David Clyde Stats & Facts
David Clyde Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L Height: 73 Weight: 180 Born: Friday, April 22, 1955 in Kansas City, KS USA Died: in , Debut: 6/27/1973 Last Game: 8/7/1979 Full Name: David Eugene Clyde
David Clyde, who had been drafted first overall earlier in the month, makes his debut with the Texas Rangers
On June 27, 1973, Twenty days after pitching his high school team, Houston’s Westchester High School to a state championship, 18-year-old David Clyde, who had been drafted first overall in the 1973 amateur draft earlier in the month, makes his debut with the Texas Rangers. The largest crowd of the year pack Arlington Stadium, a…
Texas Rangers select heralded high school pitcher David Clyde with the first pick of the amateur draft
On June 7, 1973, The Texas Rangers select high school pitching phenom David Clyde with the first overall pick in the 1973 amateur draft and will bring him straight to the major leagues, a move that will have a detrimental impact on his future. Dave Winfield, picked fourth overall by the San Diego Padres,…