Horace Meredith Clarke (Hoss)
Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: June 2, 1940 in Frederiksted, St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands
High School: Christiansted (St. Croix, VI)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1958.
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Debut: May 13, 1965 (Age 24)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Padres 1965-1974
Final Game: September 15, 1974 (Age 34)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 (4) | Apr 11 | NYY | @ | DET | L,1-4 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B |
| 2 | 6 | Apr 12 | NYY | @ | CLE | L,1-9 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B |
| 3 | 9 (2) | Apr 14 (2) | NYY | @ | CLE | L,6-9 | CG | 42 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2B |
| 4 | 11 (1) | Apr 17 | NYY | BOS | L,3-4 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B | |
| 5 | 14 (2) | Apr 20 | NYY | @ | BAL | W,4-3 | GF | 11 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| 6 | 16 (1) | Apr 21 (2) | NYY | @ | BAL | W,3-0 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2B |
| 7 | 18 (1) | Apr 25 | NYY | KCR | L,1-6 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B | |
| 8 | 20 (1) | Apr 27 | NYY | TEX | L,1-6 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | PH 2B | |
| 9 | 21 | Apr 28 (1) | NYY | TEX | W,11-2 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B | |
| 10 | 22 | Apr 28 (2) | NYY | TEX | L,5-8 | CG | 45 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2B | |
| 11 | 23 | Apr 30 | NYY | OAK | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2B | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 12 | 24 | May 1 | NYY | OAK | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2B | |
| 13 | 25 | May 3 | NYY | @ | KCR | W,5-4 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2B |
| 14 | 26 | May 4 | NYY | @ | KCR | L,1-5 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2B |
| 15 | 27 | May 5 | NYY | @ | KCR | L,2-8 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2B |
| 16 | 36 (8) | May 14 | NYY | DET | L,2-5 | GF | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B | |
| 17 | 39 (2) | May 18 | NYY | @ | MIL | L,2-5 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH 2B |
| 18 | 43 (3) | May 22 | NYY | @ | BOS | L,3-6 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B |
| 19 | 44 | May 24 | NYY | BAL | L,3-6 | GF | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH 2B | |
| 20 | 48 (3) | May 27 | NYY | CHW | L,3-5 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B | |
| Player went from New York Yankees to San Diego Padres | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 54 | May 31 | SDP | @ | STL | L,0-5 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 22 | 55 | Jun 1 | SDP | @ | STL | L,0-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B |
| 23 | 63 (7) | Jun 10 | SDP | PIT | W,9-8 | CG | 44 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2B | |
| 24 | 64 | Jun 11 | SDP | PIT | L,2-5 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B | |
| 25 | 67 (2) | Jun 15 | SDP | @ | MON | L,4-6 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| 26 | 68 | Jun 16 | SDP | @ | MON | L,8-9 | GS | 37 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2B |
| 27 | 69 | Jun 17 | SDP | @ | CHC | W,7-5 | CG | 62 | 13.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2B |
| 28 | 72 (2) | Jun 21 | SDP | @ | HOU | L,0-2 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B |
| 29 | 81 (8) | Jun 30 (1) | SDP | HOU | L,1-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2B | |
| 30 | 82 | Jun 30 (2) | SDP | HOU | W,6-5 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | PH 2B | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 31 | 87 (4) | Jul 6 | SDP | @ | PHI | L,2-6 | CG | 42 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2B |
| 32 | 88 | Jul 7 | SDP | @ | PHI | L,3-9 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2B |
| 33 | 98 (9) | Jul 18 | SDP | PHI | L,5-8 | GF | 41 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | PR 2B | |
| 34 | 99 | Jul 19 | SDP | NYM | L,2-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2B | |
| 35 | 103 (3) | Jul 27 | SDP | @ | CIN | L,1-5 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 36 | 111 (7) | Aug 4 (2) | SDP | CIN | W,1-0 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 2B | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 37 | 139 (27) | Sep 6 | SDP | @ | HOU | L,3-4 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH 2B |
