Meet Your Hall of Famers: Clarence Paul

 

Bio:   Clarence Paul was born in Waseca, MN (Pop. 9,410 located 70 miles south of Minneapolis, MN).  From his Waseca home, he traveled 25 miles east to Mankato East Senior High School (Nickname: Cougars). Paul helped lead Mankato East to back-to-back AAA State Titles (AAA is the second biggest classification in Minnesota).  His Senior year broke the state strike out record recording 101 in just 45 innings.  He was also an All-State Hockey player his Senior year.

Draft: Was the 2nd pick in Season 33 by Washington DC (Saffron). 

Scout Paul McKnight- “Has a live arm with a deceptive delivery.  A very high priority coming from a left-hander.  A few minor adjustments to mechanics could lead to great control.  An all-star in the waiting.”

Career: Clarence Paul was drafted in Season 33 by Washington DC and made his MLB debut in Season 36. He played 18 of his 23-year career in Washington DC, finishing the final 5 years in Vancouver.  During his career, he won 3 Cy Young Awards (39, 40, 47), and was a 9-time All-Star. He threw a no-hitter in Season 40 and won a World Series Championship with Washington DC in Season 43. His first Cy Young award in Season 39 was his best season.  In that season he had 20 wins to just 4 losses and threw 232.2 innings.  He had a career high 232 k’s, a .192 OAV, 0.89 WHIP and 1.97 ERA. Over his Career he accumulated 277 Wins over 3779 Innings in which he posted 3541 k’s, .224 OAV, 1.11 WHIP and 2.72 ERA. He holds single season records for Washington DC in OAV .192 (39), ERA 1.79 (36), Strikeouts 232 (39), WHIP 0.89 (39), and Wins 21 (40).  He also has Career records for OAV .219, ERA 2.57, Strikeouts 3049, WHIP 1.07, and Wins 240 for Washington DC.

Speech Highlight- “I have been blessed to accomplish all most everything in baseball.  A lot of people have helped me along the way.  I owe a great deal to all my coaches and teammates.”