Cliff Mapes

Cliff Mapes
Cliff Mapes
Outfielder
Born: March 13, 1922
Sutherland, Nebraska
Died: December 5, 1996(1996-12-05) (aged 74)
Pryor, Oklahoma
Batted: Left Threw: Right 
MLB debut
April 20, 1948 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1952 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Home runs     38
Runs batted in     172
Batting average     .242
Teams

Clifford Franklin Mapes (March 13, 1922 – December 5, 1996) was a professional baseball player. He played five seasons Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers.[1]

Professional career

Mapes, who was listed with a height of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), and a weight of 205 lb (93 kg), was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Cleveland Indians prior to the 1940 season.[1] He never played for the Indians, and was later drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1946 Rule 5 Draft. After a season in the minors, Mapes was recalled to the Major League level, where he saw limited time as a backup to an outfield that contained Joe DiMaggio, Tommy Henrich, and Johnny Lindell.[2] Mapes hit .250, with 12 runs batted in, and his first career home run.[1]

In his second season, Mapes saw regular time as a starter. He hit .247 with seven home runs and 38 runs batted in, but also led the team in strikeouts in helping the Yankees claim the American League pennant.[3] He was the team's starting right fielder against the Brooklyn Dodgers, and he helped the team win the 1949 World Series,[4][5][6][7] the team's first World Series en route to five consecutive world championships.[8]

In 1950, Mapes led the team in strikeouts for the second consecutive season.[9] His playing time remained the same, but his power numbers improved from a year earlier. Mapes hit batted .247 with 12 home runs and 61 runs batted in, but also grounded into a team-high 14 double plays.[9] The Yankees finished the season with the American League pennant once again, but Mapes saw little time in the postseason; Mapes only appeared in one game as the Yankees won the 1950 World Series in a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies.[10]

As Mapes' numbers started to decrease in 1951, including a batting average which fell to .216, the Yankees decided to cut ties with him. He was purchased by the St. Louis Browns on July 31, 1951.[1] After a moderate season with the Browns, he was traded with Matt Batts, Dick Littlefield, and Ben Taylor to the Detroit Tigers for Gene Bearden, Bob Cain, and Dick Kryhoski.[1] In 1952, for the Tigers, Mapes hit a career-low .197, and was traded back to the Browns, with Neil Berry and cash, for Jake Crawford.[1] However, instead of choosing to play for the team that had traded him a year earlier, Mapes decided to end his professional baseball career. He played his final game on September 28, 1952.[1]

Mapes wore number 3 for the Yankees until that number was retired in honor of Babe Ruth. Mapes then wore number 13 before switching to number 7.[11] When Mapes was traded by the Yankees in 1951, Mickey Mantle took uniform number 7. Mapes, thus, is mainly remembered as the Yankee who wore both Babe Ruth's and Mickey Mantle's numbers.[12]

On December 5, 1996, Mapes died in Pryor, Oklahoma, at the age of 74.[1][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cliff Mapes Statistics". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mapescl01.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  2. ^ "1948 New York Yankees Statistics and Roster". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1948.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  3. ^ "1949 New York Yankees Statistics and Roster". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1949.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  4. ^ "1949 World Series, Game 1". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA194910050.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  5. ^ "1949 World Series, Game 3". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA194910070.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  6. ^ "1949 World Series, Game 4". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA194910080.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  7. ^ "1949 World Series, Game 5". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA194910090.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  8. ^ "New York Yankees Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  9. ^ a b "1950 New York Yankees Statistics and Roster". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1950.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  10. ^ "1950 World Series – NYY vs. PHI". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, Inc.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1950_WS.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  11. ^ Charlton, James; Shatzkin, Mike; Holtje, Stephen (1990). The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. New York: Arbor House/William Morrow. p. 664. ISBN 0-87795-984-6. 
  12. ^ a b "Cliff Mapes, Outfielder, 74 - New York Times". The New York Times. 1996-12-07. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E0D9153FF934A35751C1A960958260. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 

External links

v · d · eNew York Yankees 1949 World Series Champions
v · d · eNew York Yankees 1950 World Series Champions
5 Joe DiMaggio | 6 Bobby Brown | 7 Cliff Mapes | 8 Yogi Berra | 10 Phil Rizzuto | 14 Gene Woodling | 17 Vic Raschi | 19 Whitey Ford | 22 Allie Reynolds | 24 Billy Johnson | 25 Hank Bauer | 26 Tom Ferrick | 29 Charlie Silvera | 30 Ed Lopat | 36 Johnny Mize | 38 Johnny Hopp | 40 Jackie Jensen | 41 Joe Collins | 42 Jerry Coleman | 52 Tom Morgan
Manager 37 Casey Stengel
Coaches: 2 Frankie Crosetti | 31 Jim Turner | 33 Bill Dickey

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