John Clarkson

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 155lb (178cm, 70kg)

Born: July 1, 1861 in Cambridge, MA us

Died: February 4, 1909 in Belmont, MA

Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA

High School: Webster School (Cambridge, MA)

Debut: May 2, 1882 (Age 20-305d, 519th in major league history)

Last Game: July 12, 1894 (Age 33-011d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1963. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View John Clarkson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: John Gibson Clarkson

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Relatives: Brother of Dad Clarkson, Walter Clarkson; Cousin of Mert Hackett, Walter Hackett

Hall of Fame
Triple Crown
ERA Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

83.2

328

178

ERA

2.81

531

518

4536.1

1978

WHIP

1.209

Summary of 24 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead, 23 lacking some details

3 Tms
CHC	16
BSN	6
CLV	2

Platoon
vs RHP	20
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	9

Outs
Unk	24

10 Opps
DTN	5
BSN	4
PHI	4
IND	2
CHC	2
WHS	2
CIN	2
PIT	1
NYG	1
WHS	1

18 Pitchers
Pretzels Getzien	5
Jim Whitney	2
Cyclone Miller	2
Mickey Welch	1
Dick Conway	1
Pete Conway	1
Ed Daily	1
Lee Viau	1
John Tener	1
Pud Galvin	1
Lem Cross	1
Hank O'Day	1
Bill Burdick	1
Hank Gastright	1
Frank Killen	1
Ed Stein	1
Dupee Shaw	1
Charlie Ferguson	1

8 Parks
WestSide Pk (CHI)	13
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	3
RecreationPk (DET)	2
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	2
League Pk (CIN)	1
League Pk I (CIN)	1
Boundary Fld (WAS)	1
League Pk I (CLE)	1

Where Hit

4 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

34 RBI

Inning
2	5
3	1
4	4
5	4
6	2
7	4
8	1
9	2
Extra	1

1-3	6
4-6	10
7-end	8

RelScore
Tied	1
Unk	23

Tied	1
Unk	23

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
P	24

OrderPos
Unk	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-10-04	CHC		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 5		2		1
2	2	2	1	1884-10-09	CHC		PHI	Cyclone Miller		b 2		2		1
3	3	3	2	1884-10-09	CHC		PHI	Cyclone Miller		b 7		2		1
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1885-06-02	CHC	@	DTN	Pretzels Getzien		t 5		1		1
5	5	2	1	1885-06-23	CHC		PHI	Ed Daily		b 9		1		1
6	6	3	1	1885-06-29	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 2		1		1
7	7	4	1	1885-07-01	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 7		2		1
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
8	8	1	1	1886-05-08	CHC		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 5		1		1
9	9	2	1	1886-05-19	CHC		WHS	Dupee Shaw		b 4		1		1
10	10	3	1	1886-06-29	CHC		PHI	Charlie Ferguson		b 7		1		1
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
11	11	1	1	1887-05-07	CHC		PIT	Pud Galvin		b 8		2		1
12	12	2	1	1887-07-26	CHC	@	DTN	Pete Conway		t 4		1		1
13	13	3	1	1887-07-28	CHC		BSN	Dick Conway		b 6		1		1
14	14	4	1	1887-08-01	CHC		WHS	Hank O'Day		b 2		1		1
15	15	5	1	1887-08-13	CHC		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 2		2		1
16	16	6	2	1887-08-13	CHC		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 7		1		1
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
17	17	1	1	1888-09-13	BSN	@	IND	Bill Burdick		t 9		2		1
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
18	18	1	1	1889-06-26	BSN	@	IND	Pretzels Getzien		t 6		1		1
19	19	2	1	1889-07-01	BSN	@	CHC	John Tener		t 4		1		1
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
20	20	1	1	1890-06-23	BSN	@	CIN	Lee Viau		t 2		2		1		IPHR
21	21	2	1	1890-08-02	BSN	@	CHC	Ed Stein		t 4		1		1		IPHR
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
22	22	1	1	1892-04-12	BSN	@	WHS	Frank Killen		t 5		1		1		IPHR
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
23	23	1	1	1893-09-18	CLV		BSN	Hank Gastright	tied 6-6	b 10		1		1		Walk-Off,IPHR
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
24	24	1	1	1894-04-26	CLV	@	CIN	Lem Cross		t 3		3		1