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Josh Clarke
Joshua Baldwin Clarke (Pepper)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 8, 1879 in Winfield, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: June 15, 1898
Final Game: May 23, 1911
Died: July 2, 1962 in Ventura, CA
Relatives: Brother of Fred Clarke
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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
1898 19 LOU NL 6 20 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 9 3 0 1 /O
1905 26 STL NL 50 196 167 31 43 3 2 3 18 8 27 .257 .361 .353 .714 116 59 0 2 O4/6
1908 29 CLE AL 131 581 492 70 119 8 4 1 21 37 76 .242 .348 .280 .628 104 138 4 9 *O
1909 30 CLE AL 4 14 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -55 0 0 0 /O
1911 32 BSN NL 32 151 120 16 28 7 3 1 4 6 29 22 .233 .387 .367 .753 105 44 1 1 O
5 Seasons 223 962 809 118 193 18 9 5 43 51 135 22 .239 .351 .302 .653 102 244 5 13
162 Game Avg. 162 699 588 86 140 13 7 4 31 37 98 .239 .351 .302 .653 102 177 4 9
CLE (2 yrs) 135 595 504 71 119 8 4 1 21 37 78 .236 .343 .274 .617 100 138 4 9
LOU (1 yr) 6 20 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 9 3 0 1
BSN (1 yr) 32 151 120 16 28 7 3 1 4 6 29 22 .233 .387 .367 .753 105 44 1 1
STL (1 yr) 50 196 167 31 43 3 2 3 18 8 27 .257 .361 .353 .714 116 59 0 2
NL (3 yrs) 88 367 305 47 74 10 5 4 22 14 57 22 .243 .364 .348 .711 105 106 1 4
AL (2 yrs) 135 595 504 71 119 8 4 1 21 37 78 .236 .343 .274 .617 100 138 4 9

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1898 LOU NL 19 OF 5 12 11 0 1 0 .917 2.20 .942 2.02 2-0-4
1905 STL NL 26 OF 26 52 48 1 3 0 .942 1.88 .956 1.93 2-5-19
1905 STL NL 26 2B 16 83 26 48 9 0 .892 4.63 .946 5.11
1905 STL NL 26 SS 4 15 7 7 1 0 .933 3.50 .933 5.48
1908 CLE AL 29 OF 131 242 220 13 9 1 .963 1.78 .954 1.80 130-1-0
1909 CLE AL 30 OF 4 5 3 0 2 0 .600 0.75 .960 1.80 4-0-0
1911 BSN NL 32 OF 30 80 68 7 5 1 .938 2.50 .961 2.07 30-0-0
5 Seasons OF 196 391 350 21 20 2 .949 1.89 .955 1.86 168-6-23
1 Season 2B 16 83 26 48 9 0 .892 4.63 .946 5.11
1 Season SS 4 15 7 7 1 0 .933 3.50 .933 5.48
5 Seasons TOT 216 489 383 76 30 2 .939 2.13 .892 2.17 168-6-23

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1908 AL--76--4th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1908 AL--37--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
1908 AL--199--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1898 NL--born 1879-03-08--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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July 19, 1905: Purchased by Toledo (American Association) from the St. Louis Cardinals.

September 1, 1910: Drafted by the Boston Doves from St Paul (American Association) in the 1910 rule 5 draft.

May 25, 1911: Traded by the Boston Rustlers with Art Butler to St Paul (American Association) for Harry Steinfeldt.

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