It was the dumbest thing you could ever do to a high school pitcher, said Tom Grieve, Clydes teammate and later the Rangers GM. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Clyde then toiled for guilas del Zulia, a Maracaibo-based club in the Venezuelan winter league, where he won only one of his five decisions while posting a 5.50 ERA.33 After filing for divorce from Cheryl that winter, he required a tonsillectomy as he was set to depart for spring training in Florida. And always will. 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. I threw anyway. Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (1st) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westchester HS (Houston, TX). [2], Clyde was praised by national publications such as Sports Illustrated and Newsweek prior to the 1973 MLB draft, and was the consensus among scouts as the best player available in the draft. 27 Townsend, David Clyde: Franchise Savior and Cautionary Tale.. 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's not blaming anybody else. 1 Gene Wojciechowski, From Baseball to Tomball, Los Angeles Times, September 9, 1986: 27. He was the same pitcher in 1979 that he was in Texas, not much of a breaking ball, not much of a changeup, recalled Cleveland teammate Toby Harrah years later. "Whitey was all about development. ''Short went for the fast buck,'' Whitey Herzog, the Rangers' manager when Clyde was signed, recalled from his St. Louis home. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. [8] In his first start with the Indians, he gave up four hits in a 32 complete game victory against the Oakland Athletics. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. 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. a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance. 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. 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. He was named by journalist Randy Galloway as among the worst cases of "mishandling" a young player in baseball history. 1 overall by the Texas Rangers on June 5, 1973, out of. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Through eight starts, he compiled a 3-3 record with a 3.31 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 49 innings. Texas A&M University (College Station, TX). Clyde, at 26, Starts 2d Comeback Bid, New York Times, May 5m 1981: B15. "He's a lesson in the need for patience. He had been billed as the second coming of Sandy Koufax and signed for an $125,000 bonus and a free college education. 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. - David Clyde, August 2003, to Baseball Digest. The plan was supposed to have Clyde make two big league starts and then head to the Minor Leagues to begin his development. Clyde struggled with his command, resulting in a move to the bullpen as the season wore on. ''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.? David Clyde should know the inner game. 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. (Age 24-107d) 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. That puts you on the 40-man roster.13 Clyde wanted to ensure he got to the big leagues within three years or had the opportunity to go elsewhere. In 128 innings, he walked 119 and struck out 90. 13,376th in major league history) 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 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. [2] During his senior year at Westchester, Clyde had a stellar record of 180, giving up only three earned runs in 148 innings pitched, while pitching five no-hitters and setting 14 national high school records. He made 18 starts, pitched 93 1/3 innings and finished 4-8 with a 5.01 ERA. 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 . All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The solemn reality was that the Dallas-Fort Worth area was gaga over the Cowboys and the lame antics of a last-place baseball team were not inflaming fan response, wrote beat writer Mike Shropshire in his book Seasons in Hell. copyright=new Date(); June 27, 1973 Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. Or write about sports? He was the first child born to Joseph Eugene Gene and Amy (ne Glass) Clyde. David Clyde played for 2 teams; the Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. vs. MIN 5.0 IP, 1 H, 8 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER, W, Last Game: "[9] He also said that Clyde "was one of the best young left-handed pitchers I've ever seen." Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. High School: Westchester HS (Houston, TX), School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Debut: 52 Marshall Klein, Clyde Looks Bonnie on the Comeback Trail, Los Angeles Times, July 3, 1981: 36. Retired as of 6/1/18. 41 Nold, Confidence Important for Reborn Clyde.. Jobe told him the chances of ever throwing again were 50-50.39. As a senior in high school, he was 18-0 with a 0.18 earned run average. Biogaphy: David Clyde was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. He's looking ahead, not back. Clyde announced his retirement from baseball in February 1982. It led to Clyde's arm burning out at an early age, Herzog argued. 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. David Eugene Clyde was born on April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. 46 4 Cleveland Players Hit Homers to Back David Clydes 5-Hitter, Lima (Ohio) News, July 10, 1979: 16. Some defensive statistics Copyright Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2022. David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter for the Star Tribune. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Baseball Trades & Transactions Involving David Clyde. Clyde was taken first overall by the Rangers in the 1973 amateur draft. He was 18-0 with a 0.18 ERA in his senior year at Westchester High, allowing three earned runs in 150 innings. He is noted for his once promising baseball career, which ended at age 26 because of arm and shoulder injuries. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. ''He was really mishandled. He was 18-33 with a 4.63 ERA, arm problems finally forcing his retirement. "It might have been different if that hadn't happened," said Nelson. [2] Short was looking for some sort of way to boost attendance, and found it using fellow Texas native Clyde. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. David Clyde. 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. 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. [8] He started one game in 1975 (a loss) before injuring his shoulder and was demoted to the Pittsfield Rangers of the Eastern League. ''It's nice to be remembered,'' Clyde said over the phone from his home in Tomball last week. September 2001 0. Game Stats Season Stats Feb 24, 2023 @ 10:00am 10-3 (W) Clyde vs. Hawley On 2/23, the Clyde varsity baseball team won their neutral tournament game against Hawley (TX) by a score of 10-3. Less than three weeks after his final high school game, Clyde debuted on June 27, 1973, against the Minnesota Twins. [11] Prior to Clyde's debut, the highest crowd in Rangers history was 24,000. 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. 36 Clyde Fond of New Obscurity, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 22, 1975: 31. Three more boys (Michael, Steve, and Henry) followed. 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. 38 Nold, Confidence Important for Reborn Clyde., 39 Nold, Confidence Important for Reborn Clyde.. ft. home is a 3 bed, 2.0 bath property. He never had the advantage of going to the minors and pitching against kids his own age. 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. 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. [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. Unfortunately, Clyde's career did not progress as most thought it would. 1973 American League season? He had been billed as the second coming of Sandy Koufax and signed for an $125,000 bonus and a free college education. 12 Brad Townsend, David Clyde: Franchise Savior and Cautionary Tale, Longview News-Journal, June 30, 2013: D4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/index.php?title=David_Clyde&oldid=1263980, Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball. I was about to get married again, and I was missing a kid growing up. Things got off to a rocky start for Clyde in 1979. 21 Experts Say Young Stars Need Minor Experience, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 8, 1973: 42. It soon unraveled, as he ended the season 8-11, 4.28. A high school star, the homegrown Texan went 18-0 during his senior . His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive David Clyde baseball stats page. vs. BOS 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER, L, Rookie Status: Short personally had nothing to lose and a lot to gain at the turnstiles by putting his newly acquired teenage prodigy on the mound. Tickets sales were nearly as robust for Clydes second start five days later at home against the Chicago White Sox. "[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. 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