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 159 Home Runs Allowed

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

8 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 159 lacking some details

3 Tms
CHC	69
BSN	69
CLV	21

Platoon
vs RHB	103
vs LHB	52
vs ?HB	4

Home/Road
Home	86
Away	73

Outs
Unk	151
0	8

16 Opps
CHC	24
PHI	24
BSN	21
DTN	19
NYG	12
BRO	12
PIT	10
WHS	10
IND	10
CIN	4
SLM	3
BUF	3
PRO	2
STL	2
CLV	2
KCN	1

94 Batters
Sam Thompson	6
Paul Hines	6
Walt Wilmot	6
George Wood	5
Jimmy Ryan	5
Hugh Duffy	4
Jerry Denny	4
Charlie Bennett	4
Hardy Richardson	4
Mike Tiernan	4
Jack Manning	3
Ed Daily	3
Ezra Sutton	3
Ned Hanlon	2
George Shoch	2
Cap Anson	2
Malachi Kittridge	2
Jack Glasscock	2
Joe Quinn	2
Bobby Lowe	2
Bill Dahlen	2
Jim O'Rourke	2
Fred Dunlap	2
Jack Clements	2
George Miller	2
Emmett Seery	2
John Reilly	2
Joe Mulvey	2
George Davis	2
Alex McKinnon	2
Tom Daly	2
Abner Dalrymple	2
Jim Whitney	2
Deacon White	2
Old Hoss Radbourn	1
Herman Long	1
Sam Wise	1
Dick Johnston	1
George Pinkney	1
Ed Williamson	1
Jim Fogarty	1
Elmer Smith	1
Dan Brouthers	1
Roger Connor	1
Jake Beckley	1
Jim Manning	1
Bob Allen	1
Billy Sunday	1
Marty Sullivan	1
Al Myers	1
Ed Caskin	1
Tun Berger	1
Jack Sharrott	1
Mickey Welch	1
Adonis Terry	1
Ed Andrews	1
Billy Nash	1
Gene Moriarty	1
Deacon McGuire	1
Darby O'Brien	1
Sid Farrar	1
Tom Gunning	1
Tom Poorman	1
Hub Collins	1
Ed Delahanty	1
Andy Sommers	1
Tom Kinslow	1
Lave Cross	1
Pete Conway	1
Mert Hackett	1
Guerdon Whiteley	1
Jack Burdock	1
Bill Hutchison	1
Thomas Burns	1
John Ward	1
Charlie Buffinton	1
Jack Farrell	1
Blondie Purcell	1
Tom Lovett	1
Mike Griffin	1
Jimmy Knowles	1
Jerry Harrington	1
Ed Crane	1
Joe Knight	1
Dick Buckley	1
Fred Pfeffer	1
Jimmy Cooney	1
Duke Farrell	1
Pud Galvin	1
Dave Foutz	1
Tommy McCarthy	1
Tim Keefe	1
Billy O'Brien	1
Joe Hornung	1

23 Parks
WestSide Pk (CHI)	52
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	34
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	8
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	8
League Pk I (CLE)	7
RecreationPk (DET)	6
Swampoodle G (WAS)	6
Eastern Pk (NYC)	5
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	5
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	4
WashingtnPk2 (NYC)	4
SouthSidePk2 (CHI)	3
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	3
League Pk I (CIN)	2
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	2
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	2
Expo Pk (PIT)	2
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
Robison Fld (STL)	1
MesserSt Grd (PRO)	1
CongressSt G (BOS)	1
RecreationPk (PHI)	1
Union Grnds (STL)	1

Where Hit

12 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	92
2·HR gms	24
3·HR gms	5
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

255 Runs

Inning
1	15
2	8
3	21
4	22
5	20
6	15
7	18
8	23
9	15
Extra	2

1-3	44
4-6	57
7-end	58

RelScore
Unk	159

Unk	159

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	30
LF	24
RF	22
3B	17
1B	16
C	16
2B	14
P	10
SS	9
PH	1

