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Walter Clarkson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 150lb (178cm, 68kg)

Born: November 3, 1878 in Cambridge, MA us

Died: October 10, 1946 in Cambridge, MA

Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA

High School: Cambridge High and Latin School (Cambridge, MA)

School: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Debut: July 2, 1904 (Age 25-242d, 2,645th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: April 28, 1908 (Age 29-177d)
vs. DET 2.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: Walter Hamilton Clarkson

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Relatives: Brother of Dad Clarkson, John Clarkson; Cousin of Mert Hackett, Walter Hackett

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

ERA

3.17

374.2

178

WHIP

1.260

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Team Record in Appearances: 7-14 / in Starts: 5-7

Days of Rest

1907 Pitching Game Log

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1907 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	55	2	Apr 13	NYY	@	WSH	T,4-4			99	4.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2.43						13
2	56	3	Apr 15	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-9			1	2.0	4	4		2	2	0	0	0.00	2.68						10
3	57	6	Apr 18	NYY		PHA	W,8-4	GS-	W(1-0)	2	7.0	9	4		3	1	0	0	0.00	2.95						30
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	58	16	May 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2		S(1)	13	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.85						7
5	59	20	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-	L(1-1)	7	2.0	4	3		1	0	1	2	0.00	4.06						10
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
				Player went from New York Highlanders to Cleveland Naps
6	60	49	Jun 13	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-5		W(2-1)	33	5.0	1	3		1	1	0	0	0.00	3.68						16
7	61	50	Jun 15	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-8			1	1.2	3	3		1	1	0	1	0.00	3.74						8
8	62	62	Jun 28	CLE	@	DET	L,0-2			12	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.68						3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
9	63	76	Jul 11	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-1)	12	9.0	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	3.25	32	78				29	0	0
10	64	80	Jul 17	CLE		PHA	L,1-5			5	5.0	4	2		2	1	0	0	0.00	3.21						19
11	65	85	Jul 23	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	CG	W(4-1)	5	9.0	2	1		4	4	0	0	0.00	3.10	31					26	1	0
12	66	90	Jul 27	CLE	@	NYY	W,11-10	GS-		3	3.0	6	6		1	0	0	0	0.00	3.11						15
13	67	92	Jul 30	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	L(4-2)	2	8.0	4	3		2	2	0	0	0.00	3.02	29					26	1	1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
14	68	99	Aug 6	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	L(4-3)	6	8.0	10	4		0	3	0	0	0.00	2.83	33					30	1	1
15	69	108	Aug 16(2)	CLE		PHA	L,2-7	CG	L(4-4)	9	6.0	9	7		5	1	1	0	0.00	3.13	31					25	2	1
16	70	115	Aug 22	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	W(5-4)	5	9.0	8	1		4	5	0	0	0.00	3.05	37					30	0	0
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
17	71	128	Sep 6	CLE		DET	L,4-7			14	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.04						3
18	72	129	Sep 7	CLE		DET	L,3-4			0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.03						4
19	73	142	Sep 17(2)	CLE		SLB	L,5-6	CG	L(5-5)	9	9.0	11	6		2	5	0	1	0.00	2.94	40					37	1	0
20	74	151	Sep 27(2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-9			9	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	2.97						3
21	75	156	Oct 3	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	L(5-6)	5	8.0	6	4		1	1	0	0	0.00	2.92	32					29	0	1
22	76	158	Oct 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	L(5-7)	2	8.0	9	4		2	4	0	1	0.00	2.87	35					31	1	0
							7-14		W-L:5-7,Sv:1	4.4	109.2	98	55	0	35	35	2	5	0.00	2.87	300	78				404	7	4

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