Doug Clark
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Douglas Dwyer Clark
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 207 lb.
- School University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Debut September 14, 2005
- Born March 5, 1976 in Springfield, MA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Doug Clark, drafted in 1997 and again in 1998, spent eight years in the minors before finally making it to the majors in 2005. He came up again in 2006.
Clark did not play baseball in high school. He was a star in both football and baseball at the University of Massachusetts and got a degree in biology. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 7th round in 1998. He was in their minor league organization all the way from 1998 through 2005. After the first couple years in Single A ball when he hit well over .300 each time, he spent the succeeding years in Double A or Triple A ball. Mostly, he didn't hit .300, although he got over the .300 mark in 2003 in Double A and in 2005 in Triple A. In 2004 in Double A, although he didn't quite hit .300, he had 13 triples and stole 33 bases.
He came up in September 2005 for 8 games with the Giants. He was granted free agency after the season and signed with the Oakland Athletics. In 2006 with Sacramento of the PCL, he had his biggest home run year with 15 and also stole 25 bases. He came up for 6 games with the A's.
In the Mexican Pacific League during the 2006-07 winter, he hit well, with a good on-base percentage.
He works as a substitute teacher when not playing baseball.
