Clay Bryant

Clay Bryant
Pitcher
Born: (1911-11-26)November 26, 1911 Madison Heights, Virginia
Died: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1935, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1940, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	32–20
Earned run average	3.73
Strikeouts	272
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1935–1940)
Career highlights and awards
NL strikeout leader (1938)

Claiborne Henry Bryant (November 26, 1911 – April 9, 1999) was a Major League Baseball player from 1935 to 1940 for the Chicago Cubs. Bryant was mainly a pitcher, although in 1939 he played one game as an outfielder. His career marks were 32 wins, 20 loses and a 3.73 ERA.

His most noteworthy year as a major league pitcher was in 1938, when he led the major leagues in both strikeouts (135) and walks allowed (125). He compiled a 19–11 record with a 3.10 ERA that year.

He was a longtime manager in the farm system of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, and served as a coach for the Dodgers (1961) and Cleveland Indians (1967; 1974).

See also

• List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Early Wynn Warren Spahn

Cleveland Indians pitching coach 1967 1974

Succeeded by Jack Sanford Harvey Haddix