by hosting a bobblehead night featuring Clapp performing his signature move in bobblehead form. On the field, Clapp led the Redbirds to win the 2017 American Conference Southern Division title and was selected as the 2017 PCL Manager of the Year. The Redbirds became the 2017 PCL champions after defeating the El Paso Chihuahuas in five games in the league championship final. Baseball America named Clapp their Minor League Manager of the Year for 2017, becoming the first Cardinals minor league manager to win the award. In 2018, Clapp again managed Memphis to the PCL title, defeating the Fresno Grizzlies in 4 games. The Redbirds went on to defeat the International League champion Durham Bulls in the AAA Championship Game. Clapp was also named the 2018 PCL Manager of the Year, making him just the third manager in PCL history to win the award in consecutive seasons. On October 29, 2018, the St. Louis Cardinals announced Clapp will be their first base coach for the 2019 season. There is a Stubby Clapp bobblehead on display at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, depicting him in a Memphis Redbirds uniform (the Triple A affiliate of the Cardinals). Personal life Clapp is "Stubby the Third", a nickname passed on from his father (Keith Ezra "Stubby II" Clapp) and grandfather (David Ezra Oscar "Stubby" Clapp). He is married to Chastity (nee Shutt) with a pair of sons, Cooper (nicknamed Stubby IV) and Cannan, and a daughter, Crosbie. Clapp is the oldest of 3 children to Keith (Stubby II) Clapp & Candis (nee Gagnon). He has a sister named Iris (Pomerleau) and a brother named Jay. References External links Richard Clapp on Real Champions 1973 births Living people Arkansas Travelers players Baseball people from Ontario Baseball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canadian baseball coaches Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Edmonton Cracker-Cats players Johnson City Cardinals players Major League Baseball first base coaches Major League Baseball players from Canada Major League Baseball second basemen Memphis Redbirds players Memphis Redbirds managers New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Olympic baseball players of Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in baseball Paris Dragons baseball players Prince William Cannons players Richmond Braves players St. Louis Cardinals coaches St. Louis Cardinals players Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario