Elzie Clise Dudley (August 8, 1903 – January 12, 1989) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1929 to 1933. He attended the University of South Carolina.
| Elzie Clise Dudley | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 8, 1903 Graham, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: January 12, 1989 (aged 85) Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1929, for the Brooklyn Robins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 15, 1933, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 17–33 |
| Earned run average | 5.03 |
| Strikeouts | 106 |
| Teams | |
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On April 27, 1929, Dudley became only the second Major League player, and first pitcher, to hit a home run on the first pitch he ever saw. (Walter Mueller, an outfielder, was the first player to do so- in 1922.) Despite the achievement, Brooklyn lost 8–3 to the Philadelphia Phillies.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Image print of Clise Dudley
- Rare newspaper story of the first-pitch home run
- Color photograph
- Another print of Clise
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