Light a candle Illuminate their memory Ann H. Cloninger Obituary We are sad to announce that on April 10, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Ann H. Cloninger (Lincolnton, North Carolina). DENVER, N.C. Former major league pitcher Tony Cloninger, perhaps best known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. They said I could say that., Tony Cloninger, Pitcher Remembered for His Bat, Dies at 77, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/obituaries/tony-cloninger-pitcher-remembered-for-his-bat-dies-at-77.html. Tony Lee Cloninger was the fourth child born to Carl E. Cloninger and his wife, Edna (ne Lynch) on August 13, 1940, in the rolling terrain of Lincoln County, North Carolina, northwest of Charlotte. Tips for navigating the funeral service and beyond, Consulting a professional can streamline your journey through grief, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson "The Big Bopper" and Roger Peterson, Making the holiday season bearable during grief. Playing at Candlestick Park, Cloninger became the only pitcher to hit two grand slams in the same game. Former pitcher Tony Cloninger, who earned four World Series rings as a coach with the Yankees from 1992 to 2001, has died at the age of 77. Among Cloninger's teammates were softball Hall of Famers like Don Arndt, Roger Brown, Gene Fisher, Stave Harvey and RickScherr, local standouts like Butch Adams, Buck Buchanan, Dave Carroll and Johnny Colvard and eventual college basketballcoach Bobby Lutz, Jr. Cloninger later returned to baseball as a New York Yankees bullpen coach (1992-2001) with World Series titles in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 and as Boston Red Sox (2002-03) pitching coach. The Braves dont tell me how much they give, he said. Tony Cloninger has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. When the first Braves season in Atlanta was complete, Tony-C had "thrown" twenty-seven wild pitches, a team record for the Atlanta Braves through today, and the most in franchise history since Kid Nichols (1890-1906), who threw thirty wild pitches in 1890! Playing career [ edit] var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Did you know that Tony Cloninger, on July 3, 1966, became the first pitcher in Major League history to hit two grand slams in the same game? BOSTON -- Major League Baseball mourns the loss of Tony Cloninger, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 77. At one point, Cloninger, age 61 at the time but not shying away from trouble, grabbed Orioles player Brook Fordyce in a headlock. All rights reserved. 11,854th in major league history) Cloninger finished up as a reliever with St. Louis in 1972. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dale Anthony Cloninger of Conover, North Carolina, who passed away on January 13, 2022, at the age of 61, leaving to mourn family and friends. Cloninger drove in nine runs in all that day, getting three hits as the Braves thrashed the Giants, 17-3. On April 12, 1966, Cloninger threw the first pitch for the new Atlanta franchise. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Cloninger died Tuesday. Sport Magazine. Mr. Tony Lee Cloninger, Sr., age 77, of Denver, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. [1] Cloninger became the first player in the National League, and remains the only pitcher, to hit two grand slams in the same game. Cloninger Hits 2 Grand Slam Home Runs - July 3, 1966 Sunday, July 3, 2016 B.B Branton Bases loaded, three runs in, two out, and Atlanta Braves 24-year-old pitcher Tony Cloninger, facing San. He went on to have a 113-97 record with 13 shutouts and six saves and 4.07 ERA in 352 appearances (247 starts) over his 12-year career. Cloninger was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 15, 1961, with the Milwaukee Braves. Cloninger entered the record books on July 3, 1966, playing for the Atlanta Braves in a Sunday afternoon road game against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Ex-pitcher, Yankees coach Cloninger dies at 77, Harper may return Tue., 160 days post-TJ surgery, Rangers ace deGrom 'frustrated' to land on IL, Twins will shut P Mahle down for at least 4 weeks, Cards broadcaster, 2-time champ Shannon dies, Giants' Yastrzemski (hamstring) likely IL-bound, Yankees to evaluate Judge's hip strain Monday, What the longest game in MLB history says about baseball today, Mexico City's uphill climb toward landing an MLB franchise. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. [2], Cloninger finished his career pitching with Cincinnati and St. Louis. For nine seasons beginning in 1992, Cloninger was a New York Yankees coach, eight as the bullpen coach and one as the pitching coach under manager Joe Torre. He was predeceased by : his siblings, Frank Cloninger and Marie Goodman. July 28, 2018. He went 24-11 with a 3.29 ERA in 1965 and was 14-11 with a 4.12 ERA in 1966 while also hitting .261 with five home runs and 23 RBIs. He went 24-11 with a 3.29 ERA in 1965 and was 14-11 with a 4.12 ERA in 1966 while also hitting .261with five home runs and 23 RBIs. Many thanks to him. Milwaukee Braves Manager. Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season, View Player Bio We are sad to announce that on April 9, 2023, at the age of 70, Teena Katherine Barnes of Campobello, South Carolina passed away. He had been a consultant for the team since 2002. - Bragan, Bobby. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Cloninger hit five of his 11 career home runs in 1966. