Highlighted entry:
1973
David Clyde‚ 18 and fresh out of Houston's Westchester High School‚ makes his eagerly awaited debut with the Rangers‚ before 35‚698‚ the largest Rangers' crowd of the year. Clyde‚ the number one pick in the draft‚ walks the first 2 Twins he faces‚ then gets Bob Darwin‚ George Mitterwald‚ and Joe Lis on swinging 3rd strikes. Clyde goes 5 innings and gives up only one hit-a 2-run HR-walks 7 and strikes out 8. He is the winner 4-3.
And unfortunately for Clyde, this was about his only career highlight. Mike Shropshire's Seasons in Hell. Covers this event hilariously, but also manages to capture the sports tragedy of rushing a kid to the majors that quickly.
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