Clay Van Alstyne Stats

Clay Van Alstyne was born on Thursday, May 24, 1900, in Stuyvesant, New York. Van Alstyne was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 20, 1927, with the Washington Senators. 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 Clay Van Alstyne baseball stats page.

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Clay Van Alstyne



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Birth Name:   Clayton Emory Van Alstyne
Nickname:   Clay or Spike
Born On:   05-24-1900  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Stuyvesant, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-05-1960 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hudson, New York
Cemetery:   Firwood Cemetery, Stuyvesant, New York
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   08-20-1927 (Age 27)
Last Game:   05-07-1928
Draft:   Not Applicable

Clay Van Alstyne

Clay Van Alstyne Pitching Stats

1927 27 Senators 2 0 2 0 0 .000 3.00 0 0 0 3.0 12 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1928 28 Senators 4 0 3 0 0 .000 5.48 0 0 0 21.1 98 26 13 14 0 13 0 5 1 1 0 -
2 Years 6 0 5 0 0 .000 5.18 0 0 0 24.1 110 29 14 15 0 13 0 5 1 1 0 -

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Clay Van Alstyne Hitting Stats

1927 27 Senators 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1928 28 Senators 4 8 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625
2 Years 6 8 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625

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Clay Van Alstyne Fielding Stats

1927 Senators P 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1928 Senators P 4 0 64 9 2.3 9 0 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.80
P Totals 6 0 73 9 1.5 9 0 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.33
2 Years 6 0 73 9 1.5 9 0 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.33

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Clay Van Alstyne Miscellaneous Stats

1927 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
1928 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 8.0 2.7 8.0 0.38 2.11 5.48
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 8.0 2.7 8.0 0.38 1.85 4.81

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Clay Van Alstyne Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1927 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -

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Did you know that Clay Van Alstyne is one of only six Major League pitchers who hit more home runs during their career than they surrendered? We emphasized pitchers because we've only included players who were primarily pitchers (more games at pitcher than any other position) -- positional players who pitched at some point during their career are excluded.

Home Runs > Home Runs Allowed Club

Pitcher Hit Threw IP HRs HRA
Billy Gumbert R R 119.2 1 0
Bob Lawson R R 59.0 1 0
Earl Jones L L 28.1 1 0
Clay Van Alstyne R R 24.1 1 0
Tom Sullivan L L 8.0 1 0
Frank O'Connor L L 4.0 1 0

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