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The right-hander was 24-11 for Milwaukee in 1965, the club's last season before moving to Atlanta. Cloninger returned to the Red Sox organization after his recovery, working as a senior pitching advisor in 2004 before spending the next 14 seasons (2005-18) as a player development consultant.Cloninger is survived by his four children, Tony Jr., Darin, Michael, and Meredith, as well as nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Cloninger returned to pro ball was the longtime bullpen coach for the New York Yankees during their championship run. As Red Sox pitching coach, Cloninger was ejected from a game in 2002 against the Baltimore Orioles. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. (Age 31-344d) DENVER, N.C. (AP) Former major league pitcher Tony Cloninger, perhaps best known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. Cloninger, who went on to have a 12-year major league career, died on Tuesday at age 77. Tony Cloninger played for 4 teams; the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. Tony finished the 1966 season with a .234 batting average, five home runs, and a .414 slugging percentage. The Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) had three different pitchers who were twenty-game winners; Warren Spahn (23-7 in 1953, 21-12 in 1954, 20-11 in 1956, 21-11 in 1957, 22-11 in 1958, 21-15 in 1959, 21-10 in 1960, 21-13 in 1961 and 23-7 in 1963), Lew Burdette (20-10 in 1958 & 21-15 in 1959) and Tony Cloninger (24-11 in 1965). Cloninger died Tuesday. Ray was born to the late Donald and Emma (Jackson) Cloninger. DENVER, N.C. Former major league pitcher Tony Cloninger, perhaps best known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. He was 77.Cloninger died Tuesday. Allen was born in Strawberry Plains on February 14th, 1943, to. He is survived by three sons, Tony Jr., Darin and Michael; a daughter, Meredith Cloninger Sherrill; a brother, Ray; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. So many of them.". update=copyright.getFullYear(); He joined the Red Sox the following year as pitching coach, and remained with the team until his passing, leaving for a period as he recovered from treatment for bladder cancer during the early part of his tenure.Cloninger spent most of his big league career with the Braves, from 1961-68, and was with the club when it moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta. Cloninger recovered and returned to the Red Sox, first as a senior pitching adviser in 2004 and then spending the next 14 seasons as a player development consultant. Fill in some information about your loved one, and we'll generate some text that you can use as a starting point for your online memorial. Pitching at what was then called Atlanta Stadium, he started on Opening Day and tossed all 13 innings in a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh -- a home run by Willie Stargell broke the tie. After leaving the Yankees, Cloninger was Bostons pitching coach for a year before he was forced to take a medical leave in 2003 because of bladder cancer. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Do you have a sports website? His funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, July 30, 2018 at Denver United Methodist Church with Rev. DENVER, N.C. -- Former major league pitcher Tony Cloninger, perhaps best known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. Raymond "Ray" L. Cloninger, 76 of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at the OSU Wexner Medical Center. Exactly 24 years ago as he sat there Thursday afternoon wrapped in a New York Yankees warmup jacket, Cloninger had pitched the opener for the Braves in the first-ever regular-season game in . Cloninger died Tuesday. February 1966. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. He enjoyed his best year for the 1965 Braves, with career highs in wins (24), strikeouts (211), ERA (3.29), complete games (16), innings (279) and games started (40). His first grand slam came in the first inning with the Braves already ahead, 3-0, thanks to a home run by Torre, Atlantas catcher. His best seasons came in 1965 as the Braves were in their final year in Milwaukee and in 1966 in the Braves firstseason in Atlanta. in Lincoln County, NC The son of the late Carl E. and Edna L. Cloninger, he is survived by three sons Tony, Jr. (Karen), Darin (Angie) and Michael (Kim) and one daughter Meredith Sherrill (Ronnie). Tony Cloninger was born on Tuesday, August 13, 1940, in Lincoln County, North Carolina. He was 77. Create an obituary. Would you like to offer Tony Lee Cloninger Sr.s loved ones a condolence message? In a 12-year pitching career, Cloninger had a combined record of 113-97, a 4.07 earned run average and 1,120 strikeouts. He was 77. Playing at Candlestick Park, Cloninger became the only pitcher to hit two grand slams in the same game. It just didn't work out too good for me. Here is Tony Lee Cloninger Sr.'s obituary. The Red Sox on Saturday announced that they are sending along condolences for former player and player development consultant Tony Cloninger, who passed away on Tuesday. It was later that season, with a bat, that Cloninger put himself into the record book. A 12-year Major League veteran pitcher and member of the Red Sox organization from 2002-18, Cloninger spent more than 40 years in professional baseball, including the past 14 as a player development consultant for Boston.After attending Rock Springs High School in Denver, N.C., Cloninger signed with the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958. Local