Fred Clarke

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: October 3, 1872 in Winterset, IA us

Died: August 14, 1960 in Winfield, KS

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Winfield, KS

Debut: June 30, 1894 (Age 21-270d, 1,794th in major league history)

Last Game: September 23, 1915 (Age 42-355d)
vs. BSN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1945. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).
View Fred Clarke's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1894 season

Full Name: Fred Clifford Clarke

Nicknames: Cap

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Relatives: Brother of Josh Clarke; Brother-In-Law of Chick Fraser

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

68.0

8584

2678

.312

1622

RBI

1015

509

OBP

.386

SLG

.429

OPS

.814

OPS+

133

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 67 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

5 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 1 go ahead, 65 lacking some details

2 Tms
LOU	34
PIT	33

Platoon
vs RHP	54
vs LHP	13

Home/Road
Home	38
Away	29

Outs
Unk	55
0	5
2	5
1	2

11 Opps
PHI	12
CIN	9
BSN	8
WHS	8
STL	8
NYG	5
BRO	5
BLN	4
CHC	4
PIT	2
CLV	2

54 Pitchers
Jack Taylor	5
Christy Mathewson	2
Pink Hawley	2
Irv Young	2
Duke Esper	2
Frank Kitson	2
Red Donahue	2
Win Mercer	2
Vic Willis	2
Harry McIntire	2
Red Ehret	1
Noodles Hahn	1
Bugs Raymond	1
Happy Townsend	1
Luther Taylor	1
Billy Campbell	1
Oscar Jones	1
Al Orth	1
Bill Duggleby	1
Archie Stimmel	1
Pop Williams	1
Jouett Meekin	1
George Hemming	1
Bill Dinneen	1
Jesse Tannehill	1
Mordecai Brown	1
Jack Fifield	1
Henry Schmidt	1
Gus Weyhing	1
James McJames	1
Otis Stocksdale	1
Chick Evans	1
Harry Gaspar	1
Chappie McFarland	1
Brickyard Kennedy	1
Buck Freeman	1
Doc White	1
Al Maul	1
Tully Sparks	1
Earl Moore	1
Kirby White	1
Phil Knell	1
Joe McGinnity	1
Ed Reulbach	1
Bob Wicker	1
Jack Harper	1
John Foreman	1
Bert Inks	1
Buttons Briggs	1
Harry Keener	1
Harry Colliflower	1
Varney Anderson	1
Andy Coakley	1
Bill Phillips	1

14 Parks
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	21
Expo Pk (PIT)	11
Baker Bowl (PHI)	6
Forbes Fld (PIT)	6
Boundary Fld (WAS)	4
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	4
South End (BOS)	3
PalaceOFans (CIN)	3
Robison Fld (STL)	2
League Pk (CIN)	2
WestSide Grd (CHI)	2
UPennAth Fld (PHI)	1
Columbia Pk (PHI)	1
WashingtonPk (NYC)	1

