Clint Hurdle

Positions: Rightfielder, First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: July 30, 1957 in Big Rapids, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Merritt Island HS (Merritt Island, FL).

High School: Merritt Island HS (Merritt Island, FL)

Debut: September 18, 1977 (Age 20-050d, 13,984th in major league history)
vs. SEA 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 26, 1987 (Age 29-331d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Clinton Merrick Hurdle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

1391

360

.259

162

RBI

193

OBP

.341

SLG

.403

OPS

.745

OPS+

106

Summary of 32 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 14 go ahead

3 Tms
KCR	26
NYM	3
STL	3

Platoon
vs RHP	28
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Away	21
Home	11

Outs
0	14
1	9
2	9

16 Opps
BAL	4
MIN	3
TEX	3
SEA	3
NYY	3
CAL	2
PIT	2
CLE	2
TOR	2
MIL	2
STL	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
CHW	1

28 Pitchers
Fergie Jenkins	2
Rick Reuschel	2
Glenn Abbott	2
Steve Stone	2
Luis Tiant	1
Ed Figueroa	1
Chris Knapp	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Wayne Simpson	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Moose Haas	1
Dan Spillner	1
LaMarr Hoyt	1
Rick Sutcliffe	1
Wilbur Wood	1
Gene Garber	1
Don Hood	1
Roger Erickson	1
Fred Holdsworth	1
Odell Jones	1
Doug Corbett	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Joaquín Andújar	1
Jesse Jefferson	1
Mike Willis	1
Doug Bird	1
Fernando Arroyo	1

15 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	9
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	21
7	3
89	1
78	1

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
1--	5
-2-	4
1-3	3
12-	1
--3	1
-23	1

52 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	17
1 on	10
2 on	5
Any on	15

Inning
1	1
2	7
4	6
5	4
6	6
7	4
8	2
9	2

1-3	8
4-6	16
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	2
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	14
-1	2
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	8
Tied	14
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	22
1B	4
LF	3
C	2
PH	1

OrderPos
7th	14
8th	6
6th	4
5th	3
4th	2
3rd	1
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1977-09-18	KCR		SEA	Glenn Abbott	tied 0-0	b 5	0	-2-	2	5	9	0.164	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Mayberry Scores
2	2	2	1	1977-09-29	KCR		CAL	Wayne Simpson	ahead 3-0	b 5	0	---	1	3	9	0.047	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1978-04-15	KCR		CLE	Don Hood	behind 3-5	b 6	0	---	1	7	3	0.139	39%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (LF-CF)
4	4	2	1	1978-05-03	KCR	@	NYY	Ed Figueroa	behind 3-4	t 4	0	---	1	6	3	0.134	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	3	1	1978-06-18 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	Wilbur Wood	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	8	3	0.114	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	4	1	1978-07-21	KCR		BOS	Dennis Eckersley	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1-3	3	6	9	0.147	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Otis Scores; D. Porter Scores
7	7	5	1	1978-08-11	KCR	@	TOR	Mike Willis	behind 6-8	t 8	2	1--	2	2	7	0.330	42%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Patek Scores
8	8	6	1	1978-08-19	KCR		TEX	Fergie Jenkins	tied 0-0	b 4	1	1--	2	5	7	0.217	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. LaCock Scores
9	9	7	1	1978-09-23	KCR	@	MIN	Roger Erickson	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1	7	9	0.082	79%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1979-04-30	KCR		TEX	Fergie Jenkins	behind 3-6	b 4	0	---	1	7	7	0.095	32%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	1979-05-15 (1)	KCR	@	SEA	Glenn Abbott	tied 1-1	t 5	0	---	1	7	9	0.135	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	1979-05-16	KCR	@	SEA	Odell Jones	tied 3-3	t 9	1	---	1	7	9	0.373	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1980-04-25	KCR		BAL	Steve Stone	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	1-3	3	8	9	0.124	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. McRae Scores/unER; P. LaCock Scores/unER; C. Hurdle Scores/unER
14	14	2	1	1980-04-27	KCR		BAL	Dennis Martínez	behind 0-2	b 6	1	---	1	8	9	0.133	35%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	3	1	1980-04-30	KCR	@	TOR	Jesse Jefferson	tied 0-0	t 8	2	--3	2	8	9	0.356	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Wathan Scores
16	16	4	1	1980-05-23	KCR	@	CAL	Chris Knapp	ahead 10-3	t 6	0	-2-	2	8	9	0.006	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Chalk Scores
17	17	5	1	1980-06-07	KCR	@	TEX	Gaylord Perry	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1-3	3	7	9	0.203	77%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Otis Scores; W. Aikens Scores
18	18	6	1	1980-06-11 (2)	KCR	@	CLE	Dan Spillner	tied 4-4	t 6	2	---	1	7	9	0.177	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	7	1	1980-07-19	KCR	@	NYY	Doug Bird	behind 3-7	t 4	1	---	1	7	9	0.057	16%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	8	1	1980-07-25	KCR		NYY	Luis Tiant	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	2	7	9	0.199	72%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; J. Wathan Scores
21	21	9	1	1980-08-25	KCR	@	MIL	Moose Haas	tied 0-0	t 2	2	-2-	2	7	9	0.192	68%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Otis Scores
22	22	10	1	1980-08-27	KCR	@	MIL	Fred Holdsworth	ahead 4-3	t 6	0	---	1	7	9	0.121	79%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1981-04-10	KCR	@	BAL	Steve Stone	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	6	9	0.112	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	2	1	1981-04-12	KCR	@	BAL	Mike Flanagan	tied 0-0	t 5	2	1--	2	8	9	0.275	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Wathan Scores
25	25	3	1	1981-05-30	KCR	@	MIN	Doug Corbett	tied 5-5	t 9	1	---	1	7	9	0.384	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	4	1	1981-09-30	KCR	@	MIN	Fernando Arroyo	tied 2-2	t 4	0	1--	2	7	9	0.195	74%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. McRae Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1985-06-09 (2)	NYM		STL	Joaquín Andújar	behind 0-8	b 7	0	-2-	2	4	2	0.008	2%		Home Run; K. Hernandez Scores
28	28	2	1	1985-06-27	NYM	@	CHC	Rick Sutcliffe	behind 1-3	t 7	1	---	1	7	9	0.114	26%		Home Run
29	29	3	1	1985-07-20	NYM		ATL	Gene Garber	ahead 14-2	b 7	1	---	1	4	2	0.000	100%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1986-06-17	STL	@	PIT	Rick Reuschel	ahead 3-2	t 7	2	12-	3	6	9	0.244	94%		Home Run; T. Pendleton Scores; J. Clark Scores/unER; C. Hurdle Scores
31	31	2	1	1986-07-13	STL	@	SDP	LaMarr Hoyt	behind 2-13	t 6	1	-23	3	9	PH	0.002	0%		Home Run; M. LaValliere Scores; T. Pendleton Scores
32	32	3	1	1986-09-09	STL	@	PIT	Rick Reuschel	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	5	3	0.110	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)