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Dain Clay

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: July 10, 1919 in Hicksville, OH us

Died: August 28, 1994 in Chula Vista, CA

Buried: Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, CA

High School: Cuyahoga Falls HS (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Debut: June 12, 1943 (Age 23-337d, 9,477th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1946 (Age 27-081d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Dain Elmer Clay

Nicknames: Sniffy or Ding-A-Ling

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.3

1540

397

.258

203

RBI

OBP

.314

SLG

.312

OPS

.626

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-20 / in Starts: 16-5
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 106 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	47 (27-15-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 106 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	68 (35-22-10)

Most Driven In
L Frey	3
R Mueller	2
E Tipton	2
E Miller	1
E Crabtree	1
B Walters	0

Most Driven In By
B Haas	3
E Crabtree	2
G Walker	2
W Williams	2
C Shoun	1
B Walters	1
L Frey	1
M Marshall	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	43 (42)	Jun 12	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.94	-0.068	6.24	-0.09%	-0.26	PH
2	2	45 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.21	-0.030	3.05	-0.05%	-0.40	PH
3	3	48 (2)	Jun 16	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	2	2.02	-0.267	5.96	-0.47%	-1.12	RF
4	4	57 (8)	Jun 26	CIN		PIT	L,0-9	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	3	.01	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.28	CF
5	5	62 (4)	Jun 30 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-11	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.333	.533	9	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	2.05	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	63	Jul 1	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-9	12-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.400	.673	9	4.61	0.317	7.22	0.30%	1.28	PH
7	7	71 (7)	Jul 7 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.545	.879	9	.29	0.019	.34	0.01%	0.61	PH
8	8	73 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-1	11-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.545	.930	9	2.20	0.082	2.48	0.06%	0.36	PH
9	9	77 (3)	Jul 11 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,14-2	CG(8)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.467	.820	2	.62	0.079	.78	0.06%	0.11	CF
10	10	78	Jul 15	CIN		CHC	L,0-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.438	.771	9	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.21	PH
11	11	81 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,0-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
12	12	82	Jul 21 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,11-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	2						CF
13	13	88 (5)	Jul 25 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	8						PR
14	14	89	Jul 26	CIN		PHI	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685	2	.87	0.008	.33	0.00%	-0.08	CF
15	15	90	Jul 27	CIN		BSN	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.364	.655	9	.36	-0.009	.15	0.00%	-0.21	PH
16	16	91	Jul 29	CIN		BSN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.231	.286	.346	.632	2	1.25	-0.036	.31	-0.01%	0.04	CF
17	17	92	Jul 30 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.267	.313	.367	.679	2	.78	-0.020	.18	0.00%	-0.47	CF
18	18	93	Jul 30 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.235	.278	.324	.601	2	.58	0.008	.17	0.00%	0.00	CF
19	19	94	Jul 31	CIN		NYG	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.300	.324	.624	2	.69	0.043	.17	0.01%	0.75	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	20	95	Aug 1 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.295	.300	.595	2	.62	-0.038	.17	-0.01%	-0.17	CF
21	21	101 (5)	Aug 8 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.295	.300	.595	8						PR
22	22	104 (2)	Aug 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.292	.279	.571	2	.88	-0.043	.22	-0.01%	-0.45	CF
23	23	105	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.292	.279	.571	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
24	24	106	Aug 14 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.292	.279	.571	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
25	25	110 (3)	Aug 17	CIN	@	NYG	W,10-4	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.308	.340	.648	2	.71	0.014	.35	0.00%	0.14	RF
26	26	111	Aug 18 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.308	.340	.648	8						PR
27	27	116 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.235	.316	.373	.688	2	.89	0.083	.33	0.02%	0.46	RF
28	28	117	Aug 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,20-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.373	.688	5						LF
29	29	118	Aug 24	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.373	.688	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
30	30	120 (1)	Aug 28	CIN		STL	W,4-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.373	.688	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
31	31	121	Aug 29 (1)	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.344	.407	.752	2	.52	0.165	.29	0.06%	1.63	RF
32	32	122	Aug 29 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.339	.400	.739	9	4.48	-0.102	4.32	-0.06%	-0.26	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	33	124 (1)	Sep 1	CIN		CHC	L,9-12	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.393	.726	9	.78	-0.019	.14	0.00%	-0.21	PH
34	34	127 (2)	Sep 4	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.393	.726	4						CF
35	35	129 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	5	5	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.324	.410	.733	1	1.06	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
36	36	130	Sep 6 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-1	CG	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	.254	.338	.413	.751	1	.65	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.16	CF
37	37	131	Sep 6 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.265	.342	.412	.754	1	1.14	0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.28	CF
38	38	132	Sep 10 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,6-9	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.346	.411	.757	1	1.03	0.106	.00	0.00%	0.85	CF
39	39	133	Sep 10 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.345	.408	.753	1	.70	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.30	CF
40	40	134	Sep 11	CIN		PIT	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.275	.341	.400	.741	1	.82	-0.026	.00	0.00%	0.20	CF
41	41	139 (4)	Sep 19 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.326	.381	.707	2	.65	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.58	CF
42	42	141 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,4-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.323	.376	.699	3	.61	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH CF
43	43	143 (1)	Sep 24	CIN		NYG	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.323	.376	.699	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
44	44	144	Sep 25 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.323	.376	.699	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
45	45	148 (3)	Sep 27	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.323	.376	.699	3						PR CF
46	46	149	Sep 28 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.323	.376	.699	3						PR CF
47	47	150	Sep 28 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.261	.323	.375	.698	2	1.19	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.06	CF
48	48	151	Sep 29	CIN		PHI	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.370	.690	1	1.01	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.34	CF
49	49	155 (3)	Oct 3	CIN		BRO	W,6-1	6-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.333	.376	.710	5	.65	0.072	.00	0.00%	1.74	PH CF
							29-20		106	93	19	25	2	4	0	9	8	0	14	1	4		3	1	1	2	.269	.333	.376	.710		.94	0.130	.63	-0.18%	4.35

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