OrderPos
Unk	45
1st	29
3rd	22
2nd	15
5th	13
4th	12
8th	9
7th	8
6th	5
9th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-09-01	Jim Whitney	BSN		CHC		b 3		1		1
2	2	2	2	1884-09-01	Jack Burdock	BSN		CHC		b 5		1	5	4
3	3	3	1	1884-09-17	Mert Hackett	BSN	@	CHC		t 7		1	4	5
4	4	4	2	1884-09-17	Jim Whitney	BSN	@	CHC		t 7		2	3	3
5	5	5	1	1884-09-19	Joe Hornung	BSN	@	CHC		t 4		3	1	7
6	6	6	1	1884-10-04	Ed Caskin	NYG	@	CHC		t 9		3	7	6
7	7	7	1	1884-10-09	Jack Manning	PHI	@	CHC		t 3		2	1	9
8	8	8	2	1884-10-09	Jack Manning	PHI	@	CHC		t 5		2	1	9
9	9	9	3	1884-10-09	Jack Manning	PHI	@	CHC		t 8		1	1	9
10	10	10	4	1884-10-09	Blondie Purcell	PHI	@	CHC		t 8		1	2	7
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
11	11	1	1	1885-05-08	Hardy Richardson	BUF		CHC		b 3		2	1	4
12	12	2	1	1885-05-27	Jack Farrell	PRO		CHC		b 8		1		4
13	13	3	1	1885-05-28	Guerdon Whiteley	BSN		CHC		b 5		1	4	7
14	14	4	1	1885-06-13	George Wood	DTN	@	CHC		t 3		1	1	7	IPHR,Cycle
15	15	5	1	1885-06-15	George Wood	DTN	@	CHC		t 2		1	1	7
16	16	6	2	1885-06-15	Charlie Bennett	DTN	@	CHC		t 9		1	3	2
17	17	7	1	1885-06-17	Hardy Richardson	BUF	@	CHC		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
18	18	8	1	1885-06-25	Joe Mulvey	PHI	@	CHC		t 4		1		5
19	19	9	1	1885-06-27	Ezra Sutton	BSN	@	CHC		t 1		1	2	5
20	20	10	2	1885-06-27	Ezra Sutton	BSN	@	CHC		t 9		1	2	5
21	21	11	1	1885-06-29	Charlie Buffinton	BSN	@	CHC		t 8		2	6	3
22	22	12	2	1885-06-29	Jim Manning	BSN	@	CHC		t 8		1	7	8
23	23	13	1	1885-07-14	Ed Crane	BUF		CHC		b 2		1	6	7
24	24	14	1	1885-08-10	Mickey Welch	NYG		CHC		b 8		2		1
25	25	15	1	1885-08-12	Sam Thompson	DTN		CHC		b 7		3	3	9
26	26	16	1	1885-09-14	Alex McKinnon	SLM		CHC		b 4		1		3
27	27	17	1	1885-09-16	Dick Johnston	BSN	@	CHC		t 3		3		8
28	28	18	1	1885-09-17	Tom Poorman	BSN	@	CHC		t 4		2		9
29	29	19	2	1885-09-17	Ezra Sutton	BSN	@	CHC		t 8		1	1	5
30	30	20	1	1885-09-24	Paul Hines	PRO	@	CHC		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
31	31	21	1	1885-10-03	Jim O'Rourke	NYG	@	CHC		t 8		2	1	8
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
32	32	1	1	1886-05-06	Charlie Bennett	DTN	@	CHC		t 3		1	7	2
33	33	2	1	1886-05-22	Joe Mulvey	PHI	@	CHC		t 4		1	5	5
34	34	3	2	1886-05-22	George Wood	PHI	@	CHC		t 5		1	2	7
35	35	4	1	1886-05-27	Paul Hines	WHS		CHC		b 2		1	1	8
36	36	5	2	1886-05-27	Jimmy Knowles	WHS		CHC		b 6		1	5	4
37	37	6	1	1886-06-17	Joe Quinn	SLM	@	CHC		t 8		1	9	8
38	38	7	1	1886-06-21	Ned Hanlon	DTN		CHC		b 8		1	4	8
39	39	8	1	1886-06-23	Paul Hines	WHS	@	CHC		t 3		2	1	8
40	40	9	1	1886-06-29	Sid Farrar	PHI	@	CHC		t 4		4	7	3
