Clyde King

This article is about the MLB pitcher and manager. For the 1920 American Olympic gold medalist, see Clyde King (rower).

Clyde King

Pitcher / Manager

Born: May 23, 1924
Goldsboro, North Carolina

Died: November 2, 2010 (aged 86)
Goldsboro, North Carolina

Batted: Switch

Threw: Right

MLB debut

June 21, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Last MLB appearance

September 27, 1953, for the Cincinnati Redlegs

MLB statistics

32–25

4.14

496

150

Teams

As Player

Brooklyn Dodgers (1944-1945,1947-1948, 1951-1952)
Cincinnati Redlegs (1953)

As Manager

Clyde Edward King (May 23, 1924 – November 2, 2010) was an American pitcher, coach, manager, general manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. King, whose career in baseball spanned over 60 years, was perhaps best known for his longtime role as a special baseball advisor to George Steinbrenner, late owner of the New York Yankees. During his on-field career he managed the San Francisco Giants (1969–70), Atlanta Braves (1974–75) and Yankees (part of 1982), finishing with a career record of 234 wins and 229 defeats (.505).

Career

Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, King attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 175 lb (79 kg) right-handed pitcher, he made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers at age 20 in 1944, his first professional season, during the manpower shortage caused by World War II. Although King would be sent to the minor leagues for seasoning after the war, he proved to be a solid member of the Brooklyn pitching staff (1944–45, 1947–48, 1951–52), winning 14 games for the 1951 Dodgers. When he finished his Major League career with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1953, King had appeared in an even 200 games, winning 32 and losing 25 with an earned run average of 4.14.

Before becoming a Major League manager, he managed several higher-level minor league clubs, including the Atlanta Crackers, Hollywood Stars, Phoenix Giants, Columbus Jets and Rochester Red Wings, and served as a pitching coach for the Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

King joined the Yankees' front office in 1976 and played a number of key roles for almost 30 years—super scout, pitching coach, general manager and special advisor, in addition to managing them for the final 62 games of 1982. Replacing Gene Michael, he won 29 games and lost 33 as the defending American League champions fell to fifth place in the AL East division.^[1]

Personal

King died in his native Goldsboro at the age of 86,^[2] survived by his wife Norma, their three daughters and sons-in-law, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.^[3]

References

↑ sportsillustrated
↑ "Former Major League Manager Clyde King Dies". The New York Times. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101103&content_id=15970542&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Branch Rickey's Last Protege: Clyde King, by Jerry Green, Baseball Digest, June 1969
Clyde King at Find a Grave
News article
Photo

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tom Ferrick	Cincinnati Reds pitching coach 1959	Succeeded by Cot Deal
Preceded by Don Osborn	Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach 1965–1967	Succeeded by Vern Law

San Francisco Giants managers

John Clapp (1883)
Jim Price (1884)
John Montgomery Ward (1884)
Jim Mutrie (1885–1891)
Pat Powers (1892)
John Montgomery Ward (1893–1894)
George Davis (1895)
Jack Doyle (1895)
Harvey Watkins (1895)
Arthur Irwin (1896)
Bill Joyce (1896–1898)
Cap Anson (1898)
John B. Day (1899)
Fred Hoey (1899)
Buck Ewing (1900)
George Davis (1900–1901)
Horace Fogel (1902)
Heinie Smith (1902)
John McGraw (1902–1932)
Bill Terry (1932–1941)
Mel Ott (1942–1948)
Leo Durocher (1948–1955)
Bill Rigney (1956–1960)
Tom Sheehan (1960)
Alvin Dark (1961–1964)
Herman Franks (1965–1968)
Clyde King (1969–1970)
Charlie Fox (1970–1974)
Wes Westrum (1974–1975)
Bill Rigney (1976)
Joe Altobelli (1977–1979)
Dave Bristol (1979–1980)
Frank Robinson (1981–1984)
Danny Ozark (1984)
Jim Davenport (1985)
Roger Craig (1985–1992)
Dusty Baker (1993–2002)
Felipe Alou (2003–2006)
Bruce Bochy (2007–)

