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Lloyd McClendon

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Full Name: Lloyd Glenn McClendon Primary Position: OF,LF,RF,1B
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/190 First Game: April 6, 1987
Birthdate: January 11, 1959 Final Game: August 11, 1994
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Lloyd McClendon (Lloyd Glenn McClendon) was born on January 11, 1959 in Gary, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on April 6, 1987 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1988, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI. McClendon played for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Lloyd McClendon's best season was 1989, when he hit for a .286 average.

Named the Tigers bullpen coach on October 11, 2005, he brings 26 years of professional baseball experience to Detroit. Served as the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates for the past five seasons (2000-05). Served as a coach for the National League squad at Major League Baseball's All- Star Game in 2003 at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field.

Following his playing career, he began his coaching career as the Pirates roving minor league hitting instructor in 1996...spent the next four seasons (1997-2000) as the club's major league hitting coach. Managed Lancaster in the California Fall League following the 1999 season, leading the club to the league's championship. Served as the manager for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League following the 2000 season until he resigned from that post on November 1, one week after being named the Pirates manager.

His playing career spanned 16 seasons (1980-95) after he was selected in the eighth round of the June 1980 draft by the New York Mets. Saw action at the major league level with the Cincinnati Reds (1987-88), Chicago Cubs (1989-90) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1990-94). Was a member of four division-winning clubs with the Cubs (1989) and Pirates (1990-92).

Owns a .625 batting average (10x16) in 11 games during his three appearances in the National League Championship Series...Graduated from Roosevelt High School in Indiana in 1977, where he was an all-state selection in baseball...played baseball at Valparaiso University...Participated in the 1971 Little League World Series and earned the nickname Legendary Lloyd after hitting five home runs in five swings and drawing five intentional walks for his Gary, Indiana team. As a pitcher in that same series, he fanned 12 batters in eight innings of the championship game against Tainan City, Taiwan.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1987 CIN N 45 72 8 15 2 13 .208 .247 .361 5 0 4 15 0 0 1 0 1
1988 CIN N 72 137 9 30 3 14 .219 .301 .314 4 0 15 22 2 1 4 1 6
1989 CHI N 92 259 47 74 12 40 .286 .368 .479 12 1 37 31 1 1 6 3 3
1990 PIT N 4 3 1 1 1 2 .333 .333 1.333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CHI N 49 107 5 17 1 10 .159 .254 .215 3 0 14 21 0 0 1 2 2
1990 TOT N 53 110 6 18 2 12 .164 .256 .245 3 0 14 22 0 0 1 2 2
1991 PIT N 85 163 24 47 7 24 .288 .366 .460 7 0 18 23 2 0 2 0 2
1992 PIT N 84 190 26 48 3 20 .253 .350 .353 8 1 28 24 2 1 1 0 5
1993 PIT N 88 181 21 40 2 19 .221 .306 .326 11 1 23 17 0 1 0 1 4
1994 PIT N 51 92 9 22 4 12 .239 .278 .413 4 0 4 11 1 0 0 0 1
Total 570 1204 150 294 35 154 .244 .325 .381 54 3 143 165 8 4 15 7 24

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1987 CIN N 3B 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 CIN N C 12 6 69.1 49 4 1 1 0 2 6 2 0 .981
1987 CIN N OF 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 CIN N 1B 5 3 29 29 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1987 CIN N LF 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 CIN N 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 CIN N C 23 10 110.1 83 8 0 1 0 0 6 3 0 1.000
1988 CIN N LF 11 6 59 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1988 CIN N OF 17 10 99 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1988 CIN N RF 6 4 40 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 CIN N 1B 12 6 77 92 4 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1989 CHI N 1B 28 25 221 225 12 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 CHI N OF 45 42 337.2 75 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1989 CHI N 3B 6 3 35 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1989 CHI N LF 45 42 337.2 77 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1989 CHI N C 5 0 8.1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .889
1990 PIT N OF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 PIT N LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 CHI N OF 23 20 167 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1990 CHI N C 8 0 16 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1990 CHI N LF 23 20 167 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1990 CHI N 1B 8 6 51.1 58 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 TOT N LF 24 20 168 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1990 TOT N OF 24 20 168 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1991 PIT N OF 32 16 161.1 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1991 PIT N LF 14 4 51.2 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 PIT N 1B 22 15 136.2 132 10 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1991 PIT N C 2 1 7.1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1991 PIT N RF 18 12 109.2 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1992 PIT N RF 50 45 343.1 70 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1992 PIT N 1B 18 5 55 56 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 PIT N OF 60 50 392.1 80 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1992 PIT N LF 10 5 49 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1993 PIT N OF 62 43 367.2 84 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1993 PIT N 1B 6 0 11.1 14 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 PIT N RF 48 33 279.1 61 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1993 PIT N LF 21 10 88.1 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1994 PIT N RF 9 9 66.2 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1994 PIT N OF 20 19 142.2 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1994 PIT N 1B 2 1 12 18 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 PIT N LF 12 10 76 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 138 98 837.2 197 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .967
Total 3B 9 3 40 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .778
Total OF 261 201 1676.2 365 9 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 .966
Total C 50 17 211.1 157 15 2 2 0 3 15 5 0 .989
Total RF 131 103 839 172 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .967
Total 1B 101 61 593.1 624 46 6 58 0 0 0 0 0 .991

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by New York Mets in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980).
  • Traded by New York Mets with Charlie Puleo and Jason Felice to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tom Seaver (December 16, 1982).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Rolando Roomes (December 8, 1988).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named later (September 7, 1990); Chicago Cubs received Mike Pomeranz (September 28, 1990).
  • Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).

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