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| Name | Team | Age |
| Sad Sam Clemens | Retired (1971, Age 37) | Died (2010, Age 77) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 13 (1952) |
SP | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Hank Aaron League | 0 | 4 years (4 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor Value
|
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/14/1933 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 1952 | DET | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 70 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 1.80 | 6.59 |
| 1953 | DET | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 1.61 | 6.75 |
| 1954 | DET | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 2 | 36 | 30 | 1.66 | 6.19 |
| 1955 | DET | 10 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1 | 183 | 115 | 110 | 1 | 63 | 99 | 1.45 | 5.85 |
| 1956 | DET | 19 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212.0 | 206 | 96 | 91 | 4 | 73 | 125 | 1.32 | 3.86 |
| 1957 | DET | 11 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 199.2 | 199 | 101 | 97 | 5 | 78 | 128 | 1.39 | 4.37 |
| 1958 | DET | 17 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 224.1 | 201 | 96 | 90 | 2 | 67 | 142 | 1.19 | 3.61 |
| 1959 | DET | 14 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226.2 | 238 | 94 | 89 | 0 | 71 | 138 | 1.36 | 3.53 |
| 1960 | DET | 12 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 191.1 | 151 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 57 | 135 | 1.09 | 2.59 |
| 1961 | DET | 5 | 9 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.0 | 117 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 46 | 114 | 1.01 | 2.83 |
| 1962 | DET | 12 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 238.1 | 218 | 83 | 82 | 2 | 57 | 166 | 1.15 | 3.10 |
| 1963 | DET | 20 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 252.0 | 187 | 76 | 72 | 1 | 70 | 154 | 1.02 | 2.57 |
| 1964 | DET | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184.2 | 182 | 81 | 79 | 1 | 53 | 113 | 1.27 | 3.85 |
| 1965 | DET | 18 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 242.0 | 195 | 81 | 73 | 1 | 56 | 159 | 1.04 | 2.71 |
| 1966 | DET | 23 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 251.2 | 185 | 72 | 68 | 1 | 60 | 193 | 0.97 | 2.43 |
| 1967 | DET | 12 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0 | 134 | 52 | 49 | 0 | 38 | 110 | 1.05 | 2.69 |
| 1968 | DET | 10 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 246.0 | 213 | 91 | 89 | 2 | 60 | 165 | 1.11 | 3.26 |
| 1969 | DET | 8 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159.2 | 141 | 58 | 55 | 4 | 41 | 102 | 1.14 | 3.10 |
| 1970 | DET-NYN | 7 | 10 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130.2 | 138 | 65 | 61 | 4 | 40 | 80 | 1.36 | 4.20 |
| 1971 | NYN | 6 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.0 | 174 | 86 | 83 | 1 | 49 | 110 | 1.37 | 4.58 |
| 2201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 221 | 160 | 577 | 509 | 85 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3590.2 | 3265 | 1487 | 1420 | 37 | 1071 | 2325 | 1.21 | 3.56 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Sad Sam Clemens has retired from the New York Gato Hunters |
| 1970-04-15 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Gold and the New York Gato Hunters. The New York Gato Hunters receive Ed Cooper, Sad Sam Clemens from the Detroit Gold in exchange for Draft Pick - 1973 Round 2 (NYN). |
| 1967-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Salty Kreplach to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have promoted Bud Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have promoted Doc Potter to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have promoted Bunk Pope to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have promoted Sad Sam Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have promoted Wes McCarthy to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Doc Yismo to the minors. The Detroit Gold have sent Cliff King to the minors. The Detroit Gold have sent Scott Stewart to the minors. The Detroit Gold have sent Rawly Dudra to the minors. The Detroit Gold have sent Troy Bottarini to the minors. The Detroit Gold have sent Dick Pieh to the minors. |
| 1967-09-21 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Jack Pina to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Sad Sam Clemens to the minors. |
| 1966-10-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Sad Sam Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Curt Hertweck to the minors. |
| 1966-09-30 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Curt Hertweck to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Sad Sam Clemens to the minors. |
| 1965-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Hurling Stitchcock to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have promoted Sad Sam Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have promoted Bill Kennedy to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Simon Tov to the minors. The Detroit Gold have sent Omar Barker to the minors. The Detroit Gold have sent Scott Stewart to the minors. |
| 1965-09-27 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Omar Barker to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Sad Sam Clemens to the minors. |
| 1965-03-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Sad Sam Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Johnny Gumpert to the minors. |
| 1964-08-24 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Cliff Anthony to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Sad Sam Clemens to the minors. |
| 1963-04-05 | The Detroit Gold have renamed Samuel Clemens to Sad Sam Clemens. |
| 1963-03-30 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Samuel Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Gene Pickup to the minors. |
| 1962-10-13 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Jack Pina to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Samuel Clemens to the minors. |
| 1960-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Samuel Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Howdy Brown to the minors. |
| 1960-10-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Howdy Brown to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Samuel Clemens to the minors. |
| 1960-09-23 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Jack Juul to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have promoted Samuel Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Marty Bako to the minors. The Detroit Gold have sent Jack Pina to the minors. |
| 1960-08-15 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Johnny Burton to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Samuel Clemens to the minors. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Samuel Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Pit Lawton to the minors. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Johnny Otis to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Samuel Clemens to the minors. |
| 1954-08-19 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Samuel Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Lee Beall to the minors. |
| 1953-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Cliff Lee to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Samuel Clemens to the minors. |
| 1953-09-14 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Samuel Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Lee Beall to the minors. |
| 1953-05-27 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Cliff Lee to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Samuel Clemens to the minors. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Samuel Clemens to the major league team. |
| 1952-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Sha Na Dumoulin to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Samuel Clemens to the minors. |
| 1952-07-26 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Samuel Clemens to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Randy Napier to the minors. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have renamed Doc Anderson to Samuel Clemens. |