Clinton Earl Wolgamot (December 21, 1892 – April 25, 1970) was an American

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catcher, coach and manager. In

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, he was a coach for the

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from to . Born in

Fairbank, Iowa Fairbank is a city in Buchanan and Fayette counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,111 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land an ...

, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and . Wolgamot began his playing career in 1915, became a player-manager in 1929 in the minors, and appeared in his last games in 1938 at age 45. Though statistical information is incomplete, it is known that he played in at least 909 games and collected at least 716 career hits. As well, he hit at least 36 home runs, 144 doubles and 27 triples.BR Minors
/ref> He began his managerial career by skippering the 1929

Terre Haute Tots The Terre Haute Tots were a baseball team in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1921–1937 after being established in 1919 as the Terre Haute Browns. They were a Three-I League team; while they were unaffiliated for most of their existence; in 1937, t ...

through 1930. As a coach in Cleveland, he worked under managers

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and

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. In 1934, he managed for the Grand Rapids Tigers, Monessen Indians and Zanesville Grays. After taking over the Grays partway through the season, he led them to a league championship. He managed the Grays until 1936, leading them to another league championship in his final year with the team. He moved onto the

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in 1937 and managed them until 1939, leading them to the playoffs each year. From 1940 to 1942, he managed the

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, leading them to the playoffs twice. In 1943 he managed the Batavia Clippers, in 1944 and 1945 he managed the

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(leading them to the playoffs both times), in 1947 he managed the Trenton Giants and in 1948 he managed the

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. From 1939 through 1941, he managed future Hall of Fame pitcher

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at Springfield and Wilkes-Barre, while Lemon was still an infielder; he converted to full-time pitching with Cleveland after World War II.

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