Atlanta Braves managers

Harry Wright (1871–1881)
John Morrill (1882)
Jack Burdock (1883)
John Morrill (1883–1886)
King Kelly (1887)
John Morrill (1887–1888)
Jim Hart (1889)
Frank Selee (1890–1901)
Al Buckenberger (1902–1904)
Fred Tenney (1905–1907)
Joe Kelley (1908)
Frank Bowerman (1909)
Harry Smith (1909)
Fred Lake (1910)
Fred Tenney (1911)
Johnny Kling (1912)
George Stallings (1913–1920)
Fred Mitchell (1921–1923)
Dave Bancroft (1924–1927)
Jack Slattery (1928)
Rogers Hornsby (1928)
Emil Fuchs (1929)
Bill McKechnie (1930–1937)
Casey Stengel (1938–1942)
Bob Coleman (1943)
Casey Stengel (1943)
Bob Coleman (1944–1945)
Del Bissonette (1945)
Billy Southworth (1946–1949)
Johnny Cooney (1949)
Billy Southworth (1950–1951)
Tommy Holmes (1951–1952)
Charlie Grimm (1952–1956)
Fred Haney (1956–1959)
Chuck Dressen (1960–1961)
Birdie Tebbetts (1961–1962)
Bobby Bragan (1963–1966)
Billy Hitchcock (1966–1967)
Ken Silvestri (1967)
Lum Harris (1968–1972)
Eddie Mathews (1972–1974)
Clyde King (1974–1975)
Connie Ryan (1975)
Dave Bristol (1976–1977)
Ted Turner (1977)
Vern Benson (1977)
Dave Bristol (1977)
Bobby Cox (1978–1981)
Joe Torre (1982–1984)
Eddie Haas (1985)
Bobby Wine (1985)
Chuck Tanner (1986–1988)
Russ Nixon (1988–1990)
Bobby Cox (1990–2010)
Fredi González (2011–)

New York Yankees managers

John McGraw (1901–1902)
Wilbert Robinson (1902)
Clark Griffith (1903–1908)
Kid Elberfeld (1908)
George Stallings (1909–1910)
Hal Chase (1910–1911)
Harry Wolverton (1912)
Frank Chance (1913–1914)
Roger Peckinpaugh (1914)
Bill Donovan (1915–1917)
Miller Huggins (1918–1929)
Art Fletcher (1929)
Bob Shawkey (1930)
Joe McCarthy (1931–1946)
Bill Dickey (1946)
Johnny Neun (1946)
Bucky Harris (1947–1948)
Casey Stengel (1949–1960)
Ralph Houk (1961–1963)
Yogi Berra (1964)
Johnny Keane (1965–1966)
Ralph Houk (1966–1973)
Bill Virdon (1974–1975)
Billy Martin (1975–1978)
Dick Howser (1978)
Bob Lemon (1978–1979)
Billy Martin (1979)
Dick Howser (1980)
Gene Michael (1981)
Bob Lemon (1981–1982)
Gene Michael (1982)
Clyde King (1982)
Billy Martin (1983)
Yogi Berra (1984–1985)
Billy Martin (1985)
Lou Piniella (1986–1987)
Billy Martin (1988)
Lou Piniella (1988)
Dallas Green (1989)
Bucky Dent (1989–1990)
Stump Merrill (1990–1991)
Buck Showalter (1992–1995)
Joe Torre (1996–2007)
Joe Girardi (2008–)

New York Yankees general managers

Ed Barrow (1920–1945)
Larry MacPhail (1945–1947)
George Weiss (1947–1960)
Roy Hamey (1960–1963)
Ralph Houk (1964–1966)
Dan Topping, Jr. (1966)
Lee MacPhail (1966–1973)
Gabe Paul (1973–1977)
Cedric Tallis (1977–1979)
Gene Michael (1980–1981)
Bill Bergesch (1982–1983)
Murray Cook (1983–1984)
Clyde King (1985–1986)
Woody Woodward (1986–1987)
Lou Piniella (1987–1988)
Bob Quinn (1988–1989)
Pete Peterson (1990)
Gene Michael (1991–1995)
Bob Watson (1996–1998)
Brian Cashman (1998–present)

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