor Experience, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 8, 1973: 42. In other words, Clyde didn't fit in Martin's vision. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Last-Modified: January 1, 2023 8:51 AM EST. By then, Martin had been replaced by Frank Lucchesi. [5] He stayed in the minors for three seasons, having a shoulder operation in 1976. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. 1973 - 2018. He also returned to Venezuela, going 1-2, 8.20 in five games (four starts) for Tiburones de La Guaira. 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. Former Teacher at Arlington ISD. He pitched in nine games with the Indians in 1979 (34, 5.91 ERA) before tearing his rotator cuff and was demoted to the minors, playing in what would be his last Major League game on August 7, 1979. His sophomore season included a perfect game against the defending state champions.4 Pitching for the Westchester American Legion squad that summer, he allowed only four runs in 83 innings while racking up 150 strikeouts.5 As a junior in 1972, Clyde amassed a 17-1 record which included three no-hitters and four one-hitters. April 22, 1955 When he made his next start on July 5, Clyde was pulled in the first inning after ceding a hit and three walks to the Yankees. That year the Texas Rangers held the first overall pick, having the worst record in baseball the previous strike-shortened season at 54100. Find out more. Special thanks to David Clyde for sharing his personal memories and clarifying facts in a January 2023 telephone interview. [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". [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". The head of the union advised me at the time that its a roll of the dicea very gray area, recalled Clyde. ''When I see my kids on the Miracles slowing down their pitches to get control,'' he said, ''I tell them: 'Do you think Nolan Ryan learned to throw strikes at 100 miles an hour by practicing throwing at 70 m.p.h.? Short wanted Clyde to be a drawing card for his struggling Rangers franchise. 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. Thats where pitchers are made, where you get the instruction and the teaching.35. Clyde's stats have been entered for the 5-1 loss vs. Henrietta on 2/24/2023 10:00 AM. David Clyde Stats David Clyde was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. He threw out the first ball to Ken Suarez, his catcher that night 30 years ago, when he was the kid left-hander who couldn't miss. June 27, 1973 [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". Clyde's nephew, Garrett Clyde, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2007. on any other website. I agreed to pitch Clyde two games, then farm him out to the minors, where he could build his arm and confidence over a couple of years, wrote Herzog in Youre Missin a Great Game.14. Art Fowlers job was to get drunk with Billy on the road, recalled Shropshire. He finished the game with a 3-0, 1.36 record. 13,376th in major league history) The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. They averaged 8,610 spectators at Arlington Stadium in 1972, and even fewer were showing up in 1973. He had been billed as the second coming of Sandy Koufax and signed for an $125,000 bonus and a free college education. 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. 2 Clyde is one of four players to jump from high school to the major leagues since the amateur draft was instituted in 1965. [1] After a poor start in which he walked the first two batters he faced, he settled down, pitched five innings, giving up only one hit (a home run to Mike Adams) while striking out eight batters in a 43 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The 19-year-old hurler came out of the gate hot, registering a 3-0 record and 2.43 ERA through his first six starts, including three complete games. Billed as the next Sandy Koufax, Clyde had a stellar high school career at Westchester High School. Clydes career arc serves as a cautionary tale for what can happen when a young player is rushed to the big leagues. Less than three weeks after his final high school game, Clyde debuted on June 27, 1973, against the Minnesota Twins. (2) You don't have to be a math guru to learn from real, interesting data. Join our linker program. But he doesn't sound bitter. "[1], In a 2003 interview with the Associated Press, Clyde looked back on his career, recognizing that he was rushed too early, calling his career "a classic case of how not to handle a young talent", and stating that his case had a "black side" to it but that he made a contribution to the sport. 15 Galyn Wilkins, Slow Crowd, Fast Arms Clydes Big Night, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 29, 1973: 27. At Westchester High School in Houston, Clyde had pitched five no-hitters, including two perfect games. He was 18-33 with a 4.63 ERA, arm problems finally forcing his retirement. 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. