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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
2	3	Apr 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS	34	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	12 (8)	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,2-7	GS	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
4	13	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	W,8-4	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
5	14	Apr 26	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	52 (37)	Jun 7	WSH	@	DET	L,4-6	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
7	53	Jun 9	WSH		CHW	W,7-4		20	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
8	56 (2)	Jun 13	WSH		CLE	L,7-8	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
9	57	Jun 14 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
10	63 (5)	Jun 20	WSH		DET	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	65 (1)	Jun 21 (2)	WSH		DET	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
12	67 (1)	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
13	68	Jun 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
14	70 (1)	Jun 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	3	0	1	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	74 (3)	Jul 2	WSH		BOS	W,6-3	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
16	75	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	GF	11	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
17	77 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
18	79 (1)	Jul 9 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,0-8	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	82 (2)	Jul 11	WSH		BAL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
20	83	Jul 12	WSH		BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	86 (2)	Jul 16	WSH		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
22	87	Jul 17	WSH		KCA	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
23	91 (3)	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,1-8	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
24	93 (1)	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	98 (4)	Jul 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	108 (9)	Aug 5 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
27	109	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
28	110	Aug 7	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
29	112 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
30	115 (2)	Aug 14	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
31	116	Aug 15	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS	27	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	117	Aug 16	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	118	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-4	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
34	119	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
35	120	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	121	Aug 21	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
37	122	Aug 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
38	124 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
39	125	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
40	126	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
41	128 (1)	Aug 29	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
42	129	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
43	130	Aug 31	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	132 (1)	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
45	134 (1)	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
46	136 (1)	Sep 6	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	138 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,8-1	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
48	142 (3)	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,2-7	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
49	143	Sep 13	WSH		DET	W,5-1	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
50	144	Sep 14	WSH		DET	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
51	146 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
52	147	Sep 18	WSH		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
53	151 (3)	Sep 23	WSH		NYY	L,4-5	GS	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
							53gm		410.2	213	11	3	227	2