41	41	10	1	1886-07-02	Roger Connor	NYG	@	CHC		t 5		3	2	3
42	42	11	1	1886-07-24	Al Myers	KCN	@	CHC		t 7		2		4
43	43	12	1	1886-07-30	Old Hoss Radbourn	BSN		CHC		b 5		1		1
44	44	13	1	1886-08-09	Deacon McGuire	PHI		CHC		b 5		3	8	2
45	45	14	1	1886-08-14	Alex McKinnon	SLM	@	CHC		t 9		1	3	3
46	46	15	1	1886-08-20	Fred Dunlap	DTN		CHC		b 2		1	5	4	IPHR
47	47	16	1	1886-08-30	Ed Daily	PHI	@	CHC		t 9		4		9
48	48	17	1	1886-09-09	Charlie Bennett	DTN	@	CHC		t 7		3	8	2
49	49	18	1	1886-09-11	Fred Dunlap	DTN	@	CHC		t 4		1	5	4
50	50	19	1	1886-10-01	George Shoch	WHS		CHC		b 6		1	5	9
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
51	51	1	1	1887-05-07	Pud Galvin	PIT	@	CHC		t 6		2		1
52	52	2	1	1887-05-14	Deacon White	DTN	@	CHC		t 6		3	6	5
53	53	3	1	1887-05-16	Paul Hines	WHS		CHC		b 7		2	3	3
54	54	4	1	1887-06-16	Hardy Richardson	DTN	@	CHC		t 6		1	1	7
55	55	5	1	1887-06-18	Sam Thompson	DTN	@	CHC		t 9		2		9
56	56	6	1	1887-06-22	George Wood	PHI	@	CHC		t 1	0	1	1	7	Lead-Off
57	57	7	2	1887-06-22	Tom Gunning	PHI	@	CHC		t 4		2		2
58	58	8	1	1887-06-24	Sam Wise	BSN	@	CHC		t 5		2	3	6
59	59	9	1	1887-06-28	Billy Nash	BSN	@	CHC		t 3		1	3	5
60	60	10	1	1887-07-11	Ed Daily	WHS		CHC		b 7		3	3	9	IPHR
61	61	11	1	1887-07-26	Pete Conway	DTN		CHC		b 3		1		1
62	62	12	1	1887-08-03	Paul Hines	WHS	@	CHC		t 8		1	2	8
63	63	13	1	1887-08-13	Deacon White	DTN	@	CHC		t 4		1	5	5
64	64	14	1	1887-08-16	Dan Brouthers	DTN	@	CHC		t 4		1		3
65	65	15	1	1887-09-05	Sam Thompson	DTN		CHC		b 5		3		9
66	66	16	1	1887-09-16	Mike Tiernan	NYG	@	CHC		t 4		2	2	9
67	67	17	1	1887-09-28 (1)	Abner Dalrymple	PIT	@	CHC		t 8		1		7
68	68	18	2	1887-09-28 (1)	Abner Dalrymple	PIT	@	CHC		t 10		1		7
69	69	19	1	1887-09-29 (2)	George Miller	PIT	@	CHC		t 1		3	3	8
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
70	70	1	1	1888-04-20	George Wood	PHI		BSN		b 6		1	1	7
71	71	2	1	1888-05-05	Ned Hanlon	DTN		BSN		b 4		1		8
72	72	3	1	1888-05-15	Marty Sullivan	CHC		BSN		b 5		1	2	7
73	73	4	1	1888-05-19	Jerry Denny	IND		BSN		b 1		1	3	5
74	74	5	2	1888-05-19	Emmett Seery	IND		BSN		b 8		1	4	7
75	75	6	1	1888-05-25	Ed Andrews	PHI	@	BSN		t 3		2		8
76	76	7	1	1888-06-08	Hardy Richardson	DTN	@	BSN		t 1	0	1	1	4	Lead-Off
77	77	8	2	1888-06-08	Charlie Bennett	DTN	@	BSN		t 15		3	8	2
78	78	9	1	1888-06-15	Cap Anson	CHC	@	BSN		t 1		2		3
79	79	10	1	1888-06-21	Jim O'Rourke	NYG	@	BSN		t 7		1	4	7
80	80	11	1	1888-06-25	Ed Daily	WHS	@	BSN		t 4		1	3	9
81	81	12	2	1888-06-25	Walt Wilmot	WHS	@	BSN		t 8		2	2	7
82	82	13	1	1888-07-23	John Ward	NYG		BSN		b 1		2		6	IPHR
