Clevenger began his pro career in the Red Sox organization in 1953. In the minors that year, he went 16–2 for the Class C San Jose Red Sox, which was good enough to earn him the 1953 California LeagueMVP Award.
On April 18, 1954, at the age of 21, Clevenger made his MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox. His first season was no more than mediocre, as he went 2–4 with a 4.79 earned run average. Overall in his career, he compiled a 36–37 record with a 4.18 ERA, 298 walks and 361 strikeouts. Oddly enough, perhaps his best season was his last—in 21 games with the American League champion Yankees in 1962, he had an ERA of 2.84 and a record of 2–0. As a hitter, he hit .157, with the highlight of his hitting career being a triple in 1958. He had a .961 career fielding percentage. He did not appear for the Yankees in either the 1961 or 1962 World Series.[1]
After baseballedit
After leaving baseball, Clevenger worked as an insurance underwriter and owner of a car dealership.[2] In 1987, he was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.[3] He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2008,[2] and died August 24, 2019.[4]
^"Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame". www.fresnoahof.org. Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^"Tex Clevenger, former Fresno State pitcher and Fresno Co. Athletic Hall of Famer, dies at 87". ABC30 Fresno. August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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Tex Clevenger at Baseball Almanac
March 14, 2024
clevenger, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2019, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tex Clevenger news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Truman Eugene Tex Clevenger July 9 1932 August 24 2019 was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher and spot starter who played for the Boston Red Sox Washington Senators Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees from 1954 to 1962 He was 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m tall and 180 pounds 82 kg and threw and batted right handed He attended Fresno State University Tex ClevengerPitcherBorn 1932 07 09 July 9 1932Visalia California U S Died August 24 2019 2019 08 24 aged 87 Porterville California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 18 1954 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 30 1962 for the New York YankeesMLB statisticsWin loss record36 37Earned run average4 18Strikeouts361TeamsBoston Red Sox 1954 Washington Senators 1956 1960 Los Angeles Angels 1961 New York Yankees 1961 1962 Career highlights and awards2 World Series champion 1961 1962 Contents 1 Career 2 After baseball 3 Transactions 4 References 5 External linksCareer editClevenger began his pro career in the Red Sox organization in 1953 In the minors that year he went 16 2 for the Class C San Jose Red Sox which was good enough to earn him the 1953 California League MVP Award On April 18 1954 at the age of 21 Clevenger made his MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox His first season was no more than mediocre as he went 2 4 with a 4 79 earned run average Overall in his career he compiled a 36 37 record with a 4 18 ERA 298 walks and 361 strikeouts Oddly enough perhaps his best season was his last in 21 games with the American League champion Yankees in 1962 he had an ERA of 2 84 and a record of 2 0 As a hitter he hit 157 with the highlight of his hitting career being a triple in 1958 He had a 961 career fielding percentage He did not appear for the Yankees in either the 1961 or 1962 World Series 1 After baseball editAfter leaving baseball Clevenger worked as an insurance underwriter and owner of a car dealership 2 In 1987 he was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame 3 He was diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease in 2008 2 and died August 24 2019 4 Transactions editOn November 8 1955 Clevenger was sent with Al Curtis a minor leaguer Dick Brodowski Neil Chrisley and Karl Olson from the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Bob Porterfield Mickey Vernon Johnny Schmitz and Tom Umphlett On December 14 1960 the Los Angeles Angels drafted Clevenger in the expansion draft On May 8 1961 Clevenger was traded with Bob Cerv by the Angels to the New York Yankees for Ryne Duren Lee Thomas and Johnny James References edit Tex Clevenger Stats Baseball Reference com a b Nowlin Bill Tex Clevenger sabr org Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved August 24 2019 Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame www fresnoahof org Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame Retrieved February 2 2017 Tex Clevenger former Fresno State pitcher and Fresno Co Athletic Hall of Famer dies at 87 ABC30 Fresno August 25 2019 Retrieved August 25 2019 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Tex Clevenger at Baseball Almanac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tex Clevenger amp oldid 1172110946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
