Otey Clark

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William Otis Clark commonly misspelled Otie

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Weight 190 lb.

• Debut April 17, 1945
• Final Game September 30, 1945
• Born May 22, 1915 in Boscobel, WI USA

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Otey Clark pitched in the majors for the 1945 Boston Red Sox. He went 4-4 with a 3.07 ERA. As a comparison, the star pitcher on the team was Dave Ferriss, who went 21-10 with a similar ERA of 2.96. Jim Wilson (see below) was also on the staff.

He pitched for the Minneapolis Millers in 1943-44 and 1948-49.

He played against Jackie Robinson with the Louisville Colonels, and stated: "Everything he did, they booed him. I remember our pitcher Jim Wilson knocked him down, and the fans cheered. Robinson didn't seem to pay any attention to any of it." Clark went 11-7 in 1946 with the Colonels, while Wilson went 10-6, and they met Robinson's Montreal Royals in the Junior World Series.

He pitched for the Springfield Tigers in 1951 in Minnesota.

There is another William Otis Clark who played in the majors, remembered as Willie Clark, but apparently no relation.

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