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Boileryard Clarke
Boileryard Clarke
| Full name William Jones Clarke |
| Born October 18, 1868, New York, New York |
| Died July 29, 1959, Princeton, New Jersey |
| Buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland (in Evergreen Section) |
| First Game: May 1, 1893; Final Game: October 7, 1905 |
| Umpired First Game: May 2, 1893; Umpired Final Game: September 19, 1896 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 170 |
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| Ejections as player: 1896 (1), 1897 (3), 1901 (1), 1904 (1), 1905 (1). Total: 7 |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1893 BAL N 49 183 23 32 1 3 1 24 19 14 6 2 .175 .274 .230 -1.6 1893 BAL N
1894 BAL N 28 100 18 24 8 0 1 19 16 14 3 3 2 .240 .361 .350 -0.2 1894 BAL N
1895 BAL N 67 241 38 70 15 3 0 35 13 18 9 4 8 .290 .350 .378 1.2 1895 BAL N
1896 BAL N 80 300 48 89 14 7 2 71 14 12 8 8 7 .297 .345 .410 0.0 1896 BAL N
1897 BAL N Daily Splits 64 241 32 65 7 1 1 38 9 0 12 9 0 0 4 5 3 .270 .320 .320 -1.2 1897 BAL N
1898 BAL N Daily Splits 82 285 26 69 5 2 0 27 4 0i 14 15 4 0 1i 2 2i .242 .289 .274 -0.5 1898 BAL N
1899 BOS N Daily Splits 60 223 25 50 3 2 2 32 10 0i 17 4 6 0 4i 2 0i .224 .270 .283 -0.8 1899 BOS N
1900 BOS N Daily Splits 81 270 35 85 5 2 1 30 9 0i 16 3 9 0 4i 0 0i .315 .344 .359 0.3 1900 BOS N
1901 WAS A Daily Splits 110 422 58 118 15 5 3 54 23 32 12 8 0 7 .280 .335 .360 0.2 1901 WAS A
1902 WAS A Daily Splits 87 291 31 78 15 0 6 40 23 15 4 5 0 1 .268 .330 .381 0.3 1902 WAS A
1903 WAS A Daily Splits 126 465 35 111 14 6 2 38 15 28 7 7 0 12 .239 .273 .308 -2.9 1903 WAS A
1904 WAS A Daily Splits 85 275 23 58 8 1 0 17 17 21 5 4 0 5 .211 .269 .247 -1.1 1904 WAS A
1905 NY N Daily Splits 31 50 2 9 0 0 1 4 4 5 0 2 0 1 .180 .241 .240 -0.4 1905 NY N
Total NL ( 9 Years) 542 1893 247 493 58 20 9 280 98 0i 122 57 36i 0i 13i 29 5i .260 .316 .326 -3.2 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years) 408 1453 147 365 52 12 11 149 78 96 28 24 0 25 .251 .302 .326 -3.5 Total AL
Total (13 Years) Splits 950 3346 394 858 110 32 20 429 176 0i 218 85 60i 0i 13i 54 5i .256 .310 .326 -6.7 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG
1893 BAL N C 38 135 45 18 3 0 17 .909
1893 BAL N 1B 11 97 3 2 5 0 .980
1894 BAL N C 23 80 22 11 1 0 5 .903
1894 BAL N 1B 5 40 0 1 5 0 .976
1895 BAL N C 60 176 67 16 8 0 9 .938
1895 BAL N 1B 6 43 2 1 5 0 .978
1896 BAL N C 67 203 53 14 5 0 14 .948
1896 BAL N 1B 14 116 2 5 11 0 .959
1897 BAL N Daily Splits C 60 58 52 502 191 38 15 2 0 8 80 17 .939
1897 BAL N 1B 4 4 4 34 35 2 0 4 0 1.000
1898 BAL N Daily Splits C 71 70 69 600.2 289 69 14 6 0 19 70 7 .962
1898 BAL N 1B 10 8 8 70 87 2 3 4 0 .967
1899 BOS N Daily Splits C 60 59 59 543 213 69 18 4 0 8 86 34 .940
1900 BOS N Daily Splits C 67 66 60 563 246 104 27 8 0 22 103i 28i .928
1900 BOS N 1B 8 6 6 62 60 4 0 1 0 1.000
1901 WAS A Daily Splits C 107 106 105 896.2i 358 122 24 11 0 10 112 0 .952
1901 WAS A 1B 3 2 2 18 i 24 0 1 1 0 .960
1902 WAS A Daily Splits C 87 86 83 730.2i 288 97 11 8 0 8 87 0 .972
1903 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 88 88 88 780 891 44 18 44 0 .981
1903 WAS A C 37 37 36 304.2i 148 46 14 1 0 2 65i 0 .933
1904 WAS A Daily Splits C 52 52 49 419.1i 229 72 7 9 0 6 58i 0 .977
1904 WAS A 1B 29 28 28 249 i 288 14 6 15 0 .981
1905 NY N Daily Splits 1B 15 7 7 61 i 106 4 3 4 0 .973
1905 NY N C 12 2 2 15 i 31 2 1 0 0 0 0i 0 .971
Total (13 Years) Splits C 741 536i 515i 4575 i 2587 806 190 66 0 128 661i 86i .947
Total (11 Years) 1B 193 143i 143i 1274 i 1787 77 40 99 0 .979
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG
i - incomplete
Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1893 NL Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1894 NL Daily 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
1896 NL Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total ( 3 Years) 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-22-1896 BAL N Tim Hurst Balls and strikes (Threatened umpire)
7-30-1897 BOX BAL N Bob Emslie Unknown reason
8-12-1897 BOX BAL N Kick Kelly Protest use of 'old' ball
9- 9-1897 BOX BAL N Kick Kelly Balls and strikes
7-16-1901 BOX WAS A Jack Haskell Condition of baseball
9-21-1904 BOX WAS A Tommy Connolly Balls and strikes
5-20-1905 BOX NY N Jim Johnstone Obstruction non-call
Transaction Information
Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Boston Beaneaters (March 2, 1899).
Released by Washington Senators (April 6, 1905).
Signed by New York Giants (April 6, 1905).
Sold by New York Giants to Toledo (American Association) (February, 1906).
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