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Fred Clarke

Full name Fred Clifford Clarke
Born October 3, 1872, Winterset, Iowa
Died August 14, 1960, Winfield, Kansas
Buried at St. Mary Cemetery, Winfield, Kansas
First Game: June 30, 1894; Final Game: September 23, 1915
Managed First Game: June 16, 1897; Managed Final Game: October 3, 1915
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 165
Brother of Josh Clarke
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1945
Ejections as player: 1896 (1), 1902 (1), 1904 (1), 1905 (1), 1908 (1), 1909 (2). Total: 7
Ejections as manager: 1897 (1), 1898 (2), 1899 (3), 1902 (1), 1907 (4), 1908 (1), 1909 (1), 1910 (2), 1911 (3), 1912 (2), 1913 (2), 1914 (5), 1915 (5). Total: 32
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1894 LOU N                   76   314   55   86  11   7   7   48   26       27   4   1               26      .274  .337  .420  -0.8 1894 LOU N
1895 LOU N                  132   550   96  191  21   5   4   82   34       24  10   3               40      .347  .396  .425   1.6 1895 LOU N
1896 LOU N                  131   517   96  168  15  18   9   79   43       34  14   7               34      .325  .392  .476   1.2 1896 LOU N
1897 LOU N                  130   526  122  205  30  13   6   67   45       26  25   3               59      .390  .461  .530   4.1 1897 LOU N
1898 LOU N                  149   599  116  184  23  12   3   47   48       21  15   5               40      .307  .373  .401   1.1 1898 LOU N
1899 LOU N                  149   606  122  206  23   9   5   70   49       18  16  10               49      .340  .404  .432   1.2 1899 LOU N
1900 PIT N                  106   399   84  110  15  12   3   32   51       20   7   9               21      .276  .368  .396  -0.1 1900 PIT N
1901 PIT N    Daily Splits  129   527  118  171  24  15   6   60   51       44  10  13   0           23      .324  .395  .461   2.4 1901 PIT N
1902 PIT N    Daily Splits  113   459  103  145  27  14   2   53   51       38  14   6   0           29      .316  .401  .449   2.6 1902 PIT N
1903 PIT N    Daily Splits  104   427   88  150  32  15   5   70   41       27   5  13   0           21      .351  .414  .532   2.0 1903 PIT N
1904 PIT N    Daily Splits   72   278   51   85   7  11   0   25   22       25   5   8   0           11      .306  .367  .410   0.7 1904 PIT N
1905 PIT N    Daily Splits  141   525   95  157  18  15   2   51   55       41   2  22   0           24      .299  .368  .402   1.5 1905 PIT N
1906 PIT N    Daily Splits  118   417   69  129  14  13   1   39   40       25   1  20   0           18      .309  .371  .412   1.8 1906 PIT N
1907 PIT N    Daily Splits  148   501   97  145  18  13   2   59   68       32   8  16   0           37      .289  .383  .389   2.9 1907 PIT N
1908 PIT N    Daily Splits  151   551   83  146  18  15   2   53   65       23   6  22   0           24      .265  .349  .363   2.3 1908 PIT N
1909 PIT N    Daily Splits  152   550   97  158  16  11   3   68   80       36   6  24   0           31      .287  .384  .373   1.9 1909 PIT N
1910 PIT N    Daily Splits  123   429   57  113  23   9   2   63   53       23   4  29   0           12      .263  .350  .373   0.0 1910 PIT N
1911 PIT N    Daily Splits  110   392   73  127  25  13   5   49   53   0i  27   2  13               10      .324  .407  .492   1.9 1911 PIT N
1913 PIT N    Daily Splits    9    13    0    1   1   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .077  .154  -0.3 1913 PIT N
1914 PIT N    Daily Splits    2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1914 PIT N
1915 PIT N    Daily Splits    1     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500   0.0 1915 PIT N
Total    (21 Years) Splits 2246  8584 1622 2678 361 220  67 1015  875   0i 511 154 225   0i  0i  0i 509   0i .312  .386  .429  27.9 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
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              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1903 PIT N    Daily Splits    8    34    3    9   2   1   0    0    1   0    5   0   0   0   0   4   0    1   0  .265  .286  .382 1903 PIT N
1909 PIT N    Daily Splits    7    19    7    4   0   0   2    7    5   0    3   1   5   0   0   1   0    3   0  .211  .400  .526 1909 PIT N
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits   15    53   10   13   2   1   2    7    6   0    8   1   5   0   0   5   0    4   0  .245  .333  .434 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1894 LOU N               OF   76                     163   15   23    2   0  .886    76    0    0 
1895 LOU N               OF  132                     344   20   49    4   0  .881   132    0    0 
1896 LOU N               OF  131                     277   18   30    2      .908   131    0    0 
1897 LOU N               OF  129                     285   18   24    0   0  .927   128    3    0 
1898 LOU N               OF  149                     344   19   23    3   0  .940   148    0    2 
1899 LOU N               OF  145                     328   20   13    2      .964   145    0    0 
1899 LOU N               SS    3                      13    9    7    0   0  .759
1900 PIT N               OF  104                     263    8   16    2      .944   104    0    0 
1901 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  127  127  124  1105.1   282   13    9    0   0  .970   127    0    0 
1901 PIT N               LF  127  127  124  1105.1i  282   13    9    0   0  .970
1901 PIT N               3B    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0     -
1901 PIT N               SS    1    1    1    10       1    2    3    1   0  .500
