Bobby Clack
From BR Bullpen
Robert Suter Clack (Gentlemanly Bob)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9", Weight 153 lb.
- Debut May 13, 1874
- Born June 13, 1850 in Shoreditch, London, England
- Died October 22, 1933 in Danvers, MA USA
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Bobby Clack played in the National Association and the new National League but never managed to hit over .200.
One fan put him on "The All-Onomatopoeic Team" with players such as Eric Plunk and Elmer Klumpp.
The book Stand and Deliver: A History of Pinch-Hitting says that Clack may have been the first pinch-hitter in the new National League on May 13, 1876.
Sporting Life in 1909 reported that Clack had for many years been a resident of Massachusetts, and that he looked hale and hearty. Clack went on to live a long life, dying in 1933.
