Clarence James Jonnard (November 23, 1897 - August 12, 1977) was a Major League Baseball

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 catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

. He played for the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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 in 1920, the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 in 1922, the Philadelphia Phillies

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 in 1926, 1927 and 1935, and the St. Louis Cardinals

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 in 1929. He played 103 Major League games with 235 at bat

At bat

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s, 54 hits

Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....

, no home runs and 20 RBIs

Run batted in

Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...

. His lifetime batting average

Batting average

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 was .230, with a .267 on-base percentage and a .268 slugging percentage. As a fielder, he caught 86 games with a fielding percentage

Fielding percentage

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 of .960. On December 13, 1927, he was part of a trade in which the Phillies received pitcher Jimmy Ring

Jimmy Ring

James Joseph "Jimmy" Ring was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals . Ring batted and threw right-handed.Ring was used sparingly by the Cincinnati Reds from 1917-18...

 and catcher Johnny Schulte

Johnny Schulte

John Clement Schulte was an American catcher and coach in professional baseball.A native of Fredericktown, Missouri, Schulte appeared on five Major League Baseball teams in his five-year MLB career. Schulte played as a catcher for the St. Louis Browns , St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies...

 from the Cardinals in exchange for Jonnard, infielder Jimmy Cooney

Jimmy Cooney (1920s shortstop)

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 and outfielder Johnny Mokan

Johnny Mokan

John Leo Mokan was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He batted and threw right-handed.A native of Buffalo, New York, Mokan made his major league debut on April 15, 1921 at the age of 26...

. He served as a coach

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 for the New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 from 1942 to 1946. He also served as a scout

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 for the Giants, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles

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 and New York Mets

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. Players he signed as Mets' scout included Ed Kranepool

Ed Kranepool

Edward Emil Kranepool is a former first baseman who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Mets....

, Nino Espinosa

Nino Espinosa

Arnulfo Acevedo Espinosa was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher from the Dominican Republic signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Mets in September at the age of 17....

, Mike Jorgensen

Mike Jorgensen

Michael Jorgensen is a former Major League Baseball player drafted by the New York Mets in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft...

, Ken Singleton

Ken Singleton

Kenneth Wayne Singleton is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles.-Baseball career:Born in Manhattan, New York...

 and Leroy Stanton

Leroy Stanton

Leroy Bobby Stanton , is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors, from to . He played in the New York Mets, California Angels ant the Seattle Mariners. He also played one season in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers in .-New York Mets:Stanton played...

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He played for several minor league teams, including the San Antonio Bronchos

San Antonio Bronchos

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, Norfolk Mary Janes, Nashville Volunteers, Wichita Falls Spudders

Wichita Falls Spudders

The Wichita Falls Spudders were a minor league baseball team that formed in 1920 and played its last game in 1957. They were based in Wichita Falls, Texas....

, Houston Buffaloes

Houston Buffaloes

The Houston Buffaloes or Buffs were an American minor league baseball team that was founded in 1888, played in the Texas League in the years 1888-90, 1892, 1895-99, and 1907-1958 ; in the South Texas League in the years 1903-06; and in the American Association from 1959-61...

, Rochester Red Wings

Rochester Red Wings

The Rochester Red Wings are a minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York. The team plays in the International League and is the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins major-league club. The Red Wings play in Frontier Field, located in downtown Rochester.The Red Wings were an...

, Jersey City Skeeters

Jersey City Skeeters

The Jersey City Skeeters were a minor league baseball team which operated in Jersey City, New Jersey. The club started in the 1860s and by 1870 joined the National Association of Base Ball Players....

, Dallas Steers and Fort Worth Cats

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. In all, he played 987 minor league games with a batting average of .252 and 18 home runs. He managed the minor league Dallas Steers as a player-manager in 1933 and he managed the Milford Giants in 1940. He also managed the Minneapolis Millerettes

Minneapolis Millerettes

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 of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

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 during the season.

Jonnard was born on November 23, 1897 in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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. His twin brother Claude Jonnard

Claude Jonnard

Claude Alfred Jonnard was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons with the New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs. For his career, he compiled a 14-12 record in 137 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 3.79 earned run...

 was a Major League pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the New York Giants, St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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 and Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 between 1921 and 1929. Bubber and Claude were teammates on the Nashville Volunteers in 1920 and 1921, where the twin brothers formed the team's battery

Battery (baseball)

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. He died at the age of 79 on August 12, 1977 in New York City

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, New York

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. He is buried in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

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