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In 1978, David set highs for innings pitched (153 1/3), starts (25) and complete games (5). His first start was a dandy, allowing two runs and four hits in a complete game victory against the Oakland Athletics on May 16th. [2] Short was looking for some sort of way to boost attendance, and found it using fellow Texas native Clyde. Clyde, who last pitched in the majors in 1979, receives an annual benefit of $8,750 per year (before taxes).53. 22 Peter Gammons, Hopefully, This Babys a Feller, and Not a Krausse, Boston Globe, July 13, 1973: 53. By then, his fastball velocity had dipped to the 87-88 range, but he still found success.52 In 10 appearances (seven starts), he won all six of his decisions and recorded a 0.76 ERA, thereby earning a promotion to Triple-A Tucson, which had become an Astros affiliate. He is considered by many as a savior of the Texas Rangers franchise because of the significant attendance boost that Clyde's hype brought to the team, preventing it from a possible bankruptcy or American League takeover. This is not what I wanted to do,' '' he recalled. He struck out eight Boston hitters, including future Hall of Famers Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, and Orlando Cepeda. I threw anyway. "The correlation I felt was like going from high school to performing open heart surgery. Anyone can read what you share. With that selection passing up such future stars as Robin Yount, Dave Winfield and Fred Lynn the Rangers chose a left-handed pitching phenom from Westchester High School in Houston. On January 4, 1980, the Indians traded Clydealong with Jim Norrisback to the Rangers for Gary Gray, Larry McCall, and minor-leaguer Mike Bucci. 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. He racked up seven strikeouts, including three in the first inning on 11 pitches, while issuing one walk and one hit by pitch.42 The solid showing earned Clyde a spot in Clevelands starting rotation. Oracle; David Clyde page at the Bullpen Wiki; Statheads want to know. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 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. During the abbreviated 1976 spring training that resulted from an owners lockout, Clyde developed a shoulder problem. 19 Whitey Herzog and Kevin Horrigan, White Rat: A Life in Baseball (New York: Harper and Row, 1987), 90. He was the first child born to Joseph Eugene Gene and Amy (ne Glass) Clyde. Home plate umpire Bill Deegan told reporters that Clydes fastball was better than the heater of one of the games other top young armsVida Blue.20, Despite Clydes handful of competitive starts, the consensus from an informal survey of managers and executives was that he would benefit from time in the minors.21 Some believed he lacked a formidable off-speed arsenal to keep hitters honest and needed work on his pickoff move and infield defense. Clyde was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1973, with the Texas Rangers. Signed by his hometown Astros in 1981, Clyde was pitching in the fall instructional league when he decided to walk away from baseball. The top pick in the 1973 June amateur draft belonged to the Texas Rangers, a distinction earned from owning the major-leagues worst record (54-100) in 1972. In 19 starts, he compiled a 4-10 record and 6.85 ERA while walking more batters than he struck out. He was 18-0 with a 0.18 ERA in his senior year at Westchester High, allowing three earned runs in 150 innings. And a week before the 30th anniversary of his winning major league debut as an 18-year-old left-hander just out of high school, he was honored by the Rangers before Friday night's game with the Astros. vs. BOS 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER, L, Rookie Status: 44 Bob Nold, Price Tag on Jones is Too High for Indians, Akron Beacon Journal, May 26, 1979: 10. This biography was reviewed by Rory Costello and David Bilmes and fact-checked by David Kritzler. [6], Clyde then pitched well in his second start against the Chicago White Sox, pitching six innings before a finger blister forced him out of the game. Do you have a sports website? HE'S certainly the best-known former major league pitcher with an 18-33 career record. It led to Clyde's arm burning out at an early age, Herzog argued. Three more boys (Michael, Steve, and Henry) followed. copyright=new Date(); You have to train hard and work at it. [5], In 1981, Clyde tried to restart his career with the Houston Astros, but he spent the season in the minor leagues splitting time between the Columbus Astros and Tucson Toros. 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. 20 Clif Keane, Sox Best Crafty Clyde, Boston Globe, July 13, 1973: 53. ''It's nice to be remembered,'' Clyde said over the phone from his home in Tomball last week. I have to thank the Julians, the Hollywood producers who hope to make a movie about me.''. "It might have been different if that hadn't happened," said Nelson. But Rangers brass felt otherwise. High School: Westchester HS (Houston, TX) School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) . In 34 games (21 starts), he went 5-7 and posted a 5.84 ERA. 6 Buck Francis, Westchester Ace Great, Corpus Christi Times, June 5, 1972: 14. He's looking ahead, not back. 