Bob McClure

Bob McClure
McClure with the Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 22
Pitcher / Pitching Coach
Born: (1952-04-29) April 29, 1952 (age 64) Oakland, California
Batted: Switch Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 13, 1975, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
May 17, 1993, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	68–57
Earned run average	3.81
Strikeouts	701
Teams
As player Kansas City Royals (1975–1976) Milwaukee Brewers (1977–1986) Montreal Expos (1986–1988) New York Mets (1988) California Angels (1989–1991) St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1992) Florida Marlins (1993) As coach Florida Marlins (1994) Kansas City Royals (2006–2011) Boston Red Sox (2012) Philadelphia Phillies (2014–present)

As player

As coach

Robert Craig McClure (born April 29, 1952) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League pitcher. On November 21, 2013, he was named to manager Ryne Sandberg's staff as the 2014 pitching coach of the Philadelphia Phillies.

McClure was born in Oakland, California and attended Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, California and College of San Mateo in San Mateo, California. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round of the January phase of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft, however chose not to sign. Instead, he signed with the Kansas City Royals, who selected him in the secondary phase of the draft that June, also in the third round.

The Royals used McClure as a starting pitcher his first professional season in the Pioneer League in 1973. He went 10–2 with a 2.11 earned run average for the Billings Mustangs. He started in 1974 as well, and was converted to a relief pitcher in 1975. He made his major league debut with the Royals on August 13, 1975 against the Baltimore Orioles, pitching one inning, striking out one and walking one. On September 23, he entered a ballgame at Kauffman Stadium against the Texas Rangers with one out and one on in the second inning. He pitched six scoreless innings to earn his first major league win. McClure spent most of 1976 with the triple A Omaha Royals, appearing in only eight games and pitching only four innings with the big league club.