Economic Research: Clay Dalrymple

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Clay Dalrymple

Clayton Errol Dalrymple (born December 3, 1936 in Chico, California) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1960–68) and Baltimore Orioles (1969–71).[1] Dalrymple was known for his strong throwing arm and solid defensive skills.[2] Over his career, he threw out 48.8% of the base runners who attempted a stolen base, second only to Roy Campanella on the all-time list.[3]Clay E. Dalrymple began his professional baseball career with the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League in 1956, and was obtained by the Milwaukee Braves before the 1959 season.[4] The Braves invited him to their 1959 spring training camp where he received catching tips from veteran catchers Del Crandalland Del Rice.[5] In November 1959 he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Braves in the Rule 5 draft.[4][6]