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Mike Clark

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: February 12, 1922 in Camden, NJ us

Died: January 25, 1996 in Camden, NJ

Buried: New St. Mary Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ

Debut: July 27, 1952 (Age 30-166d, 10,938th in major league history)
vs. BRO 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 18, 1953 (Age 31-156d)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Michael John Clark

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

5.31

61.0

WHIP

1.852

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

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 21	STL		CIN	L,4-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (1)	Apr 25	STL	@	CHC	L,6-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8	Apr 26	STL	@	CHC	L,5-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
4	9	Apr 28	STL	@	PHI	W,6-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	13 (3)	May 3	STL	@	PIT	L,2-8	GF	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
6	15 (1)	May 6	STL	@	BRO	L,3-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	19 (3)	May 10 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24 (4)	May 17	STL		NYG	L,6-9		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	25	May 18	STL		NYG	L,6-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	27 (1)	May 20	STL		PIT	W,11-6		14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0
11	29 (1)	May 22	STL		CIN	W,4-2		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	35 (5)	May 27	STL	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS	23	5.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	37 (1)	May 29	STL		MLN	W,11-7	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	43 (5)	Jun 3 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	47 (3)	Jun 7	STL	@	BRO	L,1-10		17	3.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
16	49 (1)	Jun 9	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	65 (15)	Jun 25	STL		NYG	L,4-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	70 (4)	Jun 29	STL		CHC	L,2-6		11	2.1	1	0	2	3	0	P
19	71	Jun 30	STL		CHC	L,3-10		12	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	82 (10)	Jul 12 (1)	STL		MLN	L,1-10		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	84 (1)	Jul 16	STL	@	BRO	L,2-9		10	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	85	Jul 17 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-14		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	87 (1)	Jul 18	STL	@	BRO	L,6-14	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							23gm		35.2	3	9	3	15	1