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Fred Clarke

Position: Manager

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: October 3, 1872 in Winterset, IA us

Died: August 14, 1960 in Winfield, KS

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1945. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).

Full Name: Fred Clifford Clarke

Nicknames: Cap

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Relatives: Brother of Josh Clarke; Brother-In-Law of Chick Fraser

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SUMMARY

Career

2826

1602

1181

W-L%

.576

Managerial Stats

Last Played in 1915

Managerial Stats Table
Rk	Year	Age	Tm	Lg		W	L	W-L%	T	G	Finish	Wpost	Lpost	W-L%post	Ejections
1	1897	24	Louisville Colonels	NL	2nd of 2	35	54	.393	3	92	11	0	0		1	Player/Manager
2	1898	25	Louisville Colonels	NL		70	81	.464	3	154	9	0	0		2	Player/Manager
3	1899	26	Louisville Colonels	NL		75	77	.493	4	156	9	0	0		3	Player/Manager

4	1900	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		79	60	.568	1	140	2	0	0		0	Player/Manager
5	1901	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		90	49	.647	1	140	1	0	0		0	NL Pennant Player/Manager
6	1902	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		103	36	.741	3	142	1	0	0		2	NL Pennant Player/Manager
7	1903	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		91	49	.650	1	141	1	3	5	.375	0	NL Pennant Player/Manager
8	1904	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		87	66	.569	3	156	4	0	0		1	Player/Manager
9	1905	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		96	57	.627	2	155	2	0	0		1	Player/Manager
10	1906	33	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		93	60	.608	1	154	3	0	0		0	Player/Manager
11	1907	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		91	63	.591	3	157	2	0	0		4	Player/Manager
12	1908	35	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		98	56	.636	1	155	2	0	0		2	Player/Manager
13	1909	36	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		110	42	.724	2	154	1	4	3	.571	3	WS Champs Player/Manager
14	1910	37	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		86	67	.562	1	154	3	0	0		2	Player/Manager
15	1911	38	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		85	69	.552	1	155	3	0	0		1	Player/Manager
16	1912	39	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		93	58	.616	1	152	2	0	0		2
17	1913	40	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		78	71	.523	6	155	4	0	0		1	Player/Manager
18	1914	41	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		69	85	.448	4	158	7	0	0		5	Player/Manager
19	1915	42	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL		73	81	.474	2	156	5	0	0		5	Player/Manager
			Louisville Colonels		3 years	180	212	.459	10	402	9.5	0	0		6
			Pittsburgh Pirates		16 years	1422	969	.595	33	2424	2.7	7	8	.467	29	4 Pennants and 1 World Series Title
					19 years	1602	1181	.576	43	2826	3.7	7	8	.467	35	4 Pennants and 1 World Series Title

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