Clarence Melvin "Clancy" Smyres (born May 24, 1922 in Culver City, California

Culver City, California

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- died November 27, 2007 in Lancaster, California

Lancaster, California

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) is a former Major League Baseball

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 player. He appeared in five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 during the 1944 Major League Baseball season

1944 Major League Baseball season

The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series over the St. Louis Browns.- External links :*...

, recording two at bat

At bat

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s but no hits

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. He never played defense for the Dodgers, but was on the roster as a shortstop

Shortstop

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He was one of the most difficult baseball players to obtain an autograph from after 1944, he did not reply to mail or do personal signings.

Clancy was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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