83	83	14	1	1888-08-18	Hugh Duffy	CHC	@	BSN		t 6		1	3	9
84	84	15	2	1888-08-18	Ed Williamson	CHC	@	BSN		t 7		1		6
85	85	16	1	1888-08-25	Billy O'Brien	WHS		BSN		b 7		2		3
86	86	17	1	1888-09-07	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		BSN		b 7		2	1	8
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
87	87	1	1	1889-04-29	Sam Thompson	PHI		BSN		b 3		1		9
88	88	2	1	1889-05-25	Paul Hines	IND	@	BSN		t 1		3	3	3
89	89	3	1	1889-06-04	Jim Fogarty	PHI	@	BSN		t 3		1	3	8
90	90	4	1	1889-06-26	Jerry Denny	IND		BSN		b 4		1	5	5
91	91	5	2	1889-06-26	Jerry Denny	IND		BSN		b 6		2	5	5
92	92	6	3	1889-06-26	Jack Glasscock	IND		BSN		b 8		3	2	6
93	93	7	1	1889-06-28	Cap Anson	CHC		BSN		b 5		2		3
94	94	8	1	1889-07-16	Jack Glasscock	IND	@	BSN		t 3		1	2	6
95	95	9	1	1889-08-09	Hugh Duffy	CHC		BSN		b 3		1	3	9	IPHR
96	96	10	2	1889-08-09	Hugh Duffy	CHC		BSN		b 7		2	3	9	IPHR
97	97	11	3	1889-08-09	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		BSN		b 7		3	1	8
98	98	12	1	1889-09-23	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		BSN		b 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
99	99	13	1	1889-09-25	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		BSN		b 2		2	1	8
100	100	14	1	1889-09-28	Andy Sommers	IND		BSN		b 4		2	8	2
101	101	15	2	1889-09-28	Jerry Denny	IND		BSN		b 5		2	4	4
102	102	16	3	1889-09-28	Emmett Seery	IND		BSN		b 5		2		7
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
103	103	1	1	1890-04-24	Mike Tiernan	NYG	@	BSN		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
104	104	2	1	1890-06-10	Tom Lovett	BRO		BSN		b 8		1		1
105	105	3	1	1890-06-23	Joe Knight	CIN		BSN		b 4		1		7
106	106	4	1	1890-07-04 (2)	Walt Wilmot	CHC		BSN		b 4		1	3	8
107	107	5	1	1890-07-07	Billy Sunday	PIT	@	BSN		t 8		1	1	8
108	108	6	1	1890-08-02	Malachi Kittridge	CHC		BSN		b 3		2		2
109	109	7	2	1890-08-02	Jimmy Cooney	CHC		BSN		b 7		1	1	6	IPHR
110	110	8	1	1890-08-06	Adonis Terry	BRO		BSN		b 1		3		1
111	111	9	1	1890-08-11	Jack Clements	PHI	@	BSN		t 8		1	5	2
112	112	10	1	1890-08-14	Tom Daly	BRO	@	BSN		t 7		1	6	3
113	113	11	1	1890-08-25	George Miller	PIT	@	BSN		t 8		1	1	5
114	114	12	1	1890-08-29	John Reilly	CIN	@	BSN		t 6		1	4	3
115	115	13	1	1890-09-03	Hub Collins	BRO		BSN		b 4		3		4
116	116	14	2	1890-09-03	George Pinkney	BRO		BSN		b 6		1		5
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
117	117	1	1	1891-04-25	Jack Sharrott	NYG		BSN		b 5		1		1
118	118	2	1	1891-05-01	Mike Griffin	BRO		BSN		b 3		2	2	8
119	119	3	2	1891-05-01	Thomas Burns	BRO		BSN		b 6		4	4	9	IPHR
120	120	4	1	1891-05-14	Bill Hutchison	CHC		BSN		b 9		1	8	1	IPHR
