Doug Clarey was a Major League Baseball

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 infielder. He played one season with the St. Louis Cardinals

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 in 1976. He hit one home run

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 in four at bat

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s and finished his brief career with a 1.000 Slugging percentage. The home run was a pinch hit, go-ahead, game-winning blast in the top of the 16th inning off of Mike Caldwell on April 28, 1976.

On March 30, 1977, Clarey was traded to the New York Mets

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 in exchange for Benny Ayala

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. Clarey played only a handful of games for the Tidewater Tides in 1977.