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Boileryard Clarke
William Jones Clarke
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 18, 1868 in New York, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1893
Final Game: October 7, 1905
Died: July 29, 1959 in Princeton, NJ
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1893 24 BLN NL 49 208 183 23 32 1 3 1 24 2 19 14 .175 .274 .230 .504 33 42 6 23
1894 25 BLN NL 28 119 100 18 24 8 0 1 19 2 16 14 .240 .361 .350 .711 69 35 3 2/3
1895 26 BLN NL 67 267 241 38 70 15 3 0 35 8 13 18 .290 .350 .378 .727 85 91 9 4 2/3
1896 27 BLN NL 80 330 300 48 89 14 7 2 71 7 14 12 .297 .345 .410 .755 97 123 8 8 23
1897 28 BLN NL 64 259 241 32 65 7 1 1 38 5 9 .270 .320 .320 .640 69 77 9 0 2/3
1898 29 BLN NL 82 308 285 26 69 5 2 0 27 2 4 .242 .289 .274 .563 60 78 15 4 23
1899 30 BSN NL 60 243 223 25 50 3 2 2 32 2 10 .224 .270 .283 .553 46 63 4 6 2
1900 31 BSN NL 81 291 270 35 85 5 2 1 30 0 9 .315 .344 .359 .703 85 97 3 9 2/3
1901 32 WSH AL 110 465 422 58 118 15 5 3 54 7 23 .280 .335 .360 .695 94 152 12 8 *2/3
1902 33 WSH AL 87 323 291 31 78 15 0 6 40 1 23 .268 .330 .381 .712 96 111 4 5 2
1903 34 WSH AL 126 494 465 35 111 14 6 2 38 12 15 .239 .273 .308 .581 72 143 7 7 32
1904 35 WSH AL 85 301 275 23 58 8 1 0 17 5 17 .211 .269 .247 .517 65 68 5 4 23
1905 36 NYG NL 31 56 50 2 9 0 0 1 4 1 4 .180 .241 .240 .481 42 12 0 2 32
13 Seasons 950 3664 3346 394 858 110 32 20 429 54 176 58 .256 .310 .326 .637 75 1092 85 57
162 Game Avg. 162 625 571 67 146 19 5 3 73 9 30 .256 .310 .326 .637 75 186 14
BLN (6 yrs) 370 1491 1350 185 349 50 16 5 214 26 75 58 .259 .321 .330 .652 72 446 50 16
WSH (4 yrs) 408 1583 1453 147 365 52 12 11 149 25 78 .251 .302 .326 .628 83 474 28 24
BSN (2 yrs) 141 534 493 60 135 8 4 3 62 2 19 .274 .310 .325 .635 67 160 7 15
NYG (1 yr) 31 56 50 2 9 0 0 1 4 1 4 .180 .241 .240 .481 42 12 0 2
NL (9 yrs) 542 2081 1893 247 493 58 20 9 280 29 98 58 .260 .316 .326 .643 70 618 57 33
AL (4 yrs) 408 1583 1453 147 365 52 12 11 149 25 78 .251 .302 .326 .628 83 474 28 24

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1893 BLN NL 24 C 38 198 135 45 18 3 .909 4.74 .938 4.51 17
1893 BLN NL 24 1B 11 102 97 3 2 5 .980 9.09 .978 10.46
1894 BLN NL 25 C 23 113 80 22 11 1 .903 4.43 .927 4.32 5
1894 BLN NL 25 1B 5 41 40 0 1 5 .976 8.00 .976 9.54
1895 BLN NL 26 C 60 259 176 67 16 8 .938 4.05 .937 4.30 9
1895 BLN NL 26 1B 6 46 43 2 1 5 .978 7.50 .978 9.92
1896 BLN NL 27 C 67 270 203 53 14 5 .948 3.82 .943 4.33 14
1896 BLN NL 27 1B 14 123 116 2 5 11 .959 8.43 .980 10.21
1897 BLN NL 28 C 59 244 191 38 15 2 .939 3.88 .948 4.54 8
1897 BLN NL 28 1B 4 37 35 2 0 4 1.000 9.25 .978 10.00
1898 BLN NL 29 C 70 372 289 69 14 6 .962 5.11 .952 4.60 19
1898 BLN NL 29 1B 10 92 87 2 3 4 .967 8.90 .977 10.06
1899 BSN NL 30 C 60 300 213 69 18 4 .940 4.70 .953 4.38 8
1900 BSN NL 31 C 67 377 246 104 27 8 .928 5.22 .950 4.73 22
1900 BSN NL 31 1B 8 64 60 4 0 1 1.000 8.00 .978 10.24
1901 WSH AL 32 C 107 504 358 122 24 11 .952 4.49 .950 4.79 10
1901 WSH AL 32 1B 3 25 24 0 1 1 .960 8.00 .976 10.53
1902 WSH AL 33 C 87 396 288 97 11 8 .972 4.43 .956 4.70 8
1903 WSH AL 34 1B 88 953 891 44 18 44 .981 10.63 .981 10.59
1903 WSH AL 34 C 37 208 148 46 14 1 .933 5.24 .972 5.75 2
1904 WSH AL 35 C 52 308 229 72 7 9 .977 5.79 .969 5.90 6
1904 WSH AL 35 1B 29 308 288 14 6 15 .981 10.41 .982 10.78
1905 NYG NL 36 1B 15 113 106 4 3 4 .973 7.33 .981 10.48
1905 NYG NL 36 C 12 34 31 2 1 0 .971 2.75 .962 5.91 0
13 Seasons C 739 3583 2587 806 190 66 .947 4.59 .951 4.74 128
11 Seasons 1B 193 1904 1787 77 40 99 .979 9.66 .980 10.47
13 Seasons TOT 932 5487 4374 883 230 165 .958 5.64 .919 5.92 128
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1902 AL--6--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1898 NL--15--10th
1901 AL--12--4th
1903 AL--7--7th
Career--85--117th

AB per HR s c a p y
1902 AL--48.500--3rd

Oldest s c a p y
1903 AL--born 1868-10-18--9th
1904 AL--born 1868-10-18--8th
1905 NL--born 1868-10-18--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1716), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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March 2, 1899: Purchased by the Boston Beaneaters from the Baltimore Orioles.

March 3, 1901: Jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 6, 1905: Released by the Washington Senators.

April 6, 1905: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

February, 1906: Purchased by Toledo (American Association) from the New York Giants.

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