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Merkle923 · 01-13-2017, 11:41 PM

Our last one for tonight. A curious career for this outfielder, seldom seen in his last stop with the Phillies (1966-68).

The infamy of the Cubs' trade of Lou Brock to St. Louis on June 15, 1964, has never abated. But somewhere along the line it became thought of as just Brock for injured starting pitcher Ernie Broglio. The Cubs also got Bobby Shantz in the deal in hopes of shoring up their bullpen - and Clemens.

Remarkably, Chicago gave Clemens 31 starts in Brock's old spot in RF after the trade, and 85 more starts in all three outfield positions in '65. Clemens didn't hit for average, wasn't a slugger, got few walks, produced nothing to speak of in retroactive analytics, never led a minor league in anything, didn't have a particularly strong throwing arm, and scores blandly on all defensive metrics - old and new.

01-13-2017, 11:41 PM	#30005
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,206	Doug Clemens 1960 Our last one for tonight. A curious career for this outfielder, seldom seen in his last stop with the Phillies (1966-68). The infamy of the Cubs' trade of Lou Brock to St. Louis on June 15, 1964, has never abated. But somewhere along the line it became thought of as just Brock for injured starting pitcher Ernie Broglio. The Cubs also got Bobby Shantz in the deal in hopes of shoring up their bullpen - and Clemens. Remarkably, Chicago gave Clemens 31 starts in Brock's old spot in RF after the trade, and 85 more starts in all three outfield positions in '65. Clemens didn't hit for average, wasn't a slugger, got few walks, produced nothing to speak of in retroactive analytics, never led a minor league in anything, didn't have a particularly strong throwing arm, and scores blandly on all defensive metrics - old and new. Last edited by Merkle923; 08-04-2017 at 02:02 AM.