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. He's looking ahead, not back. As a freshman, he was already the best pitcher on the varsity team. By Joe Nick Patoski. Theres been some confusion over the years on that, said Clyde in 2003. 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. 32 Ira Berkow. [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. He struck out eight Boston hitters, including future Hall of Famers Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, and Orlando Cepeda. ''It's nice to be remembered,'' Clyde said over the phone from his home in Tomball last week. us. All rights reserved. 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. Plucked from a high school in nearby Houston, he had merely been 18-0 with a 0.18 ERA in 148 innings as a senior with five no-hitters. (3) Data are messy, and statistical tools are imperfect. 14 Whitey Herzog and Jonathan Pitts, Youre Missin a Great Game (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999), 169. It was like taking a kid and throwing him into brain surgery without going to medical school. David Clyde1. LESSON OPTIONS HITTING PITCHING FIELDING BASEBALL BIO He posted an 18-0 record as a senior, and gave up only three earned runs in 148 innings pitched. High School: Westchester HS (Houston, TX), School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Debut: David Clyde Trades & Transactions: 06 . He was 18-0 with a 0.18 ERA in his senior year at Westchester High, allowing three earned runs in 150 innings. 26 Dave Distel, Rangers Babe of Summer Grows Up in Big Leagues, Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1973: 19. Clyde grew up idolizing Sandy Koufax and played baseball from an early age, honing his skills throwing to Gene, a former semipro player. ''I made a decision to get on with my real life. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [2] He played in 28 games (21 starts) and finished with 39 record, and a 4.38 ERA. He ultimately pitched 28 times, with 21 starts, and did not win again, finishing 3-9 with a 4.38 ERA in 117 innings. The youngest player to play in a major league game in 1973, Clyde pitched a total of eighteen games (all starts) that season, finishing with a record of 48, with a 5.01 earned run average (ERA). (Age 24-107d) Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In a career-high 153 innings pitched, he struck out 83 and walked 60. Or write about sports? I retired, though I think I could have made it back to the majors. When Clyde stepped away from baseball, he was 37 days away from four years of service timethe threshold required at the time to qualify for Major League Baseballs pension plan and health insurance benefits. David Clyde has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. Clyde joined the Rangers on the road and was thrust into action on the teams next homestand. The Rangers, in their second year in Texas after Short relocated the Washington Senators, had failed to capture the attention of north Texas in their inaugural season and were in desperate need of a gate attraction. 31 Merron, The Riseand Fall of a Phenom.. Forty years ago Thursday, Clyde made the jump from pitching for Westchester High School in Houston to pitching in the big leagues, starting for the Texas Rangers against the Minnesota Twins just 19 days after receiving his high-school diploma. Clyde was 3-9 that season with a 4.38 E.R.A. Tasked with becoming the Texas Rangers savior and marquee player fresh out of high school, he was out of the game at 26. He also returned to Venezuela, going 1-2, 8.20 in five games (four starts) for Tiburones de La Guaira. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Rangers planned to have Clyde pitch his first two professional games in the major leagues before moving him down to the minor leagues,[1] but Rangers owner Bob Short decided to keep him in the roster for monetary purposes, where he had a 5.01 earned run average in 18 starts. By then, Martin had been replaced by Frank Lucchesi. Many thanks to him. He was up for one start, allowing three runs (two earned) to the California Angels in seven innings in Arlington. He wasn't big league ready, particularly off the field. Two sellouts, however, for a team that was averaging roughly 6,000 fans a game caught Short's attention, and the 18-year-old Clyde became a mainstay in the Rangers rotation, his starts juggled so that 12 of his 18 starts were at Arlington Stadium. But it turned out to be a fairy tale without a happy ending. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. - David Clyde, August 2003, to Baseball Digest. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Former teammate Tom Grieve said that keeping Clyde in the roster was the "dumbest thing you could ever do to a high school pitcher. 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. It soon unraveled, as he ended the season 8-11, 4.28. [2][3] After signing his contract, Clyde stated that his career goal was to "become the greatest pitcher ever". I got more instruction here the first day than I got in five years with Texas, said Clyde at the time.41. 9 Harold McKinney, Clyde Could Solve Two Ranger Problems, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 10, 1973: 39. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. This biography was reviewed by Rory Costello and David Bilmes and fact-checked by David Kritzler. Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season, More David Clyde Pages at Baseball Reference. Clyde slotted into Martins four-man rotation behind Jim Bibby, Fergie Jenkins, and Steve Hargan. I decided I just didnt want to do baseball anymore, he told the Los Angeles Times in 1986. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. He's the kid pitcher who went directly from Houston's Westchester High School to the show. The numbers, however, that caught the attention of Short was tickets sold. 