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John Clarkson

John Clarkson
| Full name John Gibson Clarkson |
| Born July 1, 1861, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died February 4, 1909, Belmont, Massachusetts |
| Buried at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Lawn Avenue- Lot 828) |
| First Game: May 2, 1882; Final Game: July 12, 1894 |
| Umpired First Game: July 4, 1888; Umpired Final Game: July 29, 1893 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 155 |
| Cousin of Walter Hackett |
| Cousin of Mert Hackett |
| Brother of Walter Clarkson |
| Brother of Dad Clarkson |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1963 |
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| SABR Biography |
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1882 WOR N 3 11 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 .364 .364 .545 0.0 1882 WOR N
1884 CHI N 21 84 16 22 6 2 3 17 2 16 .262 .279 .488 0.2 1884 CHI N
1885 CHI N 72 283 34 61 11 5 4 32 3 44 .216 .224 .332 0.3 1885 CHI N
1886 CHI N 55 210 21 49 9 1 3 23 0 38 2 .233 .233 .329 0.1 1886 CHI N
1887 CHI N 63 215 40 52 5 5 6 25 11 25 0 6 .242 .279 .395 0.3 1887 CHI N
1888 BOS N 55 205 20 40 9 1 1 17 7 48 0 5 .195 .222 .263 0.0 1888 BOS N
1889 BOS N 73 262 36 54 9 3 2 23 11 59 0 8 .206 .238 .286 0.5 1889 BOS N
1890 BOS N 45 173 18 43 6 3 2 26 8 31 1 2 .249 .286 .353 -0.2 1890 BOS N
1891 BOS N 55 187 28 42 7 4 0 26 18 50 0 2 .225 .293 .305 0.1 1891 BOS N
1892 BOS N 16 57 7 13 3 0 1 13 3 15 0 1 .228 .267 .333 0.0 1892 BOS N
1892 CLE N 29 101 8 14 0 0 0 4 8 24 0 2 .139 .202 .139 0.0 1892 CLE N
1892 TOT N 45 158 15 27 3 0 1 17 11 39 0 3 .171 .225 .209 0.0 1892 TOT N
1893 CLE N 37 131 18 27 6 2 1 17 4 20 0 2 .206 .230 .305 0.1 1893 CLE N
1894 CLE N 22 55 8 11 0 0 1 7 6 9 0 4 1 .200 .279 .255 0.0 1894 CLE N
Total (12 Years) 546 1974 254 432 73 26 24 232 81 382 1i 4i 31i .219 .250 .319 1.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1882 WOR N 3 3 2 0 0 0 24 49 127 0 31 12 2 3 3 0 1 2 4.50 4.33 -0.4 1882 WOR N
1884 CHI N 14 13 12 0 1 0 118 94 478 10 64 28 25 102 7 0 10 3 2.14 9.92 1.4 1884 CHI N
1885 CHI N 70 70 68 10 0 0 623 497 2487 21 255 128 97 308 14 0 53 16 1.85 6.96 7.3 1885 CHI N
1886 CHI N 55 55 50 3 0 0 466.2 419 1914 19 248 125 86 313 17 0 36 17 2.41 6.53 5.0 1886 CHI N
1887 CHI N 60 59 56 2 1 0 523 513 2183 19 283 179 92 237 25 8 0 38 21 3.08 6.80 7.5 1887 CHI N
1888 BOS N 54 54 53 3 0 0 483.1 448 2029 17 247 148 119 223 33 10 0 33 20 2.76 6.09 1.2 1888 BOS N
1889 BOS N 73 72 68 8 1 1 620 589 16 280 188 203 284 16 17 0 49 19 2.73 5.86 8.9 1889 BOS N
1890 BOS N 44 44 43 2 0 0 383 370 14 186 139 140 138 21 16 0 26 18 3.27 6.09 2.8 1890 BOS N
1891 BOS N 55 51 47 3 4 3 460.2 435 18 244 143 154 141 14 15 0 33 19 2.79 6.02 4.4 1891 BOS N
1892 BOS N 16 16 15 4 0 0 145.2 115 4 65 38 60 48 5 5 0 8 6 2.35 5.88 1.4 1892 BOS N
1892 CLE N 29 28 27 1 1 1 243.1 235 4 132 69 72 91 4 4 0 17 10 2.55 6.25 1.1 1892 CLE N
1892 TOT N 45 44 42 5 1 1 389 350 8 197 107 132 139 9 9 0 25 16 2.48 6.11 2.5 1892 TOT N
1893 CLE N 36 35 31 0 1 0 295 358 11 240 146 95 62 15 5 0 16 17 4.45 7.83 0.7 1893 CLE N
1894 CLE N 22 18 13 1 3 0 150.2 173 6 109 74 46 28 8 0 0 8 10 4.42 7.17 1.2 1894 CLE N
Total (12 Years) 531 518 485 37 12 5 4536.1 4295 9218 159 2384 1417 1191 1978 182 80 0 328 178 2.81 6.54 42.5 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK W L ERA RS PW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1882 WOR N P 3 1 6 1 0 0 .875
1882 WOR N 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1884 CHI N P 14 6 38 11 5 .800
1884 CHI N OF 8 5 5 4 1 0 .714 0 0 8
1884 CHI N 3B 2 0 2 2 0 0 .500
1884 CHI N 1B 1 3 0 3 0 0 .500
1885 CHI N P 70 26 174 20 8 .909
1885 CHI N OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3
1885 CHI N 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1886 CHI N P 55 19 114 19 3 .875
1886 CHI N OF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 3
1887 CHI N P 60 34 125 7 5 .958
1887 CHI N OF 5 5 0 1 0 0 .833 1 0 4
1888 BOS N P 54 22 117 19 3 .880
1888 BOS N OF 1 1 0 2 0 .333 0 0 1
1889 BOS N P 73 36 172 27 8 0 .885
1889 BOS N OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0
1889 BOS N 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1890 BOS N P 44 21 72 14 3 .869
1890 BOS N OF 1 1 0 3 0 .250 1 0 0
1891 BOS N P 55 27 114 13 2 0 .916
1891 BOS N OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1892 BOS N P 16 2 36 5 3 .884
1892 CLE N P 29 9 51 10 1 .857
1892 TOT N P 45 11 87 15 4 .867
1893 CLE N P 36 15 82 7 1 0 .933
1893 CLE N OF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 1
1894 CLE N P 22 3 42 9 2 .833
Total (12 Years) Splits P 531 221 1143 162 44 0i .894
Total ( 9 Years) OF 27 15 5 11 1 0i .645 4 1 20
Total ( 3 Years) 3B 4 0 3 2 0 0i .600
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 2 3 0 3 0 0 .500
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1888 NL Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1890 NL Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1892 NL Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1893 NL Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total ( 4 Years) 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Transaction Information
Signed as a free agent by Worcester NL Team (1882).
Released by Worcester NL Team (May, 1882).
Sold by Saginaw (Northwestern) to Chicago White Stockings (@August 24, 1884).
Sold by Chicago White Stockings to Boston Beaneaters for $10000 (April 3, 1888).
Released by Boston Beaneaters (June 30, 1892).
Signed by Cleveland Spiders (July 5, 1892).
Traded by Cleveland Spiders to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Tony Mullane (July
13, 1894).
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