Dad Clarkson Notable

b. August 31, 1866 · New York Giants 1891, Boston Beaneaters 1892, St. Louis Browns 1893–1895, Baltimore Orioles 1895–1896

Dad Clarkson played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1891 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1896.

He went 39 and 39 with a 4.90 earned run average, pitching 704.7 innings in 96 games. He struck out 133, completed 63 of his 81 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 98 games he batted .161, with 44 hits and 33 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Cambridge, MA, USA on August 31, 1866, and died on February 5, 1911. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1891	NYG	5	9	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	.444
1892	BSN	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000
1893	STL	25	75	8	10	1	0	0	5	9	16	0	.133
1894	STL	33	88	11	16	0	1	0	7	16	28	1	.182
1895	BLN/STL	27	80	10	9	1	0	1	4	8	21	0	.113
1896	BLN	7	18	4	5	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	.278
Career	—	98	273	33	44	2	1	1	18	37	73	1	.161

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1891	NYG	1	2	5	2	28.0	24	9	18	11	2.89
1892	BSN	1	0	1	1	7.0	5	1	3	0	1.29
1893	STL	12	9	24	21	186.1	194	72	79	37	3.48
1894	STL	8	17	32	32	233.1	318	165	117	46	6.36
1895	BLN/STL	13	9	27	21	203.0	260	111	90	32	4.92
1896	BLN	4	2	7	4	47.0	72	26	18	7	4.98
Career	—	39	39	96	81	704.2	873	384	325	133	4.90

On this day & linked events

1866

Born August 31, 1866

Cambridge, MA, USA

1911

Died February 5, 1911

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