Clise Dudley

American baseball player (1903-1989)
Baseball player
Elzie Clise Dudley
Pitcher
Born: (1903-08-08)August 8, 1903
Graham, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 12, 1989(1989-01-12) (aged 85)
Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1929, for the Brooklyn Robins
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 1933, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record17–33
Earned run average5.03
Strikeouts106
Teams
  • Brooklyn Robins (1929–1930)
  • Philadelphia Phillies (1931–1932)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates (1933)

Elzie Clise Dudley (August 8, 1903 – January 12, 1989) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1929 to 1933. He attended the University of South Carolina.

On April 27, 1929, Dudley became only the second Major League player, and first pitcher, to hit a home run on the first pitch he ever saw. (Walter Mueller, an outfielder, was the first player to do so- in 1922.) Despite the achievement, Brooklyn lost 8–3 to the Philadelphia Phillies.

See also

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Image print of Clise Dudley
  • Rare newspaper story of the first-pitch home run
  • Color photograph
  • Another print of Clise


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