What years did Clay Touchstone play?

Clay Touchstone played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1945.

Was Clay Touchstone a pitcher?

Yes. Clay Touchstone pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 6 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Clay Touchstone hit?

Clay Touchstone hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Clay Touchstone

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1945)

W–L 0–0

ERA 6.53

WHIP 2.08

SO 6

Pitcher PIV -412.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 175 lb
Born: 1/24/1903 in Moore Township, PA, USA
Died: 4/28/1949 in Beaumont, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1928-09-04
Last Game: 1945-09-08

Full name: Clayland Maffitt Touchstone

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	12	0	0	0	0	20.7	35	15	2	8	6	6.53	-412.6

Career ERA 6.53 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — 57.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1928	BSN	NL	5	8.0	15	4	2	1	4.50	—	0.0
1929	BSN	NL	1	2.7	6	5	0	1	16.88	—	0.0
1945	CHA	AL	6	10.0	14	6	6	4	5.40	3.67 (-47%)	-412.6
Career · 3 seasons			12	20.2	35	15	8	6	6.53	—	-413

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
12	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 27.0% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 31.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1928	BSN	NL	5	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	BSN	NL	1	1	1	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	CHA	AL	6	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			12	4	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	6	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	6	2	0	1	0	0	.500

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	6	10.0	16	4	1	3	3.60
Away	6	10.2	19	11	7	3	9.28

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1945-09-08	CHW	PHA	L	1	0
1945-09-07	CHW	PHA	L	0	0
1945-09-01	CHW	SLA	L	0	0
1945-08-17	CHW	BOS	L	0	0
1945-05-26	CHW	NYY	L	0	0
1945-04-29	CHW	SLA	L	0	0
1929-09-20	BSN	PIT	L	1	1
1928-09-25	BSN	PIT	L	2	0
1928-09-15	BSN	CHC	L	0	0
1928-09-11	BSN	NY1	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-09-08	CHW	PHA	—	4.0	5	4	1	2	1	1
1945-09-07	CHW	PHA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-01	CHW	SLA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-17	CHW	BOS	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1945-05-26	CHW	NYY	—	1.0	4	3	3	2	1	0
1945-04-29	CHW	SLA	—	1.0	2	3	2	2	0	0
1929-09-20	BSN	PIT	—	2.2	6	5	5	0	1	1
1928-09-25	BSN	PIT	—	4.0	5	2	2	0	1	0
1928-09-15	BSN	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1928-09-11	BSN	NY1	—	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	12	0	1	5	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
1928	BSN	P	5	0	3
1929	BSN	P	1	0	0
1945	CHA	P	6	1	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	12

Frequently Asked Questions about Clay Touchstone

What years did Clay Touchstone play?: Clay Touchstone played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1945.
Was Clay Touchstone a pitcher?: Yes. Clay Touchstone pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 6 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Clay Touchstone hit?: Clay Touchstone hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.