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Clay Touchstone

1903 – 1949

American baseball player

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Lived 1903 – 1949 (aged 46). Clay Touchstone was an American baseball player.

Clayland Maffitt Touchstone (January 24, 1903 – April 28, 1949) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1928–29, 1945) with the Boston Braves and Chicago White Sox. For his career, he did not record a decision and compiled a 6.53 earned run average with six strikeouts in innings pitched.

Following the 1929 season, Touchstone played for seven seasons in the Southern Association followed by six seasons in the Texas League. His contract was sold to the International League's Baltimore Orioles before the start of the 1943 but decided to quit baseball rather than report.

In 1945, after having been out of baseball for several years, Touchstone signed with the Chicago White Sox. At the time, he was reported to be 39 years old despite actually being 42. Upon reporting to spring training, he told reporters he "suddenly got the hankering to try baseball again" and, given the shortage of able-bodied young men on the home front during World War II, "now would be the best time."

He was born in Moore (now Prospect Park), Pennsylvania and died in Beaumont, Texas, at the age of 46.

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Who was Clay Touchstone?

American baseball player

When was Clay Touchstone born?

Clay Touchstone was born on 24 January 1903 in Prospect Park.

When did Clay Touchstone die?

Clay Touchstone died on 28 April 1949 in Beaumont.

What was Clay Touchstone's occupation?

Clay Touchstone was a baseball player.

What nationality was Clay Touchstone?

Clay Touchstone was American.

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· Wikipedia: Clay Touchstone

· Wikidata: Q5129994

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