Clyde Edward McCullough (March 4, 1917 — September 18, 1982) was an American

United States

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 catcher

Catcher

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. After his playing career ended, he also managed

Manager (baseball)

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 in the minor leagues

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 and was a major-league coach

Coach (baseball)

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. Born in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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, McCullough batted and threw right-handed and in his playing days stood 5'11½" (182 cm) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

McCullough was a catcher for fifteen years (1940–43; 1946–56) in the National League

National League

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. He missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II, but returned to the Cubs in late 1945 to make one pinch-hitting appearance in the 1945 World Series

World Series

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. Originally a member of the New York Yankees

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 farm system, he never played for them; instead, he was sold to the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 in September 1939

1939 in baseball

-Headline Event of the Year:*On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball game. On August 26, the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers played the first televised Major League Baseball game...

 after toiling for the Yankees' Kansas City Blues

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 farm club. He spent 11 seasons of his 15-year career for the Cubs, except for four years (1949–52) with the Pittsburgh Pirates

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In his playing career, he hit 15 home run

Home run

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s, collected 785 hits

Hit (baseball)

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, and batted

Batting average

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 .252 in 1,098 games. McCullough played in two All Star games for the NL, in 1948

1948 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Cleveland Indians over Boston Braves *All-Star Game, July 13 at Sportsman's Park: American League, 5-2-Other champions:*College World Series: USC*Little League World Series: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania...

 and 1953

1953 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers *All-Star Game, July 14 at Crosley Field: National League, 5-1-Other champions:*Caribbean World Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce *College World Series: Michigan...

. He also caught Sam Jones

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' no-hitter

No-hitter

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 on May 12, 1955

1955 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees ; Johnny Podres, MVP*All-Star Game, July 12 at County Stadium: National League, 6-5 -Other champions:*Caribbean World Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce...

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As a coach, McCullough worked with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

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 (1960–61), New York Mets

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 (1963) and San Diego Padres

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 (1982). He was a key manager and instructor in the Mets' farm system in the mid- to late-1960s when the club developed young pitcher

Pitcher

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s such as Tom Seaver

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, Nolan Ryan

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, Jerry Koosman

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 and Tug McGraw

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. He was serving as the Padres' bullpen

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 coach when he was found dead in his hotel room in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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, at age 65, during a road trip. He was interred in Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia

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External Links

• Clyde McCollough at Find a Grave
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