baseball fans will forever remember Cloninger as the opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves in their April 12, 1966 major league debut at old Fulton County Stadium and for hitting two grand slams in the . Mr. Tony Lee Cloninger, Sr., age 77, of Denver, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Cloninger died Tuesday in Denver, North Carolina at the . Copyright 1999- He compiled a career batting average of .192, with 67 RBIs and 11 home runs, including five in the 1966 season. He had worked as a consultant for the Boston Red Sox since 2002, and the team announced his death Saturday. Former pitcher Tony Cloninger, who earned four World . DENVER, N.C. - Former major league pitcher Tony Cloninger, perhaps best known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. Cloninger was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 (link), made that quote to them, believed that the game affected his career negatively, but still had good memories as well, "I look back now and think about all the great players who were my teammates Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, Joe Torre, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench. Cloninger hit five of his 11 career home runs in 1966. In 1970 he went to the World Series with Cincinnati and started Game 3 against the Baltimore Orioles. The Boston Red Sox announced his death on Saturday. Cloninger's baseball talents were so well-known in the spring of 1958 that in the 16-team major leagues, 24 scouts attended his final high school game in which he struck out eight in a four-hit 4-0 loss to Bessemer City at Lincolnton's old Love Field. Cloninger has a daughter, Meredith Sherrill, and three sons Tony Jr., Darin and Michael. Tony Cloninger was born on August 13, 1940. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:21AM. Cloninger finished up as a reliever with St. Louis in 1972. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Tell their story, and publish it online for free. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Richard Walker: 704-869-1841; twitter.com/jrwalk22, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. After two batters were hit by pitches, fights broke out and benches cleared. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ann H. Cloninger to show support. July 22, 1972 Echovita Inc is a registered trademark. Write your message of sympathy today. Cloninger finished up as a reliever with St. Louis in 1972. Even after going 13 innings on opening day, I still think I would have been all right if I hadn't had to come back on four day's rest against the Mets." In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to East Lincoln Optimist Club, PO Box 39, Denver, NC 28037. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Echovita offers a solidarity program that gives back the funds generated to families. He joined the Red Sox in 2002 as pitching coach, but in June 2003 he was forced to take a medical leave of absence to undergo treatment for bladder cancer, which had been diagnosed in March. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Tony Cloninger, who assured himself a page in the rich lore of Major League Baseball when he became the only pitcher to hit two grand slams in a game, died on July 24 in Denver, N.C., where he had been a high school standout. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, July 30, 2018 at Denver United Methodist Church. 1 overall pick Casey Mize out of Auburn in June and Mize's signing bonus was $7.5 million. vs. SFG 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L, Last Game: IRON STATION Rarely in newspaper history does a sports story on a high school athlete rate Page One coverage. In the May 22, 1958, edition of The Gaston Gazette, Tony Cloninger was that rare player. In this July 3, 1966, file photo, Atlanta Braves right-hander Tony Cloninger hoists an armload of bats after pitching the Braves to a 17-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in which . DENVER, N.C. (AP) Former major league pitcher Tony Cloninger, perhaps best known for hitting two grand slams in a game, has died. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. August 13, 1940 - All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Ray was born August 26, 1946 in Bellefontaine to the late Donald Edward and Emma L. (Jackson) Cloninger. The year after Tony won twenty-four games, the Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta leaving Tony the single season record holder for most wins in a year by Milwaukee Braves pitcher. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to East Lincoln Optimist Club, P.O. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. The right-hander was 24-11 for Milwaukee in 1965, the club's last season before moving to Atlanta. After leaving the majors, Cloninger was a big hitter for a nationally recognized softball team in North Carolina. Tony Cloninger weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing. Waiting for the deal to go through was nerve wracking, he told United Press International. No cause was given. Obituary Allen A. Cloninger, age 79, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on the evening of Friday, September 23rd, 2022. Then, after his major league career ended, Cloninger was a standout recreation softball player for the legendaryHoward's Furniture team in Denver before eventually returning to the major leagues as a pitching coach. Cloninger, who went on to have a 12-year major league career, died on Tuesday at age 77. Cloninger hit his first major-league home run in 1965, his fifth season in the majors. Cloninger returned to pro ball was the longtime bullpen coach for the New York Yankees during their championship run. The son of the late Carl E. andEdna L. Cloninger, he is survived by three sons Tony, Jr. (Karen), Darin (Angie) and Michael (Kim) and one daughterMeredith Sherrill (Ronnie). Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. It was because Cloninger, who had just graduated from Denver's old Rock Springs High, was signing for $100,000 with theMilwaukee Braves one of largest signing bonuses to that point in major league baseball history. Cloninger was also associated with the Yankees for nine seasons beginning in 1992, eight as the bullpen coach and one as the pitching coach under Manager Joe Torre. August 13, 1940 After eight years with the Braves he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds during the 1968 season. He was 77. On April 12, 1966, Cloninger threw the first pitch for the new Atlanta franchise. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tony Cloninger baseball stats page. Cloninger also holds the Braves' record for RBIs in a single game by a pitcher game, with nine.Cloninger is survived by his four children, as well as nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In that stretch, Cloninger went 113-97 with a 4.07 ERA over 1,767 2/3 innings across 352 outings, including 247 starts. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. He had a 16-5 pitching record with 308 strikeouts in 171 innings in those two seasons, which ended with playoff defeats to Shelby. ATLANTA Former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller, a lifelong Democrat and the father of Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE scholarship while serving as governor, died Friday. Cloninger was a high school star in the North Carolina community of Denver, then went 113-97 during 12 seasons in the big leagues, mostly with the Braves. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. He had worked as a consultant for the Boston Red Sox since 2002 and the team announced his death Saturday. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Those performances made him, at 17, a top prospect in 1958, when the Braves signed him to a contract with a $100,000 bonus an exorbitant sum at the time soon after he graduated. He was 77. He became Boston's pitching coach in 2002 and took a medical leave in 2003 because of bladder cancer. Did you know that the National Baseball Hall of Fame has a Denis Menke bat (pictured below) from the historic game because Tony borrowed his bat that day? During the summers of 1956 and 1957, Cloninger was a pitching and hitting standout for Cherryville Post 100. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. He also played for the Reds (1968-71) and Cardinals (1972). It was the first year the Braves played in Atlanta, having decamped from Milwaukee. But he narrowed his list of finalists to the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves and San Francisco Giants before signing with the Braves. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. Tony Lee Cloninger was born on Aug. 13, 1940, in Cherryville, N.C., to Carl and Edna Cloninger. Born in 1940 in Cherryville, Cloninger led Rock Springs to back-to-back Catawba-Lincoln baseball titles in 1957 and1958 with a combined pitching record of 13-4 and to the school's first-ever appearance in the state's eight-team basketball championship tournament in 1958. us, Died: Cloninger started and took the loss at Baltimore in Game 3 he was pulled in the sixth, and later that inning Dave McNally connected off reliever Wayne Granger to become the first pitcher to hit a grand slam in the World Series. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Anyone can read what you share. He had worked as a. But he was pulled in the sixth inning, before Orioles pitcher Dave McNally connected off reliever Wayne Granger to become the first pitcher to hit a grand slam in a World Series. He was 77. Regarded as a tough fireball pitcher, Cloninger also was a dangerous power hitter. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Denver United Methodist Church Cemetery, Denver, North Carolina. 1? He was 77. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Wednesday that Brock-Broido died Tuesday at EDMONTON A Edmonton homeless man whose spontaneous piano performance was viewed on theinternetby millions ofpeople has died. We are sad to announce that on July 24, 2018 we had to say goodbye to Tony Lee Cloninger Sr. (Denver, North Carolina). Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Allen A. Cloninger - age 79, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on the evening of Friday, September 23, 2022. from the SABR BioProject, More Tony Cloninger Pages at Baseball Reference. American baseball player and coach (19402018), List of Major League Baseball single-game grand slam leaders, List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning, "Pappas Traded in Big Deal for Atlanta Pitcher,". Nicknamed the "Rock Springs Rifle" by late Gazette sports reporter Dwight Frady when Cloninger was a basketball andbaseball star at Rock Springs and a baseball star for Cherryville American Legion Post 100, Cloninger would eventuallybecome one of the first players that led to the region's ongoing embrace of the Atlanta Braves. Traded to Cincinnati during the 1968 season, he went to the World Series with the Reds in 1970. