Bud Clancy

{{Short description|American baseball player (1900–1968)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Bud Clancy

|image=BudClancyGoudeycard.jpg

|position=First baseman

|birth_date={{Birth date|1900|9|15}}

|birth_place=Odell, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1968|9|26|1900|9|15}}

|death_place=Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S.

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 29

|debutyear=1924

|debutteam=Chicago White Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 27

|finalyear=1934

|finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.281

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=12

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=198

|teams=

• Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1924}}–{{mlby|1930}})
• Brooklyn Dodgers ({{mlby|1932}})
• Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1934}})

}}

John William "Bud" Clancy (September 15, 1900 – September 26, 1968) was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 to 1934 for the Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clancbu01.shtml "Bud Clancy Statistics and History"]. "baseball-reference.com. Accessed May 30, 2017.

While playing for the White Sox in 1930, Clancy became the first first baseman since 1891 to record no putouts or assists in a nine inning game.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34984465/may_4th_1930_the_pittsburgh_press/|title=May 4th, 1930 the Pittsburgh Press|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=4 May 1930|page=40}}

In 522 games over nine seasons, Clancy posted a .281 batting average (504-for-1796) with 204 runs, 69 doubles, 26 triples, 12 home runs, 198 RBIs, 111 bases on balls, .325 on-base percentage and .368 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .992 fielding percentage as a first baseman.