Clay Timpner
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| San Francisco Giants — No. -- | |
| Left fielder | |
| Born: May 13, 1983 Lakeland, Florida |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 8, 2008 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through April 8, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
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Clay W. Timpner (born May 13, 1983 in Lakeland, Florida) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants.
Prior to playing professional baseball, Timpner attended LaBelle High School and the University of Central Florida.
Originally drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 41st round of the 2001 amateur draft, Timpner chose not to sign. After being an Atlantic Sun Conference All-Star, Timpner was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 draft by the Giants. That time, he did sign.
In high school, he hit .448 with 75 stolen bases and also a 2.39 ERA during his tenure there.
He was a speedster in college, stealing 43 bases in 65 games for Central Florida in 2004. He started his professional career off in 2004, where - between time spent with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and San Jose Giants - he played in 74 games, collecting 93 hits in 319 at bats for a .292 batting average. He stole 17 bases in 22 chances for a 77% success rate.
2005 was another good year for Timpner. In 126 games with the San Jose Giants, he hit 22 doubles, 12 triples and four home runs en route to a .291 batting average. He also stole a career high 34 bases.
In 2006, he split time between the Connecticut Defenders and Fresno Grizzlies. Combined, he hit only .253 in 128 games, stealing a then-career low 16 bases.
He spent all of 2007 with the Grizzlies. He hit a career high .301 with a career-low nine stolen bases.
Overall, he has hit .283 with 76 steals in 437 minor league games.
Timpner began the 2008 season with the Grizzlies, but he soon received a call up on April 8 when Dave Roberts was placed on the disabled list. Later, he was sent down for Giants outfielder, John Bowker. Timpner made his major league debut on that same day against the San Diego Padres, appearing in the game as a pinch hitter and striking out.
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