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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 11	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
2	6	Apr 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-9	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
3	9 (2)	Apr 14 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
4	11 (1)	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
5	14 (2)	Apr 20	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
6	16 (1)	Apr 21 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
7	18 (1)	Apr 25	NYY		KCR	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
8	20 (1)	Apr 27	NYY		TEX	L,1-6	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
9	21	Apr 28 (1)	NYY		TEX	W,11-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
10	22	Apr 28 (2)	NYY		TEX	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
11	23	Apr 30	NYY		OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	24	May 1	NYY		OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
13	25	May 3	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
14	26	May 4	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
15	27	May 5	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
16	36 (8)	May 14	NYY		DET	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
17	39 (2)	May 18	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
18	43 (3)	May 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
19	44	May 24	NYY		BAL	L,3-6	GF	14	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
20	48 (3)	May 27	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
				Player went from New York Yankees to San Diego Padres
21	54	May 31	SDP	@	STL	L,0-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	55	Jun 1	SDP	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
23	63 (7)	Jun 10	SDP		PIT	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
24	64	Jun 11	SDP		PIT	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
25	67 (2)	Jun 15	SDP	@	MON	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
26	68	Jun 16	SDP	@	MON	L,8-9	GS	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
27	69	Jun 17	SDP	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	62	13.0	7	5	0	12	0	2B
28	72 (2)	Jun 21	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
29	81 (8)	Jun 30 (1)	SDP		HOU	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
30	82	Jun 30 (2)	SDP		HOU	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	87 (4)	Jul 6	SDP	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
32	88	Jul 7	SDP	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
33	98 (9)	Jul 18	SDP		PHI	L,5-8	GF	41	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	PR 2B
34	99	Jul 19	SDP		NYM	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
35	103 (3)	Jul 27	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	111 (7)	Aug 4 (2)	SDP		CIN	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	139 (27)	Sep 6	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
38	144 (4)	Sep 11	SDP		HOU	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
39	146 (1)	Sep 13	SDP		ATL	L,0-9	CG	47	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
40	147	Sep 14	SDP		ATL	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	2B
41	148	Sep 15	SDP		ATL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
							41gm		235.0	67	74	2	143	11