Clint Hurdle
Clinton Merrick Hurdle
Born: July 30, 1957
Big Rapids, MI USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Career: 1977-1987
Draft: Round 1 (1975 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Merritt Island HS (FL)
Minor League Statistics
Clint Hurdle compiled a career batting average of .259 with 32 home runs and 193 RBI in his 515-game career with the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 9 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .308 | .357 | .538 | .896 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 133 | 481 | 417 | 48 | 110 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 84 | .264 | .348 | .398 | .746 | 166 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 59 | 204 | 171 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 24 | .240 | .343 | .386 | .729 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 130 | 438 | 395 | 50 | 116 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 61 | .294 | .349 | .458 | .807 | 181 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 28 | 89 | 76 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | .329 | .427 | .553 | .980 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .206 | .270 | .235 | .506 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | NL | New York Mets | 13 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .182 | .229 | .242 | .471 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 43 | 97 | 82 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 20 | .195 | .313 | .354 | .666 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 184 | 154 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 38 | .195 | .311 | .299 | .610 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 515 | 1596 | 1391 | 162 | 360 | 81 | 12 | 32 | 193 | 1 | 6 | 176 | 261 | .259 | .341 | .403 | .745 | 561 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 9 | 6 | 61.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.481 | 1.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 78 | 68 | 584.3 | 132 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .958 | 2.110 | 1.756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 52 | 49 | 396.3 | 412 | 25 | 6 | 47 | .986 | 9.923 | 8.404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 50 | 47 | 371.0 | 88 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .968 | 2.183 | 1.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 126 | 109 | 977.0 | 233 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .960 | 2.220 | 1.913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 28 | 26 | 200.0 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 2.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 17 | 9 | 86.0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.988 | 1.118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 9 | 8 | 58.0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .800 | 2.483 | 1.778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | C | 17 | 12 | 114.7 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.672 | 5.000 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 27.8 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 10 | 7 | 74.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.338 | 1.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 39 | 30 | 271.3 | 301 | 22 | 2 | 31 | .994 | 1.714 | 8.282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 10 | 6 | 52.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 5 | 3 | 25.7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.013 | 4.000 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 1 | 17.7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 5.094 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 458 | 382 | 3302.7 | 1384 | 96 | 34 | 82 | .978 | 4.033 | 3.231 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 23.8 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .375 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .417 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .333 | .421 | .424 | .845 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | LF | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.500 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | RF | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | .333 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | RF | 4 | 4 | 32.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | RF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 12 | 10 | 82.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.415 | 1.833 |
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