Clyde Sukeforth Clyde LeRoy Sukeforth Bats Left Throws Right Height 5'10 Weight 155 Born November 30, 1901 Washington, ME Died September 3, 2000 Waldeboro, ME

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1929 27 MIS       303   94  20   5   3   39   26                    12      .310  .265  .439  .391  133 
 1931 29 HAT   16   56   17   5   0   1    4    7                     0   1  .304  .263  .446  .388   25 
 1945 43 HAR   20   12    3   0   0   0    1    2    1    0   0   0   0   0  .250  .268  .250  .383    3    
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  3 Seasons    36  371  114  25   5   4   44   35    1    0   0   0  12   1  .307  .265  .434  .389  161
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Managerial Record  

 Year Ag Tm     G    W    L   Pct.  FIN    GB                           
+-----------+----+----+----+------+-----+----+
 1934 32 HAT  145   46   99   .317   4     58
 1935 33 MIL  154   88   66   .571   2     15
 1936 34 MIL  154   63   91   .409   4     39
 1937 35 MIL  154   85   69   .552   1    11+
 1938 36 MIL  154   67   87   .435   4     18

 1939 37 MIL  154   64   90   .416   4     27
 1940 38 MIL  154   73   81   .474   3     10
 1941 39 MUS  154   98   56   .636   1     4+
 1942 40 MUS  154   85   69   .552   2     12
 1943 41 MUS   11    1   10   .091           
+-----------+----+----+----+------+-----+----+
 10 Seasons  1388  670  718   .483            
+-----------+----+----+----+------+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G    W    L   Pct.  FIN    GB                           

Player of the Week, Week 1, 1929

Transactions January 21, 1929: Signed as a Free Agent by Mississippi. January 1, 1945: Signed as a Free Agent by Harlem.

Biography He was a catcher in the Major Leagues, hiting .264 with 2 HRs and 96 RBIs. Following his playing career, he was a scout and coach with the Dodgers. His biggest contribution to baseball history came in working with Branch Rickey to scout Jackie Robinson as he played for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945. Robinson did not play in that game, but Sukeforth set up a meeting between Robinson and Rickey. Two years later, Robinson integrated baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers. On April 15, 1947, Sukeforth was acting manager for the Dodgers on the day Robinson debuted. Sukeforth was filling in for Leo Durocher. Brooklyn defeated Boston, 5-3. He debuted as a player in 1926 with the Reds and he hit .354 for the Reds in 1929. Two years later, he injured his eye in a hunting accident and it bothered his hitting for the rest of his career. From 1936 to 1951, Sukeforth was a scout for the Dodgers. He later worked as a scout for Pittsburgh and Atlanta. He signed Don Newcombe and Roberto Clemente, among others. He attended Georgetown University.