1902
Born May 16, 1902
St. Joseph, LA, USA
Watson Clark Notable
b. May 16, 1902 · Cleveland Indians 1924, Brooklyn Robins 1927–1931, Brooklyn Dodgers 1932–1937, New York Giants 1933–1934
Watson Clark played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1924 and closing with the New York Giants in 1934. His longest stay was with the Brooklyn Dodgers, from 1932 to 1937.
He went 111 and 97 with a 3.66 earned run average, pitching 1,747 innings in 355 games. He struck out 643, completed 91 of his 206 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 357 games he batted .196, with 117 hits and 49 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 11 doubles.
He was born in St. Joseph, LA, USA on May 16, 1902, and died on March 4, 1972. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1932 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | CLE | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .222 |
| 1927 | BRO | 27 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 1928 | BRO | 40 | 66 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .152 |
| 1929 | BRO | 42 | 97 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .165 |
| 1930 | BRO | 44 | 68 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .206 |
| 1931 | BRO | 34 | 84 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .250 |
| 1932 | BRO | 40 | 97 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .216 |
| 1933 | BRO/NYG | 27 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .208 |
| 1934 | BRO/NYG | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1935 | BRO | 34 | 79 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .177 |
| 1936 | BRO | 33 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .231 |
| 1937 | BRO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 357 | 598 | 49 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 33 | 81 | 0 | .196 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | CLE | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25.2 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7.01 |
| 1927 | BRO | 7 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 73.2 | 74 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 2.32 |
| 1928 | BRO | 12 | 9 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 194.2 | 193 | 58 | 50 | 85 | 2.68 |
| 1929 | BRO | 16 | 19 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 279.0 | 295 | 116 | 71 | 140 | 3.74 |
| 1930 | BRO | 13 | 13 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 200.0 | 209 | 93 | 38 | 81 | 4.18 |
| 1931 | BRO | 14 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 233.1 | 243 | 83 | 52 | 96 | 3.20 |
| 1932 | BRO | 20 | 12 | 40 | 36 | 0 | 273.0 | 282 | 106 | 49 | 99 | 3.49 |
| 1933 | BRO/NYG | 5 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 94.2 | 119 | 50 | 17 | 25 | 4.75 |
| 1934 | BRO/NYG | 3 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 44.0 | 63 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 5.93 |
| 1935 | BRO | 13 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 207.0 | 215 | 76 | 28 | 35 | 3.30 |
| 1936 | BRO | 7 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 120.0 | 162 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 4.42 |
| 1937 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.71 |
| Career | — | 111 | 97 | 355 | 206 | 16 | 1747.1 | 1897 | 711 | 383 | 643 | 3.66 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Died March 4, 1972
1924
Major-league debut: Watson Clark
Watson Clark made a major-league debut on May 28, 1924.
1937
Final major-league game: Watson Clark
Watson Clark played a final major-league game on May 9, 1937.
Image: Goudey, public domain