:Pat Clements

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Pat Clements

|image=1988 Columbus Clippers Police - Pat Clements (cropped).webp

|caption=Clements with the Columbus Clippers {{circa}} 1988

|position=Relief pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1962|2|2}}

|birth_place=McCloud, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 9

|debutyear=1985

|debutteam=California Angels

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear=1992

|finalteam=Baltimore Orioles

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=17–11

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=158

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=3.77

|teams=

• California Angels ({{mlby|1985}})
• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1985}}–{{mlby|1986}})
• New York Yankees ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1988}})
• San Diego Padres ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1992}})
• Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|1992}})

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport | Men's baseball }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1981 Santa Clara | Team competition }}

}}

Patrick Brian Clements (born February 2, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player who played eight seasons for the California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clemepa01.shtml|title=Pat Clements Statistics|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=June 14, 2008|archivedate=December 6, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206190234/http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clemepa01.shtml|url-status=dead}} Clements is a 1980 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School.1990 Topps baseball card # 548 He played baseball for three seasons at UCLA and was selected to the USA College All-Star team before being drafted by the Angels in June 1983. He was traded along with Mike Brown from the Angels to the Pirates for John Candelaria, George Hendrick and Al Holland on August 2 in a transaction that was completed two weeks later on August 16 when Bob Kipper was sent to Pittsburgh.[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/03/sports/sports-people-wish-comes-true.html "Sports People: Wish Comes True," The New York Times, Saturday, August 3, 1985.] Retrieved January 29, 2023.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/16/The-Pittsburgh-Pirates-acquired-the-contract-of-left-handed-pitcher/3230493012800/ "The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired the contract of left-handed pitcher...," United Press International (UPI), Friday, August 16, 1985.] Retrieved January 29, 2023.

He was claimed off waivers by the Orioles from the Padres on July 9, 1992.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/07/11/orioles-notebook-with-olson-improving-mesa-gets-the-ax/63c5f1b9-d8e6-42d7-b853-f62f01034a01/ Maske, Mark and Fachet, Robert. "Orioles Notebook: With Olson Improving, Mesa Gets the Ax," The Washington Post, Saturday, July 11, 1992.] Retrieved January 29, 2023. His first win with the Orioles came in a twelve-inning 3–2 contest over the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on July 20, 1992.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/07/21/orioles-win-in-12th-3-2/efe87385-9223-4bf1-bb54-51380fdde60a/ Maske, Mark. "Orioles Win in 12th, 3–2," The Washington Post, Tuesday, July 21, 1992.] Retrieved January 29, 2023. After going 2–0 with a 3.28 earned run average (ERA) in 23 games with the Orioles, he elected to become a free agent on November 2, 1992.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/11/04/lefferts-clements-latest-free-agents/f16fc544-c643-4f70-b06f-a29688f10010/ Muscatine, Alison. "Lefferts, Clements Latest Free Agents," The Washington Post, Wednesday, November 4, 1992.] Retrieved January 29, 2023.

Clements currently resides in Chico, California.