Clyde Mashore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 29-May-1945
Place of Birth: Concord, California, United States
Date of Death: 24-Jan-2016
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Clyde Mashore
- Clyde Wayne Mashore (May 29, 1945 – January 24, 2016) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played in 241 games over five seasons for the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos of the National League.
- He batted and threw right-handed.Mashore played football, basketball, track and baseball at Clayton Valley High School in Concord, California, graduating in 1964.
- He was signed by the Reds prior to the 1964 season as an amateur free agent.
- He was then drafted by the New York Mets in the 1967 Rule 5 draft, but was returned to the Reds the following spring.
- He made his major league debut over a year later on July 11, 1969 at age 24.
- In his first major league at bat (and only one of the season) against the Houston Astros at the Astrodome, he pinch-hit for pitcher Camilo Pascual against pitcher Don Wilson and flied out to right field in a 13-2 Reds loss.During the 1970 season he was traded to the Expos for Ty Cline.
- His first career hit, RBI and run scored all came on one swing of the bat on September 14, 1970 against the New York Mets at Montreal's Jarry Park.
- Starting at centerfield and batting seventh, he slugged a two-run homer off Ray Sadecki in the second inning.In four seasons with Montreal, he played in 239 games, including a personal-best 93 in 1972. He ended his major league career with eight home runs and 47 runs batted in with 87 hits and a .208 batting average.Mashore's son Damon Mashore played three major league seasons for the Oakland Athletics and Anaheim Angels.
- He hit the same number of career home runs as his father (eight), with 41 runs batted in, 120 hits and a .249 batting average.
- He is currently a minor league coach in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league organization.
- Another son, Justin Mashore, played 11 years in the minor leagues, reaching Triple A ball in 1995.
- Justin is currently an assistant hitting coach for the Texas Rangers.Clyde Mashore was inducted as a member of the inaugural class of the Clayton Valley High School Hall of Fame in 2008.
- He lived in Brentwood, California until his death.
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