William Clarke

Name Note: Name presented as Boileryard Clarke in some sources

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: October 18, 1868 in New York, NY us

Died: July 29, 1959 in Princeton, NJ

Buried: Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD

Last Game: October 7, 1905 (Age 36-354d)
vs. PHI 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1893 season

Full Name: William Jones Clarke

Nicknames: Boileryard

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1905 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

3346

858

.256

394

RBI

429

OBP

.310

SLG

.326

OPS

.637

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1889	20		2 Teams	COSL	N/A
1889	20		Aspen	COSL	N/A
1889	20		Pueblo	COSL	N/A
1890	21		Ottumwa	ILIA	N/A
1891	22		San Francisco	CALL	N/A
1892	23	-3.2	San Jose	CALL	B		166		644	78	157	17	12	2		43				.244		.317		204
1893	24	-3.8	BLN	NL	Maj	BLN	49	208	183	23	32	1	3	1	24	2		19	14	.175	.274	.230	.504	42		6
1894	25	-2.8	BLN	NL	Maj	BLN	28	122	100	18	24	8	0	1	19	2		16	14	.240	.361	.350	.711	35		3	3
1895	26	-1.9	BLN	NL	Maj	BLN	67	267	241	38	70	15	3	0	35	8		13	18	.291	.350	.378	.727	91		9	4
1896	27	-1.1	BLN	NL	Maj	BLN	80	330	300	48	89	14	7	2	71	7		14	12	.297	.345	.410	.755	123		8	8
1897	28	-0.1	BLN	NL	Maj	BLN	64	259	241	32	65	7	1	1	38	5		9	12	.270	.321	.320	.640	77		9	0
1898	29	0.9	BLN	NL	Maj	BLN	82	308	285	26	69	5	2	0	27	2		4	14	.242	.290	.274	.563	78		15	4
1899	30	2.0	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	60	243	223	25	50	3	2	2	32	2		10	17	.224	.270	.283	.553	63		4	6
1900	31	2.5	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	81	291	270	35	85	5	2	1	30	0		9	16	.315	.344	.359	.703	97		3	9
1901	32	4.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	110	465	422	58	118	15	5	3	54	7		23	32	.280	.335	.360	.695	152		12	8
1902	33	4.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	87	323	291	31	78	15	0	6	40	1		23	15	.268	.330	.381	.712	111		4	5
1903	34	5.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	126	494	465	35	111	14	6	2	38	12		15	28	.239	.273	.308	.581	143		7	7
1904	35	6.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	85	301	275	23	58	8	1	0	17	5		17	21	.211	.269	.247	.517	68		5	4
1905	36	7.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	31	56	50	2	9	0	0	1	4	1		4	5	.180	.241	.240	.481	12		0	2
1906	37	8.2	Toledo	AA	A		152		509	60	140	28	3	1		19				.275		.348		177			123
1907	38	9.0	Toledo	AA	A		152		530	49	133	20	1	0		15				.251		.293		155			20
1908	39	10.4	Minneapolis	AA	A		130		431	31	93	7	2	0		12				.216		.241		104			10
1909	40	11.4	Albany	NYSL	B		66		213		38									.178
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		950	3667	3346	394	858	110	32	20	429	54		176	218	.256	.310	.326	.637	1092		85	60
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		666	2480	2327	218	561	72	18	3		89				.241				640			153
Other (3 seasons)					Other
All Levels (21 Seasons)							1616	6147	5673	612	1419	182	50	23	429	143		176	218					1732		85	213

A (3 seasons)					Minors		434	1623	1470	140	366	55	6	1		46				.249		.297		436			153
B (2 seasons)					Minors		232	857	857	78	195	17	12	2		43				.228				204