Horace Clarke

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: June 2, 1939 in Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands vi

Died: August 5, 2020 in Laurel, MD

Buried: Frederiksted Cemetery, Frederiksted, St. Croix

High School: Christiansted (St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands)

Debut: May 13, 1965 (Age 25-345d, 12,362nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 15, 1974 (Age 35-105d)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Horace Meredith Clarke

Nicknames: Hoss

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.6

4813

1230

.256

548

RBI

304

151

OBP

.308

SLG

.313

OPS

.621

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	NYY		CAL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
2	2	Apr 13	NYY		MIN	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	5	8	0	13	1	2B
3	3	Apr 14	NYY		MIN	L,3-4	GS	26	5.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
4	10 (6)	Apr 22	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
5	11	Apr 23	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
6	12	Apr 24	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	51	10.2	4	4	1	9	0	2B
7	13	Apr 26	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
8	14	Apr 27	NYY		DET	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
9	15	Apr 28 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
10	17 (1)	Apr 30	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	18	May 1	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
12	19	May 2	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
13	20	May 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
14	21	May 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
15	22	May 5 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
16	23	May 5 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
17	24	May 6	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	8	0	10	0	2B
18	25	May 7	NYY		CLE	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
19	26	May 8	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
20	27	May 10	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
21	28	May 11	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
22	29	May 12 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
23	30	May 12 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
24	31	May 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
25	32	May 15	NYY	@	CLE	T,2-2	CG	27	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
26	36 (3)	May 19	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	3	2B
27	37	May 20	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
28	38	May 21	NYY	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
29	39	May 22	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	2B
30	40	May 24	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	52	13.0	3	5	1	9	0	2B
31	41	May 25	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	38	10.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
32	42	May 26 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
33	43	May 26 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	GS	19	5.1	1	3	0	4	0	2B
34	46 (2)	May 31	NYY	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	6	1	9	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	47	Jun 1	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
36	48	Jun 2 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
37	49	Jun 2 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
38	50	Jun 3	NYY		MIN	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
39	51	Jun 4	NYY		MIN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
40	52	Jun 5	NYY		MIN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
41	53	Jun 6	NYY		MIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
42	54	Jun 7 (1)	NYY		CAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
43	55	Jun 7 (2)	NYY		CAL	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
44	56	Jun 9 (1)	NYY		CAL	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
45	57	Jun 9 (2)	NYY		CAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
46	58	Jun 10	NYY		CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	7	1	9	1	2B
47	59	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
48	60	Jun 14	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
49	61	Jun 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
50	62	Jun 16	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
51	63	Jun 17	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	38	11.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
52	64	Jun 18	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
53	65	Jun 19	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	4	2	0	6	2	2B
54	66	Jun 21	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
55	67	Jun 22	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
56	68	Jun 23	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
57	69	Jun 25	NYY		DET	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
58	70	Jun 28	NYY		OAK	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
59	71	Jun 29 (1)	NYY		OAK	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
60	73 (1)	Jun 30	NYY		OAK	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	74	Jul 1	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
62	75	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
63	76	Jul 4	NYY	@	WSA	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
64	77	Jul 5	NYY		BAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
65	78	Jul 6	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
66	79	Jul 7 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
67	80	Jul 7 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
68	81	Jul 11	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
69	82	Jul 12	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
70	83	Jul 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	7	0	9	3	2B
71	84	Jul 14	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
72	85	Jul 15	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
73	86	Jul 16 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
74	88 (1)	Jul 17	NYY		WSA	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
75	89	Jul 18	NYY		WSA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
76	90	Jul 20	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
77	92 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
78	93	Jul 22	NYY		BOS	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	2B
79	94	Jul 23	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
80	95	Jul 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
81	96	Jul 27	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
82	97	Jul 28 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
83	98	Jul 28 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
84	99	Jul 29	NYY	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
85	100	Jul 30	NYY	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
86	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	102	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
88	103	Aug 2	NYY		BAL	L,1-4	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
89	104	Aug 3	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
90	105	Aug 4	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
91	106	Aug 5	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
92	107	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		OAK	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
93	108	Aug 7 (2)	NYY		OAK	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 2B
94	111 (2)	Aug 10	NYY		MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
95	112	Aug 11	NYY		MIN	L,2-11	CG	50	9.0	5	5	0	10	0	2B
96	113	Aug 12	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
97	114	Aug 13	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
98	115	Aug 14	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
99	116	Aug 15	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
100	117	Aug 16	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
101	118	Aug 17	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
102	119	Aug 18	NYY	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	42	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
103	120	Aug 19	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
104	121	Aug 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	8	0	10	1	2B
105	124 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
106	126 (1)	Aug 24	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
107	127	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
108	130 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	NYY		CAL	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
109	132 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	NYY		CAL	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
110	133	Aug 28	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
111	134	Aug 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
112	136 (1)	Aug 30 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	44	9.1	4	4	1	9	1	2B
113	137	Aug 31	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	138	Sep 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
115	139	Sep 2 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
116	141 (1)	Sep 3	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
117	142	Sep 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-6	GF	17	4.0	2	2	0	4	1	PH 2B
118	143	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,16-2	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
119	144	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		WSA	W,10-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
120	145	Sep 8	NYY		WSA	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
121	146	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
122	147	Sep 10 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
123	148	Sep 11	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
124	149	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
125	150	Sep 13 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	6	0	10	0	2B
126	151	Sep 14	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
127	152	Sep 15	NYY	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
128	153	Sep 16	NYY	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
129	154	Sep 17	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	2	6	0	8	1	2B
130	155	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
131	156	Sep 20	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
132	157	Sep 21	NYY		BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
133	158	Sep 22	NYY		BOS	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
134	159	Sep 24 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	2B
135	160	Sep 24 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
136	161	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
137	162	Sep 27	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-12	CG	39	8.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
138	163	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
139	164	Sep 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
							139gm		1215.1	357	444	13	814	80