Clint Courtney

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 180lb (173cm, 81kg)

Born: March 16, 1927 in Hall Summit, LA us

Died: June 16, 1975 in Rochester, NY

Buried: Mount Zion Cemetery, Hall Summit, LA

High School: Hall Summit HS (Hall Summit, LA)

Debut: September 29, 1951 (Age 24-197d, 10,864th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 24, 1961 (Age 34-100d)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Clinton Dawson Courtney

Nicknames: Scrap Iron or The Toy Bulldog

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.1

2796

750

.268

260

RBI

313

OBP

.339

SLG

.366

OPS

.705

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	WSH		BAL	L,6-7	CG	52	11.0	11	0	1	12	0	C
2	4 (2)	Apr 20	WSH		BAL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
3	5	Apr 21 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,9-11	GS	33	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
4	8 (2)	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
5	10 (1)	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	L,7-12	CG	52	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	12 (1)	Apr 27	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	47 (34)	Jun 4	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	GF	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
8	48	Jun 5	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	41	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
9	50 (1)	Jun 7	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-7	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
10	51	Jun 8	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
11	52	Jun 9 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
12	53	Jun 9 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
13	54	Jun 12 (1)	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
14	55	Jun 12 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
15	56	Jun 13	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
16	57	Jun 14	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	8	2	1	11	1	C
17	62 (4)	Jun 19	WSH		KCA	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
18	63	Jun 20	WSH		KCA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
19	67 (3)	Jun 23 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
20	68	Jun 25	WSH		DET	L,4-7	CG	42	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
21	69	Jun 26	WSH		DET	L,1-4	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
22	70	Jun 27	WSH		DET	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
23	71	Jun 28	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	74 (2)	Jun 30 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,11-9	GF	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	75	Jul 1	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
26	77 (1)	Jul 3	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	79 (1)	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
28	82 (2)	Jul 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	C
29	85 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
30	90 (4)	Jul 19	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
31	94 (3)	Jul 24 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
32	95	Jul 25	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	97 (1)	Jul 27	WSH		KCA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
34	100 (2)	Jul 30	WSH		CHW	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	105 (4)	Aug 4	WSH		DET	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
36	106	Aug 6	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
37	108 (1)	Aug 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
38	110 (1)	Aug 10	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
39	112 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	48	10.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	113	Aug 13	WSH		BAL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
41	116 (2)	Aug 17	WSH		BOS	W,16-2	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
42	118 (1)	Aug 20 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS	22	4.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
43	121 (2)	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
44	124 (2)	Aug 25 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
45	126 (1)	Aug 28	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
46	128 (1)	Aug 31	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	130 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
48	133 (2)	Sep 5	WSH	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
49	138 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	WSH		DET	L,2-12	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
50	139	Sep 12	WSH		DET	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
51	141 (1)	Sep 14	WSH		KCA	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
52	142	Sep 15	WSH		CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
53	144 (1)	Sep 18	WSH		CLE	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	7	4	0	11	0	C
54	145	Sep 19	WSH		CHW	L,3-7	GF	29	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
55	146	Sep 20	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
56	147	Sep 21	WSH	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
57	150 (2)	Sep 24	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
58	152 (1)	Sep 27	WSH		BAL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
59	154 (1)	Sep 29	WSH		BAL	L,3-7	CG	44	10.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
							59gm		474.1	288	35	2	325	6