1902 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  113  113  108   972.1   215   13   10    2   0  .958   109    0    5 
1902 PIT N               LF  109  109  105   949.1i  214   13    9    2   0  .962
1902 PIT N               RF    5    4    3    23  i    1    0    1    0   0  .500
1903 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  101  101  100   889.1   168   10    7    3   0  .962   101    0    0 
1903 PIT N               LF  101  101  100   889.1i  167   11    6    3   0  .967
1903 PIT N               SS    2    1    1     9  i    3    1    0    0   0 1.000
1904 PIT N Daily Splits  OF   70   70   69   613.1   135    4    3    2   0  .979    70    0    0 
1904 PIT N               LF   70   70   69   613.1i  135    4    3    1   0  .979
1905 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  137  136  132  1180.1   270   16    7    4   2  .976   137    0    0 
1905 PIT N               LF  137  136  132  1180.1i  270   16    7    4   2  .976
1906 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  110  109  106   946.1   209   15    6    3   0  .974   110    0    0 
1906 PIT N               LF  110  109  106   946.1i  209   15    6    3   0  .974
1907 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  144  143  137  1190     298   15    4    2   0  .987   144    0    0 
1907 PIT N               LF  144  143  137  1190  i  298   15    4    2   0  .987
1908 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  151  151  144  1320.1   350   15   10    2   0  .973   150    1    0 
1908 PIT N               LF  150  150  143  1312.1i  346   15   10    2   0  .973
1908 PIT N               CF    1    1    1     8       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1909 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  152  152  149  1353.2   362   17    5    2   0  .987   152    0    0 
1909 PIT N               LF  152  152  149  1353.2i  361   17    5    3   0  .987
1910 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  118  117  113  1023.2   284   10   10    4   0  .967   118    0    0 
1910 PIT N               LF  118  117  113  1023.2i  284   10   10    4   0  .967
1911 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  101  101   97   862.1   216    8    7    3   0  .970   101    0    0 
1911 PIT N               LF  101  101   97   862.1i  216    8    7    3   0  .970
1913 PIT N Daily Splits  OF    2    2    2    18       2    0    0    0   0 1.000     2    0    0 
1913 PIT N               LF    2    2    2    18       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1915 PIT N Daily Splits  OF    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1915 PIT N               LF    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total (20 Years) Splits  OF 2193 1323i1281i11479  i 4795  254  256   42   2i .952  2186    4    7 
Total (13 Years)         LF 1322i1318i1277i11448  i 2784i 137i  76i  27i  2i .975
Total ( 3 Years)         SS    6    2i   2i   19  i   17   12   10    1   0  .744
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    5i   4i   3i   23  i    1i   0i   1i   0i  0i .500
Total ( 1 Year )         3B    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0     -
Total ( 1 Year )         CF    1i   1i   1i    8  i    4i   0i   0i   0i  0i1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1903 PIT N Daily Splits  OF    8    8    8    70      17    0    1    0   0  .944     8    0    0 
1903 PIT N               LF    8    8    8    70      17    0    1    0   0  .944
1909 PIT N Daily Splits  OF    7    7    7    61      20    0    1    0   0  .952     7    0    0 
1909 PIT N               LF    7    7    7    61      20    0    1    0   0  .952
Total ( 2 Years) Splits  OF   15   15   15   131      37    0    2    0   0  .949    15    0    0 
Total ( 2 Years)         LF   15   15   15   131      37    0    2    0   0  .949
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1897 LOU N         92   35   54  .393   458   604   6-16           9 11
1898 LOU N        154   70   81  .464   728   834                  9
1899 LOU N        156   75   77  .493   833   782                  9
1900 PIT N        140   79   60  .568   733   612                  2
1901 PIT N        140   90   49  .647   776   534                  1
1902 PIT N        142  103   36  .741   775   440                  1
1903 PIT N        141   91   49  .650   793   613                  1
1904 PIT N        156   87   66  .569   675   592                  4
1905 PIT N        155   96   57  .627   692   570                  2
1906 PIT N        154   93   60  .608   623   470                  3
1907 PIT N        157   91   63  .591   634   510                  2
1908 PIT N        155   98   56  .636   585   468                  2
1909 PIT N        154  110   42  .724   701   448                  1
1910 PIT N        154   86   67  .562   655   576                  3
1911 PIT N        155   85   69  .552   744   557                  3
1912 PIT N        152   93   58  .616   751   565                  2
1913 PIT N        155   78   71  .523   673   585                  4
1914 PIT N        158   69   85  .448   503   540                  7
1915 PIT N        156   73   81  .474   557   520                  5
Total (19 Years) 2826 1602 1181  .576 12889 10820
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
              World Series Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1903 PIT N          8    3    5  .375    24    39
1909 PIT N          7    4    3  .571    34    28
Total ( 2 Years)   15    7    8  .467    58    67
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1925 PIT N  Bench                       4-14  10-15
1926 PIT N  Bench                       4-13   9-25
Total ( 2 Years) 

