# Stew Cliburn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stew_Cliburn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stew_Cliburn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew_Cliburn > Source revision: 1335125719 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1956)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Stew Cliburn | image = | position = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) / [Coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)) | team = Chicago Dogs | number = 31 | bats = Right | throws = Right | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|12|19}} | birth_place = [Jackson, Mississippi](/source/Jackson%2C_Mississippi), U.S. | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 17 | debutyear = 1984 | debutteam = California Angels | finalleague = MLB | finaldate = October 1 | finalyear = 1988 | finalteam = California Angels | statleague = MLB | stat1label = [Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) | stat1value = 13–5 | stat2label = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) | stat2value = 3.11 | stat3label = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s | stat3value = 91 | teams = * [California Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels) ({{mlby|1984}}–{{mlby|1985}}, {{mlby|1988}}) }} '''Stewart Walker Cliburn''' (born December 19, 1956) is an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [coach](/source/coach_(baseball)) and former [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who is currently the [pitching coach](/source/pitching_coach) for the [Chicago Dogs](/source/Chicago_Dogs) of the [American Association of Professional Baseball](/source/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) for the [California Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels) in all or parts of three seasons spanning 1984–1988. ==Career== The [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) selected Cliburn in the fourth round of the [1977 MLB draft](/source/1977_Major_League_Baseball_Draft) out of [Delta State University](/source/Delta_State_University). He spent five seasons in their Minor League system as a [starting pitcher](/source/starting_pitcher), before being released at the end of [spring training](/source/spring_training) in 1982. He signed with the Angels three weeks later, and by 1984 he had converted into a reliever. He made his major league debut as a September call-up that year, appearing in one game against the [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals), pitching two innings and giving up three runs. The 1985 season was Cliburn's best, as he had a 9–3 record and a 2.09 [ERA](/source/earned_run_average) along with six [save](/source/save_(baseball))s. However, he suffered from arm problems in 1986 and wound up back in the minor leagues. He then was released by the Angels after the 1987 season, but was re-signed a month later. The year 1988 saw Cliburn return to the Angels, in what would prove to be his only full season at the major league level. Working as a long reliever, he had a 4–2 record and a 4.07 ERA. He returned to the minor leagues in 1989, pitching two more seasons for the Angels and [Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) organizations. After that, he had a brief stint with the [Daytona Beach Explorers](/source/Daytona_Beach_Explorers) of the [Senior Professional Baseball Association](/source/Senior_Professional_Baseball_Association) in 1990, where he formed a [battery](/source/Battery_(baseball)) with his brother Stan. Cliburn has been a minor league [pitching coach](/source/pitching_coach) since 1991, spending two seasons in the Angels' organization before joining the [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins) in 1993, spending that season with the [Elizabethton Twins](/source/Elizabethton_Twins) of the [Appalachian League](/source/Appalachian_League). He has coached at every minor league level for the Twins, reaching their [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) affiliate [Rochester Red Wings](/source/Rochester_Red_Wings) in 2006–08. Stew returned to their [double-A](/source/double-A_(baseball)) affiliate [New Britain Rock Cats](/source/New_Britain_Rock_Cats) in 2009 to aid the development of younger pitchers. As of the 2016 season, Stew returned with the Red Wings as their pitching coach. His brother was also a coach in the Twins' organization. He was hired as the pitching coach of the [Chicago Dogs](/source/Chicago_Dogs) for the 2021 season. ==Personal life== He is the twin brother of [catcher](/source/catcher) [Stan Cliburn](/source/Stan_Cliburn), who also played in the majors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/twin-brothers-in-mlb-history|title = Rogers twins 10th such pair in MLB history| website=[MLB.com](/source/MLB.com) }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=c/clibust02 |fangraphs= |brm=clibur001ste}}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pclibs001.htm Retrosheet] *[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1b195e7a ] Stew Cliburn at SABR (Baseball BioProject) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cliburn, Stew}} Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada Category:Baseball coaches from Mississippi Category:Baseball players from Jackson, Mississippi Category:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Category:California Angels players Category:Daytona Beach Explorers players Category:Delta State Statesmen baseball players Category:Edmonton Trappers players Category:Holyoke Millers players Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Midland Angels players Category:Minor league baseball coaches Category:Nashua Angels players Category:Oklahoma City 89ers players Category:Palm Springs Angels players Category:Portland Beavers players Category:Salem Pirates players Category:Shreveport Captains players Category:Spokane Indians players Category:Baseball players from Fort Myers, Florida Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:American identical twins Category:Identical twin males --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stew Cliburn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew_Cliburn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew_Cliburn?action=history)). 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