Biography
Clift grew up in Izard County, AR.4 He pitched for Rogers in the Arkansas State League in 1935 and with York/Trenton in the 1936 New York-Penn League.
Clift died in March, 1983 in Tulsa, OK.5 He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, OK.6
Excerpts
"Woodrow Clift, 19-year-old speed ball artist from Melbourne, Ark., almost single-handedly pitched the Cardinals to their second straight championship. Clift went in today after only two days rest and pitched masterful ball except for two bad innings to win his third victory of the series."7
Stats
1935 Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.
1936 Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.
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Social Security Death Index
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1920 and 1930 U.S. Census
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1920 and 1930 U.S. Census
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Social Security Death Index
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190298596/woodrow-shelby-clift: accessed 19 November 2022), memorial page for Woodrow Shelby Clift (22 Jun 1914–7 Mar 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190298596, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Red (contributor 47105291) .
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Fayetteville Daily Democrat,9/13/1935