Allie Clark
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Alfred Aloysius Clark
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
- Debut August 5, 1947
- Final Game June 5, 1953
- Born June 16, 1923 in South Amboy, NJ USA
- Died April 2, 2012 in Morgan, NJ USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Allie Clark was a back-up outfielder who played seven seasons in the majors. As a rookie, he played on the New York Yankees in 1947, a team that won the 1947 World Series. In his second year, he played for the Cleveland Indians in |1948, hitting .310, and again his team won the World Series. Following his big league days, he was with the Rochester Red Wings from 1953 to 1957, hitting .306 with 75 home runs and 340 RBI over that span.
Clark missed most of 1943 and all of 1944-1945 while in the military service. After retirement, he was employed by the Iron Workers Local 373 in his hometown of South Amboy, NJ and died in a nursing home in nearby Morgan, NJ in 2012, aged 88.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- Won two World Series with the New York Yankees (1947) and the Cleveland Indians (1948)
