1878
Born November 3, 1878
Cambridge, MA, USA
Walter Clarkson Notable
Walter Clarkson divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Highlanders from 1904, then the Cleveland Naps through 1908.
He went 18 and 16 with a 3.17 earned run average, pitching 374 innings in 78 games. He struck out 178, completed 23 of his 37 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 78 games he batted .152, with 20 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Cambridge, MA, USA on November 3, 1878, and died on October 10, 1946. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | NYY | 13 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .269 |
| 1905 | NYY | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .053 |
| 1906 | NYY | 32 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .157 |
| 1907 | CLE/NYY | 22 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .086 |
| 1908 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 78 | 132 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 0 | .152 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 66.1 | 63 | 37 | 25 | 43 | 5.02 |
| 1905 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 46.0 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 35 | 3.91 |
| 1906 | NYY | 9 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 151.0 | 135 | 39 | 55 | 64 | 2.32 |
| 1907 | CLE/NYY | 5 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 108.0 | 96 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 2.67 |
| 1908 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10.80 |
| Career | — | 18 | 16 | 78 | 37 | 2 | 374.2 | 340 | 132 | 132 | 178 | 3.17 |
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