From SABR Encyclopedia
| Dain Elmer Clay
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| "Sniffy,Ding-A-Ling"
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| Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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| Height:
| 5' 10"
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| Weight:
| 160
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| Born:
| 1919-7-10 at Hicksville, OH (US)
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| Died:
| 1994-8-28 at Chula Vista, CA (US)
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| Interred:
| Glen Abbey Memorial Park in Bonita, CA (US)
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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| SABR Searches: | Pictures of Dain Clay | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography
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Dain Clay was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in San Diego, California in 1952.
- Listed hobby as taking motion pictures.
- His father was General Chairman of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio High School.
- Won three letters each in baseball, basketball and football and one in track in high school.
- Attended Kent State University but did not graduate.
- Was adjudged the most outstanding amateur baseball player in Ohio in 1937.
Achievements
- Got a single and a double in his first game.
- Led the 1939 Middle Atlantic League in two base hits with 42.
- Tied for the lead in stolen bases with 40 in the 1947 Pacific Coast League.
- Led the 1948 Pacific Coast League in runs scored with 133.
- His greatest thrill came when San Diego fans voted him the most popular player in 1947 and along with the honor went an automobile.
Outside of baseball
- Was in the insurance business during the off-season in 1952.
Career notes
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 275-14-8923). shows date of death as August 15, 1994.
