Clise Dudley
Elzie Clise Dudley (August 8, 1903 – January 12, 1989) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1929 to 1933. He attended the University of South Carolina.
| Elzie Clise Dudley | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 8, 1903 Graham, North Carolina, U.S. | |||
| Died: January 12, 1989 (aged 85) Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 18, 1929, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 15, 1933, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 17–33 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.03 | ||
| Strikeouts | 106 | ||
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On April 27, 1929, Dudley became only the second Major League player, and first pitcher, to hit a home run on the first pitch he ever saw. (Walter Mueller, an outfielder, was the first player to do so- in 1922.) Despite the achievement, Brooklyn lost 8-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Image print of Clise Dudley
- Rare newspaper story of the first-pitch home run
- Color photograph
- Another print of Clise
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