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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
2	2	Apr 9	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 10	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
4	4	Apr 11 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
5	5	Apr 11 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
6	6	Apr 13	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
7	7	Apr 14	NYY		DET	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	2B
8	8	Apr 15	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
9	9	Apr 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
10	10	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
11	11	Apr 18	NYY	@	BAL	L,6-11	CG	46	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
12	12	Apr 20	NYY		WSA	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
13	13	Apr 21	NYY		WSA	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
14	14	Apr 23	NYY		MIN	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
15	15	Apr 24	NYY		MIN	L,8-11	CG	52	11.0	1	4	1	6	0	2B
16	16	Apr 25	NYY		MIN	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
17	17	Apr 27	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	CG	53	12.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
18	18	Apr 30	NYY		MIL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	NYY		MIL	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
20	20	May 2 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
21	21	May 2 (2)	NYY		MIL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
22	22	May 4	NYY	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	42	9.2	2	5	0	7	2	2B
23	23	May 5	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
24	24	May 6	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
25	25	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
26	26	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
27	27	May 9	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	1	5	2	2B
28	28	May 12	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
29	29	May 13	NYY	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
30	30	May 14	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
31	31	May 15	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
32	32	May 17	NYY		BAL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
33	33	May 18	NYY		BAL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
34	34	May 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	6	5	0	11	1	2B
35	35	May 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
36	36	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	44	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	2B
37	37	May 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
38	38	May 23 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
39	39	May 23 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	2	9	0	11	2	2B
40	40	May 25	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
41	41	May 26	NYY	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
42	42	May 27	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
43	43	May 28	NYY		CAL	L,6-9	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
44	44	May 29	NYY		CAL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
45	45	May 30	NYY		CAL	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
46	46	May 31 (1)	NYY		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
47	47	May 31 (2)	NYY		OAK	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	48	Jun 1	NYY		OAK	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
49	49	Jun 2	NYY		BOS	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
50	50	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
51	51	Jun 4	NYY		KCR	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
52	52	Jun 5	NYY		KCR	L,7-11	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
53	53	Jun 6	NYY		KCR	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
54	54	Jun 8	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
55	55	Jun 9	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	2B
56	57 (1)	Jun 11	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
57	58	Jun 12	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-13	CG	49	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
58	59	Jun 13	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	2B
59	60	Jun 14	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
60	61	Jun 15	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
61	62	Jun 16	NYY	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
62	63	Jun 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	3	1	9	1	2B
63	64	Jun 18	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
64	65	Jun 19	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	48	11.0	4	3	0	7	3	2B
65	66	Jun 20	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
66	67	Jun 22 (1)	NYY		DET	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
67	68	Jun 22 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
68	69	Jun 23	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	54	13.0	4	6	0	10	3	2B
69	70	Jun 25	NYY		WSA	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
70	71	Jun 26	NYY		WSA	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
71	72	Jun 27 (1)	NYY		WSA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
72	73	Jun 27 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
73	74	Jun 28 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
74	76 (1)	Jun 29	NYY		CLE	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
75	77	Jun 30	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	2	4	0	6	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	79 (1)	Jul 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
77	80	Jul 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
78	81	Jul 4	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
79	82	Jul 5	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-12	GF	22	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
80	83	Jul 6	NYY	@	DET	L,7-12	CG	39	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
81	84	Jul 7	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	45	11.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
82	85	Jul 8	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
83	86	Jul 9	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
84	87	Jul 10	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
85	88	Jul 11	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
86	89	Jul 15	NYY		MIL	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
87	90	Jul 16	NYY		MIL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
88	91	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
89	93 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
90	94	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-8	CG	43	10.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
91	96 (1)	Jul 20	NYY		MIN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
92	97	Jul 21	NYY		MIN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
93	98	Jul 22	NYY		MIN	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
94	99	Jul 23	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
95	100	Jul 24	NYY	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
96	101	Jul 25 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	40	11.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
97	103 (1)	Jul 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-9	CG	58	11.2	2	5	0	7	0	2B
98	104	Jul 28	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	10	1	1	12	2	2B
99	105	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
100	106	Jul 30	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
101	107	Jul 31	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	108	Aug 1	NYY	@	MIN	L,7-10	CG	45	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
103	109	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	7	9	0	16	2	2B
104	110	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
105	111	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	2B
106	112	Aug 5	NYY		BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
107	113	Aug 6	NYY		BAL	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
108	114	Aug 7	NYY		BAL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
109	115	Aug 8	NYY		BAL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
110	116	Aug 10	NYY		CAL	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
111	117	Aug 12 (1)	NYY		CAL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	3	2B
112	118	Aug 12 (2)	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	CG	43	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
113	119	Aug 13	NYY		OAK	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
114	120	Aug 14	NYY		OAK	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
115	121	Aug 15	NYY		OAK	L,4-6	CG	47	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
116	122	Aug 17 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
117	123	Aug 17 (2)	NYY		KCR	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
118	124	Aug 18	NYY		KCR	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
119	125	Aug 20	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
120	126	Aug 21	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	51	12.2	4	3	0	7	0	2B
121	127	Aug 22	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
122	128	Aug 23	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
123	129	Aug 24	NYY	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
124	130	Aug 25	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
125	131	Aug 27	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
126	132	Aug 28	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
127	133	Aug 29	NYY	@	KCR	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
128	134	Aug 31	NYY		WSA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	135	Sep 1	NYY		WSA	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
130	136	Sep 2	NYY		WSA	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
131	137	Sep 3	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
132	138	Sep 4	NYY		DET	L,1-9	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
133	139	Sep 5	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
134	140	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
135	141	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
136	142	Sep 7	NYY		BOS	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
137	143	Sep 8	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
138	144	Sep 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
139	145	Sep 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
140	146	Sep 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
141	147	Sep 14	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
142	148	Sep 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
143	149	Sep 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
144	150	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
145	151	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
146	152	Sep 18	NYY		CLE	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
147	153	Sep 19	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
148	154	Sep 20	NYY		BAL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
149	155	Sep 21	NYY		BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
150	156	Sep 22	NYY		BAL	L,1-10	CG	46	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
151	157	Sep 24	NYY	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
152	158	Sep 25	NYY	@	DET	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
153	159	Sep 26	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
154	160	Sep 28	NYY	@	WSA	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
155	161	Sep 29	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
156	162	Sep 30	NYY	@	WSA	W,5-7	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
							156gm		1381.0	386	455	16	857	97