Where Hit

28 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	67

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

108 RBI

Inning
1	11
2	3
3	10
4	7
5	4
6	5
7	14
8	8
9	5

1-3	24
4-6	16
7-end	27

RelScore
-1	2
Unk	65

Behind	2
Unk	65

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	66
PH	1

OrderPos
Unk	28
1st	19
2nd	13
3rd	6
8th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1894-07-04 (2)	LOU		BLN	Bert Inks		b 3			2		7
2	2	2	1	1894-07-09	LOU		BRO	Brickyard Kennedy		b 3			2		7			IPHR
3	3	3	1	1894-07-15	LOU		WHS	Duke Esper		b 7			1	2	7
4	4	4	1	1894-07-29 (2)	LOU	@	STL	Pink Hawley		t 7			2		7
5	5	5	1	1894-08-16	LOU	@	PHI	Gus Weyhing		b 1			1		7
6	6	6	1	1894-08-18	LOU	@	WHS	Otis Stocksdale		b 9			2		7
7	7	7	1	1894-08-20	LOU	@	WHS	Al Maul		b 3			2		7
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1895-05-21	LOU		BLN	George Hemming		b 6			2	8	7
9	9	2	1	1895-06-04	LOU	@	WHS	Varney Anderson		t 4			1		7			IPHR
10	10	3	1	1895-08-17	LOU	@	STL	Red Ehret		t 7			1		7
11	11	4	1	1895-09-29	LOU		CLV	Phil Knell		b 8			1		7
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1896-04-30	LOU		PIT	John Foreman		b 4			3		7			IPHR
13	13	2	1	1896-05-14	LOU		PHI	Jack Taylor		b 6			2	3	7
14	14	3	1	1896-05-17	LOU		WHS	Win Mercer		b 1			1		7
15	15	4	1	1896-06-11	LOU	@	PHI	Jack Taylor		t 1	0		1	1	7			Lead-Off
16	16	5	1	1896-06-13	LOU	@	PHI	Jack Taylor		t 1	0		1	1	7			Lead-Off
17	17	6	1	1896-07-04 (1)	LOU	@	CHC	Buttons Briggs		t 4			1	1	7
18	18	7	1	1896-07-09	LOU		PHI	Harry Keener		b 1			2	3	7
19	19	8	1	1896-08-20 (1)	LOU	@	PHI	Al Orth		t 3			1		7
20	20	9	1	1896-09-15	LOU		STL	Red Donahue		b 3			2		7
1897	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1897-04-26	LOU		PIT	Jesse Tannehill		b 8			1	1	7
22	22	2	1	1897-05-09	LOU		STL	Duke Esper		b 3			1	1	7			IPHR
23	23	3	1	1897-05-31 (1)	LOU	@	PHI	Jack Fifield		t 7			3	1	7
24	24	4	1	1897-07-18	LOU		STL	Red Donahue		b 8			2	1	7
25	25	5	1	1897-07-21 (2)	LOU		WHS	James McJames		b 1	0		1	1	7			Lead-Off
26	26	6	1	1897-09-06 (1)	LOU	@	WHS	Win Mercer		t 3			1	1	7
1898	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1898-07-26	LOU		STL	Jack Taylor		b 2			2	1	7
28	28	2	1	1898-09-04 (2)	LOU		STL	Jack Taylor		b 1			2	1	7
29	29	3	1	1898-09-22	LOU	@	NYG	Jouett Meekin		t 1	0		1	1	7			Lead-Off
1899	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1899-07-05	LOU		CIN	Pink Hawley		b 8			2	1	7			IPHR
31	31	2	1	1899-07-30 (2)	LOU		CLV	Harry Colliflower		b 4			3	1	7
32	32	3	1	1899-08-26	LOU		BLN	Frank Kitson		b 8			2	2	7
33	33	4	1	1899-08-27 (1)	LOU		BLN	Joe McGinnity		b 7			1	2	7
34	34	5	1	1899-09-02	LOU		WHS	Buck Freeman		b 7			2	2	7
1900	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1900-05-14	PIT		BSN	Bill Dinneen		b 7			2		7			IPHR
36	36	2	1	1900-07-12	PIT		BRO	Frank Kitson		b 7			1		7			IPHR
37	37	3	1	1900-07-25	PIT	@	NYG	Christy Mathewson		t 3			3		7			IPHR
1901	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1901-07-09	PIT		BSN	Vic Willis		b 4			1	1	7			IPHR
39	39	2	1	1901-07-12	PIT		PHI	Doc White		b 6			1	1	7
40	40	3	1	1901-07-23	PIT		CIN	Noodles Hahn		b 1	0		1	1	7			Lead-Off,IPHR,Cycle
41	41	4	1	1901-08-18	PIT	@	CIN	Bill Phillips		t 3			2	1	7			IPHR
42	42	5	1	1901-09-10	PIT	@	PHI	Happy Townsend		t 8			1	2	7
43	43	6	1	1901-09-17	PIT	@	CIN	Archie Stimmel		t 7			1	2	7			IPHR
1902	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1902-05-12	PIT		BSN	Vic Willis		b 5			1	2	7			IPHR
45	45	2	1	1902-09-20	PIT		STL	Chappie McFarland		b 1			1	2	7			IPHR
1903	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1903-05-07	PIT		CIN	Jack Harper		b 7			2	2	7			IPHR,Cycle
47	47	2	1	1903-08-20 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	Luther Taylor		t 5			1	2	7
48	48	3	1	1903-08-22 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	Tully Sparks		t 9			1	2	7
49	49	4	1	1903-09-15 (1)	PIT		BSN	Pop Williams		b 4			2	2	7			IPHR
50	50	5	1	1903-09-22	PIT		BRO	Henry Schmidt		b 9			2		PH			IPHR
1905	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1905-05-16	PIT	@	BRO	Oscar Jones		t 3			1	1	7
52	52	2	1	1905-08-29 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	Bill Duggleby		b 7			1		7
1906	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1906-06-26	PIT	@	CIN	Bob Wicker		t 8			2		7			IPHR
1907	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1907-05-13	PIT	@	BSN	Irv Young		t 2			3	3	7			IPHR
55	55	2	1	1907-07-31 (2)	PIT		BSN	Irv Young		b 6			3		7			IPHR
1908	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	1908-04-20	PIT	@	CIN	Billy Campbell	behind 0-1	t 9	2		1	3	7			IPHR
57	57	2	1	1908-09-01 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	Andy Coakley		t 4			2	2	7			IPHR
1909	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1909-07-22	PIT	@	BSN	Kirby White		t 9			3		7
59	59	2	1	1909-08-24 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	Bugs Raymond		t 5			3		7
60	60	3	1	1909-09-17	PIT		BRO	Harry McIntire		b 7			1		7			IPHR
1910	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
61	61	1	1	1910-08-08	PIT	@	BSN	Chick Evans		t 5			1		7
62	62	2	1	1910-08-18	PIT		CIN	Harry Gaspar		b 2	2		1		7			IPHR
1911	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1911-04-17	PIT	@	CHC	Harry McIntire		t 1	2		1	3	7
64	64	2	1	1911-06-09	PIT		NYG	Christy Mathewson		b 7	2		2		7			IPHR
65	65	3	1	1911-06-24	PIT		CHC	Ed Reulbach		b 6	2		1		7			IPHR
66	66	4	1	1911-08-10	PIT		PHI	Earl Moore		b 7	1		2		7			IPHR
67	67	5	1	1911-09-14 (1)	PIT		CHC	Mordecai Brown	behind 1-2	b 8	1		2	3	7			IPHR

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5 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 1 go ahead, 65 lacking some details

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