Jim Clancy (baseball)

James Clancy (December 18, 1955 – July 12, 2025) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays (1977–88), Houston Astros (1989–91), and Atlanta Braves (1991). He batted and threw right-handed.

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Win–loss record

140–167

Earned run average

4.23

Strikeouts

1,422

Tables

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Preceded byDave Stieb

Preceded byDave Lemanczyk

Preceded byDave Stieb

Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day Starting pitcher 1981

Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day Starting pitcher 1984

Succeeded byMark Bomback

Succeeded byDave Stieb

Preceded byDave Lemanczyk	Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day Starting pitcher 1981	Succeeded byMark Bomback
Preceded byDave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day Starting pitcher 1984	Succeeded byDave Stieb

References

The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/01/sports/athletics-beat-clock-for-darling.html
Lefebvre springs Cubs into action
https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/02/22/lefebvre-springs-cubs-into-action/
"James Clancy obituary"
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-clancy-obituary?id=58880466
"Jim Clancy, longtime Blue Jays pitcher and 1982 all-star, dead at 69"
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/jim-clancy-death-toronto-blue-jays-pitcher-mlb-1.7584936