sentences:  He was a member of the 1935 Detroit Tigers team and was the starting third baseman in the 1935 World Series.Clifton also played 12 years of minor league baseball, including stints with Raleigh Capitals (1930–1931), Beaumont Exporters (1932–1933), Toledo Mud Hens (1936–1937), Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–1941), Oklahoma City Indians (1941–1942), Fort Worth Cats (1942), and Minneapolis Millers (1943).After retiring from baseball in 1944, Clifton worked in the insurance business in Cincinnati, Ohio, for 40 years.