David Eugene Clyde (born April 22, 1955) is an American former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five seasons with the Texas Rangers (1973–1975) and Cleveland Indians (1978–1979). He is noted for his once promising baseball career, which ended at age 26 because of arm and shoulder injuries.

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Jun 28, 2023 · ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Clyde was a Texas prep phenom, a big left-hander with a blazing fastball and a nasty curve when he made his major league debut. A half-century later, the story of the No. 1 overall draft pick remains a cautionary tale instead of a reflection on a career that had seemed destined to be filled with lots of wins and ...

Jan 16, 2023 · After being chosen as the top overall pick in the 1973 June amateur draft, left-handed pitcher David Clyde made the rare leap from high school to the big leagues with the Texas Rangers. 2 The teenage phenom singlehandedly galvanized a fan base and saved a Rangers franchise that was in dire financial straits. It came at a cost, however.

David Clyde, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Friday, April 22, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas. Clyde was 18 years old when he broke into the major leagues on June 27, 1973, with the Texas Rangers.

Jun 27, 2023 · ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Clyde was a Texas prep phenom, a big left-hander with a blazing fastball and a nasty curve when he made his major league debut.

Jun 28, 2023 · Former Major League pitcher David Clyde waves after he was honored before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers.

Jun 26, 2023 · On June 27, 1973, 18-year-old pitching phenom David Clyde—the No. 1 overall pick in the 1973 MLB Draft—made the jump from Houston Westchester High School directly to the major leagues.

Jun 28, 2023 · An 18-year-old David Clyde is sitting in the bullpen at Arlington Stadium thinking about how on earth he wound up here. Clyde was just months removed from a dominant high school season, in which he went 18-0 and allowed just three earned runs in 148 innings in his senior year at Westchester High School in Houston.

Jun 28, 2023 · ARLINGTON, Texas — On Tuesday night at Globe Life Field, the Texas Rangers honored David Clyde on the 50th anniversary of his big league start.