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8- 9-1896          LOU N  Bud Lally           Call at 3B (Grabbed umpire)
 8-13-1902(2)  BOX  PIT N  Arthur Irwin        Catch/no catch call
 6-19-1904(2)  BOX  PIT N  Hank O'Day          Called third strike
 4-15-1905     BOX  PIT N  Bill Klem           Call at 3B
 9- 1-1908(2)  BOX  PIT N  Hank O'Day          Call at 1B
 7- 9-1909(1)  BOX  PIT N  Hank O'Day          Struck catcher with bat on swing
 8-14-1909     BOX  PIT N  Cy Rigler           Call at HP

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-16-1897(1)       LOU N  Tom Lynch           Fighting
 4-27-1898          LOU N  George Wood         Interference non-call
 8-22-1898          LOU N  Wes Curry           Call at 2B
 4-22-1899(1)       LOU N  Hank O'Day          Fighting
 8-27-1899(2)       LOU N  Hank O'Day          Unknown reason
 9-15-1899          LOU N  Chippy McGarr       Bench jockeying
 5-15-1902     BOX  PIT N  Hank O'Day          Fighting
 5-14-1907     BOX  PIT N  Bob Emslie          Call at 2B
 8-16-1907     BOX  PIT N  Bill Carpenter      Call at 3B
 8-28-1907     BOX  PIT N  Bill Carpenter      Challenging fan to fight
 9- 8-1907(2)  BOX  PIT N  Cy Rigler           Balls and strikes
 9-10-1908     BOX  PIT N  Cy Rigler           Too vocal on coaching line
 8-10-1909     BOX  PIT N  Bill Klem           Bench jockeying
 6-15-1910     BOX  PIT N  Cy Rigler           Catch/trap call
 8-27-1910     BOX  PIT N  Steve Kane          Interference non-call
 5-26-1911     BOX  PIT N  Jack Doyle          Unknown reason
 7- 1-1911     BOX  PIT N  Jim Johnstone       Condition of baseball
 9-10-1911     BOX  PIT N  Cy Rigler           Runner placement
 5-31-1912     BOX  PIT N  Bill Klem           Illegal pitching delivery
 6-24-1912     BOX  PIT N  Cy Rigler           Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 9- 6-1913     BOX  PIT N  Lord Byron          Opposing third base coach antics
 9-10-1913     BOX  PIT N  Bill Klem           Balls and strikes
 5-29-1914     BOX  PIT N  Cy Rigler           Call at HP
 7- 1-1914     BOX  PIT N  Bill Klem           Bench jockeying
 7-17-1914     BOX  PIT N  Lord Byron          Interference call
 9-14-1914     BOX  PIT N  Lord Byron          Bench jockeying
 9-24-1914     BOX  PIT N  Arthur O'Connor     Call at 1B
 5- 3-1915     BOX  PIT N  Lord Byron          Stalling
 7- 2-1915     BOX  PIT N  Bill Klem           Stalling
 7- 3-1915(2)  BOX  PIT N  Bill Klem           Call at 3B (Appeal play)
 8- 3-1915(2)  BOX  PIT N  Bob Emslie          Fighting
 9-11-1915     BOX  PIT N  Lord Byron          Interference call

Transaction Information

Signed as a free agent by Louisville Colonels (June 28, 1894).

Traded by Louisville Colonels with Rube Waddell, Bert Cunningham, Deacon Phillippe,
Jack Wadsworth, Chief Zimmer, Tacks Latimer, Tom Messitt, Mike Kelley, Claude
Ritchey, Tommy Leach, Honus Wagner and Patsy Flaherty to Pittsburgh Pirates in
exchange for Jack Chesbro, George Fox, John O'Brien, Art Madison and $25000
(December 8, 1899).
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