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Donn Clendenon
American baseball player (–)
Baseball player
Donn Clendenon | |
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Clendenon in | |
First baseman | |
Born:()July 15, Neosho, Missouri, U.S. | |
Died: September 17, () (aged70) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
September 22,,for thePittsburgh Pirates | |
August 5,,for theSt.
Louis Cardinals | |
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Home runs | |
Runs batted in | |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Donn Alvin Clendenon (July 15, – September 17, ) was an American professional baseball player.
He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from to He is most notable for his performance during the World Series when he won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award by hitting three home runs to help lead the team known as the Miracle Mets to an upset victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Early life
Six months after Clendenon was born in Neosho, Missouri, his father, Claude, died from leukemia.
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