Clyde King
Baseball
Inducted: 1983
- Born in Goldsboro, NC, 1925
- Attended University of North Carolina
- Major league pitcher, manager, and executive
- Pitched briefly for Brooklyn Dodgers during World War II before returning to minors
- Went 18-1 for International League’s Montreal team in 1950 and 14-7 for Brooklyn in 1951
- Traded to Cincinnati in 1953
- Sore arm led to retirement after the 1954 season
- Finished with a major league record of 32-25 with 11 saves
- Minor league coach and manager and major league coach before becoming manager of San Francisco Giants in 1969
- Managed Giants to 90-72 mark and second-place finish in 1969 NL West race
- Fired during 1970 season after 19-25 start
- Managed Atlanta from 1974–1975 and New York Yankees in 1982
- Career managing record 235-31
- Member of Yankees front office