121	121	5	2	1891-05-14	Walt Wilmot	CHC		BSN		b 9		1	7	8
122	122	6	1	1891-05-19	Jerry Harrington	CIN		BSN		b 8		3	8	2
123	123	7	1	1891-05-30 (2)	John Reilly	CIN	@	BSN		t 9		1	5	3
124	124	8	1	1891-06-08	Bill Dahlen	CHC	@	BSN		t 4		1	3	5
125	125	9	2	1891-06-08	Walt Wilmot	CHC	@	BSN		t 6		2	2	8
126	126	10	3	1891-06-08	Walt Wilmot	CHC	@	BSN		t 7		2	2	8
127	127	11	1	1891-06-27	Mike Tiernan	NYG		BSN		b 1	0	1	1	9	Lead-Off
128	128	12	1	1891-08-07	Fred Pfeffer	CHC	@	BSN		t 2		1		4
129	129	13	2	1891-08-07	Bill Dahlen	CHC	@	BSN		t 5		2	3	7
130	130	14	1	1891-08-11	Tun Berger	PIT	@	BSN		t 9		2	7	2
131	131	15	1	1891-08-18	Dick Buckley	NYG		BSN		b 5		1	8	2
132	132	16	1	1891-09-08 (1)	George Davis	CLV	@	BSN		t 2		1	4	9
133	133	17	1	1891-09-09 (1)	George Davis	CLV	@	BSN		t 9		2	4	8
134	134	18	1	1891-09-15	Malachi Kittridge	CHC	@	BSN		t 6		1		2
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
135	135	1	1	1892-05-14	Darby O'Brien	BRO	@	BSN		t 5		1	6	8
136	136	2	2	1892-05-14	Tom Daly	BRO	@	BSN		t 9		1		PH
137	137	3	1	1892-06-28	Jack Clements	PHI		BSN		b 3		3		2
138	138	4	2	1892-06-28	Tim Keefe	PHI		BSN		b 7		1		1
139	139	5	1	1892-08-08	Jake Beckley	PIT		CLV		b 2		1	5	3	IPHR
140	140	6	2	1892-08-08	Duke Farrell	PIT		CLV		b 6		3	8	5	IPHR
141	141	7	1	1892-08-11	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		CLV		b 3		2	1	8
142	142	8	1	1892-10-01	Gene Moriarty	STL		CLV		b 4		2		7
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
143	143	1	1	1893-06-05	Tommy McCarthy	BSN		CLV		b 3		2	4	7
144	144	2	2	1893-06-05	Bobby Lowe	BSN		CLV		b 4		1	7	4
145	145	3	3	1893-06-05	Herman Long	BSN		CLV		b 5		1	1	6
146	146	4	1	1893-06-16	Dave Foutz	BRO		CLV		b 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
147	147	5	2	1893-06-16	George Shoch	BRO		CLV		b 8		2	7	5
148	148	6	1	1893-06-30	Bob Allen	PHI	@	CLV		t 4		2		6
149	149	7	1	1893-08-03	Walt Wilmot	CHC	@	CLV		t 3		2	3	7
150	150	8	1	1893-08-23	Lave Cross	PHI		CLV		b 5		1		2	IPHR
151	151	9	1	1893-08-26	Bobby Lowe	BSN		CLV		b 6		1	2	4
152	152	10	1	1893-09-28	Sam Thompson	PHI	@	CLV		t 7		2	4	9
153	153	11	2	1893-09-28	Ed Delahanty	PHI	@	CLV		t 9		3	3	7
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
154	154	1	1	1894-05-25	Elmer Smith	PIT	@	CLV		b 9		1	5	7
155	155	2	1	1894-06-02	Hugh Duffy	BSN		CLV		b 8		1	3	8
156	156	3	1	1894-06-15	Tom Kinslow	BRO		CLV		b 5		1	8	2
157	157	4	1	1894-06-24	Joe Quinn	STL		CLV		t 8		3		4
158	158	5	1	1894-07-04 (2)	Mike Tiernan	NYG	@	CLV		b 9		1		9
159	159	6	1	1894-07-12	Sam Thompson	PHI	@	CLV		b 3		1		9