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Clancy Smyres

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Clancy Smyres
Pinch hitter
Born: (1922-05-24)May 24, 1922
Culver City, California
Died: November 27, 2007(2007-11-27) (aged 85)
Lancaster, California
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
April 30, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Runs scored1
RBI0
Teams

Clarence Melvin Smyres (May 24, 1922 in Culver City, California – November 27, 2007 in Lancaster, California) was a Major League Baseball player.

Biography

Smyres appeared in five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 Major League Baseball season, recording two at bats but no hits. He never played defense for the Dodgers. Though having never recorded a major league hit his autograph is one of the most wanted in the hobby and worth more than Babe Ruth.[1]

Smyres was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles.

References

  1. ^ "The Strange Saga of Clancy Smyres and Why His Autograph is More Valuable Than Babe Ruth". 23 September 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2017.