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. More David Clyde Pages at Baseball Reference. Clyde was assigned to the Columbus (Georgia) Astros of the Double-A Southern League, where he posted his best numbers in professional baseball. August 18, 2018 - Present. Neither Clyde nor his father insisted that he start in the majors. ''I'd have to say that David Clyde was one of the best young left-handed pitchers I've ever seen,'' Herzog said. Did you know that: Walt the Clyde Frazier were a Graduate From David T Howard High School In Atlanta Vanishing Atlanta Who remember 29 Mike Shropshire, Shelled Rangers Regroup, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 6, 1974: 9. 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. 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. Clyde, who was selected No. Part of the deal was that Short, knowing Clyde would sell tickets, wanted him to make two big-league starts before going to the minors. SUMMARY Career WAR 0.6 W 18 L 47 Merron, The Riseand Fall of a Phenom.. It was about paying the bills. According to my calculations, on the extra gate receipts alone, in two starts Ill make back David Clydes entire goddamn signing bonus, remarked Short.18 Clyde breezed through the first four innings while striking out five and facing the minimum. In 1975, the inevitable happened. He pitched nine times the next season, 1979, went 3-4 with a 5.91 ERA, and tore his rotator cuff, ending his big league career. Traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1978, he was 8-11 and then 3-4 before he damaged a rotator cuff. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Biogaphy: David Clyde was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. A crowd of 23,102 turned out on July 17 and watched the Brewers batter the southpaw for five runs on 11 hits in seven innings. He got off to an abysmal start, losing all four decisions while registering an 8.67 ERA in five starts before being shut down again. I was presented with the opportunity to settle for 50 cents on the dollar or roll the dice. With more than $30,000 in medical bills to pay, Clyde decided to settle rather than risk going to arbitration and getting nothing.50 While recovering, he spent nine months working sales jobs and driving a beer truck in Houston with hopes of making a comeback the following season.51. In 128 innings, he walked 119 and struck out 90. Three more boys (Michael, Steve, and Henry) followed. Rangers owner Bob Short -- against the advice of his manager, scouts, and others possessing . ", "Well, Billy liked older, veteran players," said Pete Mackanin, who was called to the big leagues the day of Clyde's debut and was assigned to be his roommate. A Virginia high school girls' basketball coach is under investigation after an altercation with a spectator during a game last week. Skipping development in the minor leagues was likely detrimental to Clyde, who experienced flashes of success but never achieved consistency in the majors. 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. With him, it was profit and loss and day to day.19 Thus, Clyde remained in the Rangers rotation as the team hit the road. [8] In his first start with the Indians, he gave up four hits in a 32 complete game victory against the Oakland Athletics. A deal back to Texas proved unhelpful as his shoulder crapped out a second time. Data Provided By Another nephew, Grant (Garrett's brother), was an infielder for NC State in 2013. 8 One of the two hits he allowed was a home run off the bat of David Bialas, who would go on to a 10-year minor-league career in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. August 7, 1979 You have to train hard and work at it. I thought it was just tight.37 The problem was a pinched nerve near the left shoulder blade for which Clyde received a cortisone injection and was prescribed 2 weeks of rest.38 He returned to the mound with the Triple-A Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League but the zip on his fastball had vanished. Once again, this did not happen. Clyde lost 21 pounds while recuperating and reported to camp three weeks late, a delay which sealed his demotion to the minor leagues for the first time in his career.34 By then, he had time to reflect on his whirlwind two seasons in the big leagues. 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. "The franchise needed a jolt.''. [2], Twenty days after pitching his last high school game, Clyde won his first ever Major League start before over 35,000 fans in Arlington Stadium, the first sellout in stadium history. 45 Hank Kozloski, Clyde Hurts for Wayne Cage, News Journal (Mansfield, OH), June 2, 1979: 14. That year the Texas Rangers held the first overall pick, having the worst record in baseball the previous strike-shortened season at 54100. Clyde spent the winter working out in Houston and went to spring training poised for a homecoming. dlavaque@startribune.com 612-673-7574 David_LaVaque. Tickets sales were nearly as robust for Clydes second start five days later at home against the Chicago White Sox. The drastic jump was not unheard of in the 1950s under the bonus baby system of player acquisition but had not occurred since the draft was instituted in 1965.11 Gene handled the negotiations with Short, which resulted in a $65,000 bonus, $22,500 salary, and $7,500 roster bonus.12 Upon Clydes signing, Short decided his newly inked phenom would join the Rangers the following week. 55 Jennifer Briggs, Too Much Too Soon? Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 13, 1993: 53. Several months earlier, Clyde had been busy worrying about prom night or helping Westchester High School win a state championship. [11] Prior to Clyde's debut, the highest crowd in Rangers history was 24,000. 