In 1975, the inevitable happened. August 18, 2018 - Present. 46 4 Cleveland Players Hit Homers to Back David Clydes 5-Hitter, Lima (Ohio) News, July 10, 1979: 16. [2] Short was looking for some sort of way to boost attendance, and found it using fellow Texas native Clyde. ft. home is a 3 bed, 2.0 bath property. He was the first child born to Joseph Eugene Gene and Amy (ne Glass) Clyde. 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. It was like taking a kid and throwing him into brain surgery without going to medical school. David Clyde1. - David Clyde (1982), David Clyde Autograph on a 1974 Topps Baseball Card (#133 | Checklist), David Clyde Miscellaneous Items of Interest. He tried a comeback with Houston in 1981, but after going 4-10 at Triple-A Tucson he called it quits. Clyde spent the majority of the 1975 season with the Pittsfield (Massachusetts) Rangers in the Double-A Eastern League. In 34 games (21 starts), he went 5-7 and posted a 5.84 ERA. 555 N. Central Ave. #416 David Eugene Clyde (born April 22, 1955) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five seasons with the Texas Rangers (19731975) and Cleveland Indians (19781979). 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. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. In April 1981, Clyde impressed enough during a 20-minute tryout at the Astrodome to ink a contract with his hometown Houston Astrosfive days before his 26th birthday. 32 Ira Berkow. He had no earthly idea how to run a baseball team. 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. '', At 26, he was through as a pitcher. 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. David . This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. It was not until 2011 that MLB agreed to provide an annual stipendpaid for by the leagues competitive balance taxto players whose career ended before 1980 and fell short of the four-year mark. He's not blaming anybody else. June 27, 1973 ''Short went for the fast buck,'' Whitey Herzog, the Rangers' manager when Clyde was signed, recalled from his St. Louis home. 28 Bruce Weber, Brad Corbett, Who Owned Texas Rangers, Dies at 75, New York Times, December 27, 2012: 25. High School: Westchester HS (Houston, TX), School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Debut: It made me a very outspoken person.''. Clyde retired from professional baseball on February 5, 1982, while participating in an instructional league. Some defensive statistics Copyright Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2022. 1973 - 2018. His first start was a dandy, allowing two runs and four hits in a complete game victory against the Oakland Athletics on May 16th. Anyone can read what you share. Billed as the next Sandy Koufax, Clyde had a stellar high school career at Westchester High School. Amazingly, Clyde's name still appears nine times (from 14 originally) in the National High School Sports Record Book published by the NFHS " 36 years after his high school career . Does the Sport Owe Him Anything, January 31, 2019, https://theathletic.com/766944/2019/01/31/david-clyde-kept-baseball-in-arlington-and-missed-an-mlb-pension-by-37-days-does-the-sport-owe-him-anything/, accessed December 23, 2022. "We went from one paycheck to the next.". Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. He showed up to Rangers spring camp in 1977 throwing without pain but had not regained his previous velocity.40 He was assigned to the Triple-A Tucson Torosthe Rangers new affiliate in the PCLto start the season. The rookie recognized the reason behind his struggles. On this date in Texas Rangers history, rookie pitcher David Clyde made his debut at Arlington Stadium. Do you have a blog? Clyde's career made him the "poster-boy" for bringing up young players prematurely and dealing with arm injuries. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. 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. 16 Gary Long, Orioles Big Guys Give Clyde Trouble, Miami Herald, March 15, 1974: 291. The others are Mike Morgan, Tim Conroy, and Brian Milner, all of whom debuted in 1978. Fitzgerald quickly realized there was no way the Rangers would pass on Clyde and left after three innings.10 On May 29, a contingent from the Rangersincluding owner Bob Short, general manager Joe Burke, manager Whitey Herzog, and pitching coach Chuck Estradacongregated in Dallas for the state tournament quarterfinal and watched as Clyde threw a no-hitter, further cementing his status as the consensus best amateur player available. Just before the start of the 1974 season, Short sold the Rangers to a team of investors led by plastic pipe manufacturer Brad Corbett at a price tag of $9.6 million plus the assumption of $1 million in debt.28 Meanwhile, Clyde went to spring training without the assurance of a roster spot but impressed Martin enough to make the opening day roster. 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. In his 12 home starts, the attendance averaged about 20,000, but his overall record was 4-8 with a 5.01 earned run average. The 1,400 sq. [1] Using Clyde success of bringing attendance up as an example, Short sold the Rangers to Brad Corbett in 1974, which prevented the American League from taking over the team, thus potentially saving the franchise. 