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Cloninger hit five of his 11 career home runs in 1966. [5][6][7], Cloninger died on July 24, 2018, in Denver, North Carolina at the age of 77.[8]. While the major league draft didn't officially begin until 1965, Cloninger in essence was the 2018 version of theDetroit Tigers' No. Local baseball fans will forever remember Cloninger as the opening day starter for the Atlanta Braves in their April12, 1966, major league debut at old Fulton County Stadium and for hitting two grand slams in the same game (still a major league record) later that season at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on July 3, 1966. Whisnant, Gabe, '"Cloninger Reflects on Tenure with Steinbrenner's Yankees", "O's, Red Sox clear benches, but not the air", "Local athletic icon Tony Cloninger dies at 77", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Cloninger&oldid=1133842279, Louisville Colonels (minor league) players, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, July 22,1972,for theSt. Louis Cardinals, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 20:00. Tony Lee Cloninger (August 13, 1940 July 24, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and coach. To ease my mind, he said, he went raccoon hunting with his brother. The May 16, 1958 game came less than a week after he threw a perfect game in a first round playoff win over Drexel. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Cloninger would make his professional debut in Midland, Tex., in June 1958 and make his major league debut on June 15, 1961, as a 20-year-old. Signed out of a North Carolina high school for $100,000 as a 17-year-old in 1958, the big right-hander reached the majors with Milwaukee in June of 1961. inDenver,NC, Buried: 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Five, including Cloninger, had at least three hits. He is the only pitcher in MLB history to hit two grand slams in a single game, a feat he accomplished on July 3, 1966, against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park.Cloninger retired as a player after the 1972 season but returned to baseball in 1988. (Age 20-306d, In 2002, he became the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox, but was forced to step down in early 2003 when he underwent successful treatment for bladder cancer that had been diagnosed in spring training. Learn more here. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. It was later that season, with a bat, that Cloninger put himself into the record book. He became Boston's pitching coach in 2002 and took a medical leave in 2003 because of bladder cancer. A farming family blessed with considerable baseball genes - an older brother passed on a potential professional career, and two of Tony's sons . July 28, 2018 / 10:59 PM Fiorentina captain Astori found dead aged 31 before match. He's not a finesse man yet. Tony Cloninger hoisted an armload of bats in 1966 after pitching the Atlanta Braves to a 17-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants and entering the record books as the only pitcher ever to hit two grand slams in a game. Raymond's Obituary . His next career as a standout athlete came on the softball diamond as he played for national power Howard's Furnitureof Denver that was owned by softball Hall of Famer Richard Howard and coached by softball Hall of Famer Bobby Lutz, Sr. Cloninger was a high school star in the North Carolina community of Denver, then went 113-97 during 12 seasons in the big leagues, mostly with the Braves. On April 12, 1966, Cloninger threw the first pitch for the new Atlanta franchise. A 12-year Major League veteran pitcher and member of the Red Sox organization from 2002-18, Cloninger spent more than 40 years in professional baseball, including the past 14 as a player development consultant for Boston. The right-hander was 24-11 for Milwaukee in 1965, the club's last season before moving to Atlanta. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. Make a life-giving gesture. Try our free interactive obituary template. Summoned from the bullpen with two more men on base, pitcher Bob Priddy walked Braves third baseman Denis Menke to load the bases to get to Cloninger, who was batting ninth. Cloninger died Tuesday. Cloninger, a right-handed batter, worked Priddy to a full count before stunning the crowd by hammering the ball over the center field fence 410 feet away almost the same spot where Torres blast had gone out. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Cloninger used a bat of teammate Denis Menke's to hit both of those big home runs, and they stood as the only two grand slams of his major league career. He earned four World Series rings with the Yankees. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Braves sent 52 batters to face Giants pitching. June 15, 1961 Join our linker program. document.write(update); Data Provided By He returned to pro ball with the Yankees during their championship run. . It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. MLB Power Rankings: Who's No. Pitching coach Tony Cloninger of the Boston Red Sox walks off the field during the MLB game against the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 13, 2002 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. BOSTON -- Major League Baseball mourns the loss of Tony Cloninger, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 77. A 6-foot-tall, 210-pound right-hander, Cloninger threw the first pitch for the new Atlanta franchise, starting on opening day in what was then called Atlanta Stadium.
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