William Clarke Notable

b. October 18, 1868 · Baltimore Orioles 1893–1898, Boston Beaneaters 1899–1900, Washington Senators 1901–1904, New York Giants 1905

William Clarke played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1893 and closing with the New York Giants in 1905.

Across 950 games he batted .256, with 858 hits and 394 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 110 doubles and 54 stolen bases.

He played 739 games behind the plate, with 2,587 putouts and 190 errors. He turned 66 double plays. He also played 193 games at first base.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on October 18, 1868, and died on July 29, 1959. 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
1893	BLN	49	183	23	32	1	3	1	24	19	14	2	.175
1894	BLN	28	100	18	24	8	0	1	19	16	14	2	.240
1895	BLN	67	241	38	70	15	3	0	35	13	18	8	.290
1896	BLN	80	300	48	89	14	7	2	71	14	12	7	.297
1897	BLN	64	241	32	65	7	1	1	38	9	12	5	.270
1898	BLN	82	285	26	69	5	2	0	27	4	14	2	.242
1899	BSN	60	223	25	50	3	2	2	32	10	17	2	.224
1900	BSN	81	270	35	85	5	2	1	30	9	16	0	.315
1901	WSH	110	422	58	118	15	5	3	54	23	32	7	.280
1902	WSH	87	291	31	78	15	0	6	40	23	15	1	.268
1903	WSH	126	465	35	111	14	6	2	38	15	28	12	.239
1904	WSH	85	275	23	58	8	1	0	17	17	21	5	.211
1905	NYG	31	50	2	9	0	0	1	4	4	5	1	.180
Career	—	950	3346	394	858	110	32	20	429	176	218	54	.256

On this day & linked events

1868

Born October 18, 1868

New York, NY, USA

1959

Died July 29, 1959

1893

Major-league debut: William Clarke

William Clarke made a major-league debut on May 1, 1893.

1905

Final major-league game: William Clarke

William Clarke played a final major-league game on October 7, 1905.

Image: Chicago Daily News, public domain