Mark Clear
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Mark Alan Clear (born May 27, 1956) is an American former two-time All Star
Early life
Clear was born in Los Angeles, and is Jewish.
Clear's uncle is Bob Clear, who was a minor league pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s, and a coach with the California Angels from 1976 to 1986.[5]
Professional career
The
In 1979, Clear was an All Star and came in 19th in voting for the
On July 6, 1980, Clear won the AL Pitcher of the Week Award.[1] He was traded along with Carney Lansford and Rick Miller from the Angels to the Red Sox for Rick Burleson and Butch Hobson five months later on December 10, 1980.[6]
In 1982, Clear was again voted an All Star, and finished the season with a career-high 14
In his 11-year career, Clear compiled a 71–49 record with a 3.85 ERA, 83 saves, and 804 strikeouts in 804.1 innings.[1]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in games finished
- List of select Jewish Major League Baseball players
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mark Clear Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports ... - Peter S. Horvitz
- ^ The 100 Greatest Jews in Sports: Ranked According to Achievement - B. P. Robert Stephen Silverman
- ^ Mark Clear – The Baseball Cube
- ^ Czerwinski, Kevin T. (28 May 2008). "Copper Kings delivered unmatched clout". web.milb.com. MLB.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Sox Trade Burleson, Hobson For Lansford, Clear, Miller," The Harvard Crimson (Harvard University), Thursday, December 11, 1980. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Baseball-almanac.com
- SABR biography