Horace Clarke

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: June 2, 1939 in Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands vi

Died: August 5, 2020 in Laurel, MD

Buried: Frederiksted Cemetery, Frederiksted, St. Croix

High School: Christiansted (St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands)

Debut: May 13, 1965 (Age 25-345d, 12,362nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 15, 1974 (Age 35-105d)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Horace Meredith Clarke

Nicknames: Hoss

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.6

4813

1230

.256

548

RBI

304

151

OBP

.308

SLG

.313

OPS

.621

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	NYY	@	WSA	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
2	2	Apr 9	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-6	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
3	3	Apr 10	NYY	@	WSA	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
4	4	Apr 11	NYY	@	DET	W,9-4	CG	44	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
5	5	Apr 12	NYY	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
6	6	Apr 13	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	2B
7	7	Apr 15	NYY		WSA	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
8	8	Apr 17 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,7-3	CG	37	10.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
9	9	Apr 17 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
10	10	Apr 20 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
11	11	Apr 20 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
12	12	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
13	13	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
14	14	Apr 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
15	15	Apr 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
16	16	Apr 26	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
17	17	Apr 27 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
18	18	Apr 27 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	4	3	0	7	3	2B
19	19	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
20	20	Apr 29	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
21	21	Apr 30	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
23	23	May 2	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
24	24	May 3	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
25	25	May 4 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
26	26	May 4 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-14	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
27	27	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
28	28	May 7	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
29	29	May 9	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
30	30	May 10	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
31	31	May 11	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
32	32	May 12	NYY	@	SEP	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
33	33	May 13	NYY	@	SEP	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
34	34	May 14	NYY	@	SEP	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
35	35	May 16	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
36	36	May 17	NYY		CAL	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
37	37	May 18 (1)	NYY		CAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
38	38	May 18 (2)	NYY		CAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
39	39	May 20	NYY		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
40	40	May 21	NYY		OAK	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
41	41	May 23	NYY		MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	10	0	14	3	2B
42	43 (1)	May 25 (1)	NYY		MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
43	44	May 25 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
44	45	May 27	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
45	46	May 28	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
46	47	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
47	48	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	68	15.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
48	49	May 31	NYY	@	KCR	T,2-2	CG	25	7.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	50	Jun 1	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
50	51	Jun 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
51	52	Jun 3	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	2B
52	53	Jun 4	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
53	54	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
54	55	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
55	56	Jun 8 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
56	57	Jun 8 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
57	58	Jun 9	NYY		KCR	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
58	59	Jun 10	NYY		KCR	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
59	60	Jun 11	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
60	61	Jun 13	NYY		SEP	L,1-2	CG	42	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
61	62	Jun 14	NYY		SEP	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
62	63	Jun 15	NYY		SEP	W,4-0	CG	20	5.1	2	2	0	4	1	2B
63	64	Jun 16	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
64	65	Jun 17 (1)	NYY		DET	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
65	66	Jun 17 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	2B
66	67	Jun 18	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
67	68	Jun 19	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
68	69	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	2	2	1	5	1	2B
69	70	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	2	2B
70	71	Jun 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	41	10.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
71	72	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	4	3	1	8	1	2B
72	73	Jun 24	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
73	74	Jun 25	NYY	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
74	75	Jun 26	NYY	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
75	76	Jun 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
76	77	Jun 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
77	78	Jun 29 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
78	79	Jun 29 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	80	Jul 1	NYY		BAL	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
80	81	Jul 2	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
81	82	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
82	83	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	GS	20	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
83	89 (5)	Jul 11	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
84	90	Jul 12	NYY	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	5	6	0	11	2	2B
85	91	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
86	92	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
87	93	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
88	94	Jul 15 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
89	95	Jul 16	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	2B
90	96	Jul 18	NYY		WSA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
91	97	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,9-0	CG	28	9.0	1	5	0	6	3	2B
92	98	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
93	99	Jul 20	NYY		WSA	W,3-2	CG	48	11.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
94	100	Jul 24	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
95	101	Jul 25	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B
96	102	Jul 26	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
97	103	Jul 27	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
98	104	Jul 29	NYY	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
99	105	Jul 30	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
100	106	Jul 31	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	107	Aug 1	NYY	@	SEP	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
102	108	Aug 2	NYY	@	SEP	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
103	109	Aug 3	NYY	@	SEP	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
104	110	Aug 5	NYY		CAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	8	0	9	1	2B
105	111	Aug 6	NYY		CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
106	112	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		OAK	L,3-5	CG	49	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
107	113	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		OAK	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
108	114	Aug 9	NYY		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
109	115	Aug 10	NYY		OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
110	116	Aug 12	NYY		MIN	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
111	117	Aug 13	NYY		MIN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
112	118	Aug 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
113	119	Aug 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
114	120	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
115	121	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
116	122	Aug 18	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
117	123	Aug 19	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
118	124	Aug 20	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
119	125	Aug 22	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
120	126	Aug 23	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
121	127	Aug 24	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
122	128	Aug 26	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
123	129	Aug 27	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
124	130	Aug 29	NYY		KCR	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
125	131	Aug 30	NYY		KCR	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
126	132	Aug 31	NYY		KCR	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	3	1	10	3	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	133	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		SEP	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
128	134	Sep 1 (2)	NYY		SEP	L,1-5	CG	49	13.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
129	135	Sep 2	NYY		SEP	W,5-4	CG	58	15.0	8	1	0	9	0	2B
130	136	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	2	5	0	7	3	2B
131	137	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
132	138	Sep 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
133	139	Sep 7	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
134	140	Sep 8	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
135	141	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
136	142	Sep 10	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
137	143	Sep 11	NYY	@	WSA	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
138	144	Sep 12 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
139	145	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	4	2B
140	146	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
141	147	Sep 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
142	148	Sep 15	NYY		DET	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
143	149	Sep 16	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	55	13.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
144	150	Sep 17	NYY		WSA	W,2-1	CG	17	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
145	151	Sep 18	NYY		WSA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
146	152	Sep 19	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
147	153	Sep 20	NYY	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
148	154	Sep 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
149	155	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
150	156	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	55	13.1	4	7	0	11	2	2B
151	157	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
152	158	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
153	159	Sep 27	NYY		BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
154	160	Sep 28	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	2B
155	161	Sep 30	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
156	162	Oct 1	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
							156gm		1385.1	373	429	15	817	112