| 38 | 144 (4) | Sep 11 | SDP | HOU | W,2-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B | |
| 39 | 146 (1) | Sep 13 | SDP | ATL | L,0-9 | CG | 47 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2B | |
| 40 | 147 | Sep 14 | SDP | ATL | L,3-7 | CG | 47 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2B | |
| 41 | 148 | Sep 15 | SDP | ATL | L,1-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2B | |
| 41gm | 235.0 | 67 | 74 | 2 | 143 | 11 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Apr 11 | NYY | @ | DET | L,1-4 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | Apr 12 | NYY | @ | CLE | L,1-9 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 (2) | Apr 14 (2) | NYY | @ | CLE | L,6-9 | CG | 42 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 (1) | Apr 17 | NYY | BOS | L,3-4 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 14 (2) | Apr 20 | NYY | @ | BAL | W,4-3 | GF | 11 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 (1) | Apr 21 (2) | NYY | @ | BAL | W,3-0 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | 18 (1) | Apr 25 | NYY | KCR | L,1-6 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 20 (1) | Apr 27 | NYY | TEX | L,1-6 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | Apr 28 (1) | NYY | TEX | W,11-2 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | Apr 28 (2) | NYY | TEX | L,5-8 | CG | 45 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 11 | 23 | Apr 30 | NYY | OAK | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 12 | 24 | May 1 | NYY | OAK | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 13 | 25 | May 3 | NYY | @ | KCR | W,5-4 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | May 4 | NYY | @ | KCR | L,1-5 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | 27 | May 5 | NYY | @ | KCR | L,2-8 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | 36 (8) | May 14 | NYY | DET | L,2-5 | GF | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 39 (2) | May 18 | NYY | @ | MIL | L,2-5 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 43 (3) | May 22 | NYY | @ | BOS | L,3-6 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | 44 | May 24 | NYY | BAL | L,3-6 | GF | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | 48 (3) | May 27 | NYY | CHW | L,3-5 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player went from New York Yankees to San Diego Padres | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 54 | May 31 | SDP | @ | STL | L,0-5 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 22 | 55 | Jun 1 | SDP | @ | STL | L,0-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | 63 (7) | Jun 10 | SDP | PIT | W,9-8 | CG | 44 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 24 | 64 | Jun 11 | SDP | PIT | L,2-5 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 25 | 67 (2) | Jun 15 | SDP | @ | MON | L,4-6 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | 68 | Jun 16 | SDP | @ | MON | L,8-9 | GS | 37 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | 69 | Jun 17 | SDP | @ | CHC | W,7-5 | CG | 62 | 13.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | 72 (2) | Jun 21 | SDP | @ | HOU | L,0-2 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 81 (8) | Jun 30 (1) | SDP | HOU | L,1-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 30 | 82 | Jun 30 (2) | SDP | HOU | W,6-5 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 31 | 87 (4) | Jul 6 | SDP | @ | PHI | L,2-6 | CG | 42 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | 88 | Jul 7 | SDP | @ | PHI | L,3-9 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | 98 (9) | Jul 18 | SDP | PHI | L,5-8 | GF | 41 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 34 | 99 | Jul 19 | SDP | NYM | L,2-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 35 | 103 (3) | Jul 27 | SDP | @ | CIN | L,1-5 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 36 | 111 (7) | Aug 4 (2) | SDP | CIN | W,1-0 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 37 | 139 (27) | Sep 6 | SDP | @ | HOU | L,3-4 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 144 (4) | Sep 11 | SDP | HOU | W,2-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 39 | 146 (1) | Sep 13 | SDP | ATL | L,0-9 | CG | 47 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 40 | 147 | Sep 14 | SDP | ATL | L,3-7 | CG | 47 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| 41 | 148 | Sep 15 | SDP | ATL | L,1-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 41gm | 235.0 | 67 | 74 | 2 | 143 | 11 | ||||||||
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