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. Herzog was fired on September 7 and replaced with Billy Martin, who had become available after being canned by Detroit. 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. Clydes standout ability to throw a baseball was evident early on. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. In addition to the sources cited in the Notes, the author relied on Baseball-Reference.com and Pelotabinaria.com.ve (Venezuelan winter league stats). "He had the curveball and the feel for pitching, but ". Clyde broke camp with the Indians as a long reliever and did not appear until Clevelands 18th game, throwing 4 scoreless frames versus Oakland on April 29. [2] He played in 28 games (21 starts) and finished with 39 record, and a 4.38 ERA. The kid should have gone to the minors after two starts. Just before the game, Clyde received a telegram from the legendary pitcher that read, Go get em, number 32.17 Clyde was wild early, walking Jerry Terrell and Rod Carew on nine pitches to start the game, but then fanned the next three in succession. He was named by journalist Randy Galloway as among the worst cases of "mishandling" a young player in baseball history. 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. 36 Clyde Fond of New Obscurity, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 22, 1975: 31. With an eventual 57-105 record, the Rangers finished last in the American League West. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. At 48, David Clyde is still a lonely legend in Texas Rangers lore. Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (1st) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westchester HS (Houston, TX). And he was really a good kid himself. He never had the advantage of going to the minors and pitching against kids his own age. David Clyde, Westchester (Houston), 1973 It may be a bit unfair to call Clyde a bust as a professional player considering that injuries and overuse as a young prospect led to an early exit from the Major Leagues. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Clyde was 3-9 that season with a 4.38 E.R.A. 16 Gary Long, Orioles Big Guys Give Clyde Trouble, Miami Herald, March 15, 1974: 291. 49 Michael A. Lutz, David Clyde Was He Treated Fairly? Wichita Falls Times, May 8, 1980: 26. 9 Harold McKinney, Clyde Could Solve Two Ranger Problems, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 10, 1973: 39. On June 5the day of the draftTV trucks lined up down the street outside of Clydes home. 28 Bruce Weber, Brad Corbett, Who Owned Texas Rangers, Dies at 75, New York Times, December 27, 2012: 25. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Clyde was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1973, with the Texas Rangers. [6] According to journalist Randy Galloway, Clyde put baseball on the map in Dallas, as the city started to get interested on the sport, even after Clyde's inconsistency forced him out of the league. David Clyde had 228 strikeouts over his career. 7 Bill Hunt, Things Did Get Worse, Corpus Christi Times, June 11, 1972: 39. [8] He was traded back to the Rangers after the 1979 season, but injured his shoulder for the second time, and was released prior to the 1980 season with the Rangers claiming that Clyde was "damaged goods". Or maybe he's more of a myth, a name that remains a what might have been. [6] He played for the Sacramento Solons in 1976, and the Tucson Toros, both of the Pacific Coast League, in 1977 where he had a 57 record with a 5.84 ERA. He tried a comeback with Houston in 1981, but after going 4-10 at Triple-A Tucson he called it quits. "He's a lesson in the need for patience. Two days later I went out to throw batting practice and I couldnt pick my arm up, Clyde later explained. Short personally had nothing to lose and a lot to gain at the turnstiles by putting his newly acquired teenage prodigy on the mound. Retired as of 6/1/18. Clyde was left unprotected in the expansion draft in the fall of 1976, but neither the Mariners nor the Blue Jays took a flier. In a career-high 153 innings pitched, he struck out 83 and walked 60. Many thanks to him. 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. When Tucsons season ended, he got in additional work in the Florida Instructional League. On June 7, 1973, at age 18 and fresh out of Westchester High School in Houston, David was selected by the Texas Rangers as the #1 overall pick in the Major League Draft. (3) Data are messy, and statistical tools are imperfect. News that former championship baseball player Jatonne Sterling from Morgan Park High School was shot and killed while away at college is hitting hard. It was about paying the bills. He is noted for his once promising baseball career, which ended at age 26 because of arm and shoulder injuries. Only 27 days short of his pension, Clyde would like to get back into baseball, maybe as a minor league