Uke Clanton | |
Position: | First baseman |
Birth Date: | 19 February 1898 |
Birth Place: | Powell, Missouri |
Death Place: | Antlers, Oklahoma |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 21 |
Debutyear: | 1922 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 21 |
Finalyear: | 1922 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Games played |
Stat1value: | 1 |
Stat2label: | At bats |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Hits |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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Eucal "Uke" Clanton (February 19, 1898 – February 24, 1960) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for one season. Nicknamed "Cat", he played for the Cleveland Indians for one game on September 21, 1922. Clanton was one of a group of players that Indians player-manager Tris Speaker sent in partway through the game on September 21, 1922 done as an opportunity for fans to see various minor league prospects.[1]
Clanton played collegiate baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners.[2] Clanton died in an automobile accident in Antlers, Oklahoma.