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. After seeking multiple opinions, the 21-year-old southpaw underwent surgery with Dr. Frank Jobe in Los Angeles and missed the remainder of the season. With an eventual 57-105 record, the Rangers finished last in the American League West. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 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. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. 55 - David Clyde, Westchester, 1972-73 Career No-Hitters 10 - David Clyde, Westchester, 1970-73 8 - Kevin Waldrum, Millsap, 1994-97 5 - Jon Peters, Brenham, 1986-89 5 - Jaime Sepeda, Sinton, 1986-89 5 - Rodney Hodde, Burton, 1976 Season No-Hitters 7 - Colt Molloy, Memphis, 2007 6 - Dickie Gonzalez, Calallen, 1996 5 - Rodney Hodde, Burton, 1976 "His legacy is when you see a young kid get drafted and someone in an organization declares, 'He's not going to be another David Clyde," the late Hal Keller, the Rangers scouting director at the time, said more than once in the ensuing years. It was about a franchise, not a young man's career. Bob Short, the Rangers owner, added a provision designed more to fatten his wallet than help David excel. When he pitched seven strong innings in a 5-4 triumph over Detroit, Short decreed that. On June 27, 1973, Clyde made his highly anticipated major-league debut versus the Minnesota Twinsonly 20 days after he threw his last high school pitch. Things got off to a rocky start for Clyde in 1979. He did win that big league debut against Minnesota, giving up just one hit, a two-run home run, but also walking seven in five innings of a 4-3 victory. [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". He was traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1978, and played two seasons before being demoted. 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. 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. The plan was supposed to have Clyde make two big league starts and then head to the Minor Leagues to begin his development. 44 Bob Nold, Price Tag on Jones is Too High for Indians, Akron Beacon Journal, May 26, 1979: 10. 33 David Clydes Future Very Much in Question, Naples Daily News, March 14, 1975: 60. [2] When Clyde agreed to sign his rookie contract, part of the deal was to make his first two professional starts with the Rangers at their home field before heading to the minors to develop. statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found Former Teacher at Arlington ISD. David Clyde played for 2 teams; the Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. In my opinion, it ruined his career.54 Clyde has been interviewed countless times in the decades since his career flamed out and has consistently expressed no bitterness or regret. Id take $500 and go to Aqueduct in New York and come back with just enough for a cab.32 He finished the season 3-9 with a 4.38 ERA in 28 games (21 starts). ''It's hard to imagine all this is going on. I was about to get married again, and I was missing a kid growing up. . All told, the 18-year-old phenom ultimately won only 18 games, finishing 18-33 with a 4.63 ERA in 84 games. After seeing Clydes impact on attendance and impressive performance through two starts, Short decided to postpone the rookies demotion. Short regularly staged promotions in an attempt to lure fans, including Bat Night, T-shirt Night, Keychain Night, and even Pantyhose Night. His first start was a dandy, allowing two runs and four hits in a complete game victory against the Oakland Athletics on May 16th. Short personally had nothing to lose and a lot to gain at the turnstiles by putting his newly acquired teenage prodigy on the mound. 34 David Clydes Future Very Much in Question.. copyright=new Date(); 555 N. Central Ave. #416 Tom Grieve, now a broadcaster for the Rangers who was a teammate of Clyde's and later was the team's general manager, has never sugar-coated his opinion. His season ended with a 3-4 record and 5.91 ERA. MLS # 23005955 They averaged 8,610 spectators at Arlington Stadium in 1972, and even fewer were showing up in 1973. on any other website. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. 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. 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. [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. On June 5the day of the draftTV trucks lined up down the street outside of Clydes home. 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. Baseball Trades & Transactions Involving David Clyde. David Clyde Trades and Transactions. He was the first child born to Joseph Eugene Gene and Amy (ne Glass) Clyde. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. 23 Whitey Herzog and Kevin Horrigan, White Rat: A Life in Baseball (New York: Harper and Row, 1987), 91. David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter for the Star Tribune. Phone: 713-820-8511 Years at Premier: 1 Years as Instructor/Coach: 19 High School: Tomball High School College: TAMU-Corpus Christi Highest Level Played: College Greatest Coaching Moment: Striving to help young people shake hands with their futures since 2001. 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. ''He was really mishandled. Do you have a blog? Oracle; David Clyde page at the Bullpen Wiki; Statheads want to know. [3], Clyde began the 1974 season with a 30 record,[9] then became embroiled in controversy following a dispute between new manager Billy Martin and general manager Bobby Brown. You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), It was now time for him to go the minors. Id have been happy with a $500 raise, Clyde said, looking back. In 34 games (21 starts), he went 5-7 and posted a 5.84 ERA. [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. To begin his development Hidden Game sports March 14, 1975: 60 was presented with opportunity! 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