pitching coach for the Rangers. He spent the 1974 season entirely in Texas, starting hot with a 3-0 record and 2.43 ERA through 6 starts. This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 00:29. [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. Id tell Bob it was time to send David out, but hed say no, just one more start. Pretty soon hitters caught up with David and started sitting on his fastball.23, Clyde lost the feel for his curveball in August, which translated into a 1-3 record and 6.35 ERA in five starts. We present them here for purely educational purposes. - David Clyde (1982), David Clyde Autograph on a 1974 Topps Baseball Card (#133 | Checklist), David Clyde Miscellaneous Items of Interest. Fans remained ambivalent when Clyde was not pitching; fewer than 6,000 attended the other two games of the series. Rangers owner Bob Short -- against the advice of his manager, scouts, and others possessing . As expected, the Rangers selected him with the first overall pick, passing over the likes of Robin Yount and Dave Winfield. His season ended with a 3-4 record and 5.91 ERA. Journalists criticized the Rangers for promoting Clyde too soon, and after an uneventful 1974 campaign, he developed shoulder trouble and was sent down to the minor leagues in 1975, where he pitched three seasons. 14 Whitey Herzog and Jonathan Pitts, Youre Missin a Great Game (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999), 169. Clyde felt well enough to return in mid-May, but Cleveland had no room on its roster and kept him sidelined.44 He was finally activated on June 1 after his agent, Dick Moss, threatened to file a complaint with the Major League Players Association.45 Clyde pitched one inning in mop-up duty on June 15 and did not appear again until joining the Indians starting rotation on June 30. As a senior in high school, he was 18-0 with a 0.18 earned run average. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. They encouraged him to return to a full windup and abandon his slider. The Rangers had an announced attendance of 22,114 for the season opener. It was supposed to be a quick shot in the arm for a financially strapped franchise that just a year earlier had moved from Washington, D.C., and whose owner, Bob Short, was in jeopardy of having to turn it over to the American League. Tasked with becoming the Texas Rangers savior and marquee player fresh out of high school, he was out of the game at 26. Clyde wore the number 32 in honor of Koufax, who also did not pitch in the minors before his major-league debut. in Kansas City, KS Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? When the 1974 season began, Clyde had a 3-0 start, but Martin inexplicably sat him down for 30 days. 25 Fred Rothenberg, Billy Martin Praises Youthful David Clyde, Bridgeport Post, September 22, 1973: 10. . David Clyde weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing. 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. (Age 24-107d) I decided I just didnt want to do baseball anymore, he told the Los Angeles Times in 1986. It soon unraveled, as he ended the season 8-11, 4.28. 37 Bob Nold, Confidence Important for Reborn Clyde, Akron Beacon Journal, March 27, 1978: 24. Clyde recorded a no-decision versus the Tigers and then posted impressive back-to-back wins against the California Angels, limiting the Halos to one run over 14 innings. "It was the dumbest thing you could ever do," he said. 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. 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. "They were trying to get enthusiasm," said Davey Nelson, the starting second baseman for the Rangers in Clyde's debut. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 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. In addition to being in the skippers doghouse, Clyde received no instruction from his pitching coach, Art Fowler, who had replaced Estrada. a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. update=copyright.getFullYear(); 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. Once again, this did not happen. He pitched 416 innings over parts of five seasons with the Rangers and Cleveland Indians, registering an 18-33 record and 4.63 ERA. '', At 26, he was through as a pitcher. A high school star, the homegrown Texan went 18-0 during his senior . Another nephew, Grant (Garrett's brother), was an infielder for NC State in 2013. 26 Dave Distel, Rangers Babe of Summer Grows Up in Big Leagues, Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1973: 19. He wasn't big league ready, particularly off the field. He was up for one start, allowing three runs (two earned) to the California Angels in seven innings in Arlington. "[9] He also said that Clyde "was one of the best young left-handed pitchers I've ever seen." You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), Bob Short, cashing in on David's appeal at the gate, was able to get out of the ownership racket, selling the team to Brad Corbett while David was floundering. 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