Otis Clymer | |
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Right fielder | |
Born: Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 27, 1876|
Died: February 27, 1926 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 50)|
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 14, 1905, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 8, 1913, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .267 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 98 |
Teams | |
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Otis Edgar Clymer (January 27, 1876 – February 27, 1926) was an American Major League Baseball player who was primarily a right fielder for four teams during his six-season career. [1] Born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Braves from 1905 to 1913. [1]
Clymer's most notable moment came on October 2, 1908, when he hit for the cycle. [2] When he left Major League baseball, he played for the minor league Minneapolis Millers of the American Association from 1911 to 1914. [3]
In 385 games over six seasons, Clymer posted a .267 batting average (355-for-1330) with 182 runs, 2 home runs, 98 RBI, 83 stolen bases and 99 bases on balls. [1]
After his baseball career, which was hampered by constant leg injuries, Clymer became a car dealer. [4] [5] He died at age 50 from an automobile accident in St. Paul, Minnesota. [6] He is interred at Willow River Cemetery in Hudson, Wisconsin. [1]