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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, 12,376th 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

15.7

4813

1230

.256

548

RBI

304

151

OBP

.308

SLG

.313

OPS

.621

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1958	19	NYY-min	D-	54	219	187	40	42	3	1	2	20	8		25	25	.225	.322	.283	.606		53		2	5	0			KEA · NESL
1959	20	NYY-min	D	137	653	571	115	167	13	7	5	58	34		67	38	.292	.375	.366	.741		209		9	5	1	1		SPT · FLOR
1960	21	NYY-min	C,A	115	541	470	100	144	17	3	2	40	22		60	25	.306	.388	.368	.756		173		5	2	4			FMH,BNG · NORL,EL
1961	22	NYY-min	A	135	612	532	100	148	16	9	3	38	40		65	64	.278	.356	.359	.715		191		3	6	6	2		BNG · EL
1962	23	NYY-min	AA	138	619	560	102	168	29	8	9	50	17		55	56	.300	.363	.429	.792		240		2	0	2	1		AMA · TL
1963	24	NYY-min	AAA	141	635	570	80	142	22	4	4	26	6	5	56	56	.249	.317	.323	.640		184		1	7	1			RMD · IL
1964	25	NYY-min	AAA	149	640	579	84	173	15	6	5	44	20	8	51	50	.299	.357	.371	.729		215		3	5	2			RMD · IL
1965	26	NYY-min	AAA	89	384	345	58	104	13	2	2	32	17	6	37	24	.301	.368	.368	.736		127		0	1	1			TOL · IL
1965	26	NYY	AL	51	116	108	13	28	1	0	1	9	2	1	6	6	.259	.296	.296	.592	70	32	2	0	1	1	0	H5/46
1966	27	NYY	AL	96	344	312	37	83	10	4	6	28	5	3	27	24	.266	.324	.381	.705	107	119	2	1	1	3	4	6H4/5
1967	28	NYY	AL	143	633	588	74	160	17	0	3	29	21	4	42	64	.272	.321	.316	.637	94	186	5	0	3	0	2	*4/H
1968	29	NYY	AL	148	607	579	52	133	6	1	2	26	20	7	23	46	.230	.258	.254	.512	60	147	8	0	3	2	0	*4H
1969	30	NYY	AL	156	700	641	82	183	26	7	4	48	33	13	53	41	.285	.339	.367	.706	101	235	8	0	3	2	1	*4
1970	31	NYY	AL	158	732	*686*	81	172	24	2	4	46	23	7	35	35	.251	.286	.309	.595	68	212	12	2	2	7	5	*4/H
1971	32	NYY	AL	159	696	625	76	156	23	7	2	41	17	7	64	43	.250	.321	.318	.639	87	199	14	2	4	1	2	*4/H
1972	33	NYY	AL	147	613	547	65	132	20	2	3	37	18	6	56	44	.241	.315	.302	.616	87	165	7	4	3	3	4	*4/H
1973	34	NYY	AL	148	650	590	60	155	21	0	2	35	11	10	47	48	.263	.317	.308	.625	80	182	18	2	6	5	0	*4/H
1974	35	TOT	MLB	66	152	137	8	28	2	0	0	5	1	0	12	11	.204	.268	.219	.487	42	30	1	0	3	0	0	4H/D
1974	35	NYY	AL	24	53	47	3	11	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	5	.234	.294	.255	.549	61	12	1	0	2	0	0	4H/D
1974	35	SDP	NL	42	99	90	5	17	1	0	0	4	0	0	8	6	.189	.255	.200	.455	32	18	0	0	1	0	0	H4
10 Yrs				1272	5243	4813	548	1230	150	23	27	304	151	58	365	362	.256	.308	.313	.621	83	1507	77	11	29	24	18
162 Game Avg.				162	668	613	70	157	19	3	3	39	19	7	46	46	.256	.308	.313	.621	83	192	10	1	4	3	2

NYY (10 yrs)				1230	5144	4723	543	1213	149	23	27	300	151	58	357	356	.257	.309	.315	.624	84	1489	77	11	28	24	18
SDP (1 yr)				42	99	90	5	17	1	0	0	4	0	0	8	6	.189	.255	.200	.455	32	18	0	0	1	0	0

AL (10 yrs)				1230	5144	4723	543	1213	149	23	27	300	151	58	357	356	.257	.309	.315	.624	84	1489	77	11	28	24	18
NL (1 yr)				42	99	90	5	17	1	0	0	4	0	0	8	6	.189	.255	.200	.455	32	18	0	0	1	0	0