Lawrence Ledwith McClure (October 8, 1884 – September 1, 1949) was a
Major League Baseball
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player. He played in one game on July 26, 1910, for the
New York Highlanders. McClure was a relatively small person, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches and weighing 130 pounds.
McClure attended
West Virginia University
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, where he played
college baseball
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for the
Mountaineers
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in 1910.
McClure also attended
Amherst College
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.
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Baseball Almanac
New York Yankees players
Baseball players from West Virginia
Amherst Mammoths baseball players
West Virginia Mountaineers baseball players
1884 births
1949 deaths
People from Wayne County, West Virginia
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