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. Phone: 602.496.1460 And whatever hope that Clyde had of being able to survive his force-fed big league career disappeared on Sept. 5, 1973. [11], In his five-year career, Clyde had an 1833 winloss record with a 4.63 earned run average and 228 strikeouts in 84 games pitched. Three more boys (Michael, Steve, and Henry) followed. The Phillies, who had the second pick, sent scout Lou Fitzgerald to evaluate Clyde. [8] In his first start with the Indians, he gave up four hits in a 32 complete game victory against the Oakland Athletics. [5] He dominated for Columbus, having a 60 record with a 0.76 ERA, but struggled with the Toros, having a 6.85 earned run average. The issue cropped up after he had a shortened warmup while replacing Steve Barr, who had been struck on the leg by a line drive. 31 Merron, The Riseand Fall of a Phenom.. 54 Townsend, David Clyde: Franchise Savior and Cautionary Tale.. The head of the union advised me at the time that its a roll of the dicea very gray area, recalled Clyde. We were not going to settle for anything less than a major league contract. Through eight starts, he compiled a 3-3 record with a 3.31 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 49 innings. 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. David Clyde was perhaps the most dominating pitcher in high school baseball history during his days at Houston Westchester High School from 1970 to 1973. Although he was born in Kansas City, he played his high school ball in Houston and was somewhat of a local legend. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. ''Looking back, I got caught in a power struggle between Billy and the front office. I decided I just didnt want to do baseball anymore, he told the Los Angeles Times in 1986. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. [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. 06-27-1973 (Age 18) Last Game: 08-07-1979: Draft: 1973: 1st Round (1st) / Signing Bonus = $65,000: David Clyde Trades & Transactions. Traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1978, he was 8-11 and then 3-4 before he damaged a rotator cuff. (1) Statistics is an applied field with a wide range of practical applications. [3], Prior to the draft, the Texas Rangers held the second lowest attendance in the American League, ahead of only the Cleveland Indians despite having Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams as manager at one point. "He's a lesson in the need for patience. a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance. This was due to the fact the Rangers finances were weak at the time. He ultimately pitched 28 times, with 21 starts, and did not win again, finishing 3-9 with a 4.38 ERA in 117 innings. David Clyde was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. It was about a franchise, not a young man's career. He was wild and the other hitters started sitting on his fastball. 6 Buck Francis, Westchester Ace Great, Corpus Christi Times, June 5, 1972: 14. 34 David Clydes Future Very Much in Question.. All rights reserved. ''He was really mishandled. 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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. But it turned out to be a fairy tale without a happy ending. "Whitey was all about development. - David Clyde, August 2003, to Baseball Digest. Another nephew, Grant (Garrett's brother), was an infielder for NC State in 2013. He won three or four games right away, and every time he pitched at home, wed draw 25,000 extra people. Now he had a big league contract, a full house and an. Following his nine years in the limelight of professional baseball, Clyde went to work with his father-in-law at McCauley Lumber Company in Tomball, Texas, a small town 40 miles outside of Houston. [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 made his first start of the season on May 16 versus the As, a complete game gem in which he allowed two runs on four hits. Because of poor control and blister problems, Clyde failed to make it past the third inning in each of his first three September starts. He enjoyed the relative obscurity of the minors and being able to work on his control and off-speed pitches without the winning pressure of the big leagues.36 In 22 starts, he compiled a 12-8 record, 3.07 ERA, 131 strikeouts, and 94 walks in 161 innings. I threw anyway. 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. 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. David Clyde was supposed to be the next big thing across Major League Baseball when he was drafted in the first round in 1973. Short wanted Clyde to be a drawing card for his struggling Rangers franchise. Twenty days after pitching in the state finals . He was drafted with the first overall pick in the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. 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. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Signed by his hometown Astros in 1981, Clyde was pitching in the fall instructional league when he decided to walk away from baseball. Herzog had been hired away the previous offseason from the New York Mets, for whom his job had been overseeing a farm system that was rich in pitching, having produced the likes of Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman, Tug McGraw and Gary Gentry. 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