Boileryard Clarke

Full Name: William Jones Clarke	Primary Position: C,1B
Height/Weight: 5' 11.5"/170	First Game: May 1, 1893
Birthdate: October 18, 1868	Final Game: October 7, 1905
Birthplace: New York, New York	MLB Experience: 13 years
Died: July 29, 1959
Deathplace: Princeton, New Jersey
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Boileryard Clarke (William Jones Clarke) was born on October 18, 1868 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1893 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1893, his rookie year, he hit .175 with 1 home run and 24 RBI. Clarke played for the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Beaneaters, Washington Senators and New York Giants over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that Boileryard Clarke's best season was 1901, when he hit for a .280 average and knocked in 54 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1893	BAL	N	49	183	23	32	1	24	.175	.274	.230	1	3	19	14	6	0	2
1894	BAL	N	28	100	18	24	1	19	.240	.361	.350	8	0	16	14	3	3	2
1895	BAL	N	67	241	38	70	0	35	.290	.350	.378	15	3	13	18	9	4	8
1896	BAL	N	80	300	48	89	2	71	.297	.345	.410	14	7	14	12	8	8	7
1897	BAL	N	64	241	32	65	1	38	.270	.320	.320	7	1	9	0	9	0	5
1898	BAL	N	82	285	26	69	0	27	.242	.289	.274	5	2	4	0	15	4	2
1899	BOS	N	60	223	25	50	2	32	.224	.270	.283	3	2	10	0	4	6	2
1900	BOS	N	81	270	35	85	1	30	.315	.344	.359	5	2	9	0	3	9	0
1901	WAS	A	110	422	58	118	3	54	.280	.335	.360	15	5	23	0	12	8	7
1902	WAS	A	87	291	31	78	6	40	.268	.330	.381	15	0	23	0	4	5	1
1903	WAS	A	126	465	35	111	2	38	.239	.273	.308	14	6	15	0	7	7	12
1904	WAS	A	85	275	23	58	0	17	.211	.269	.247	8	1	17	0	5	4	5
1905	NY	N	31	50	2	9	1	4	.180	.241	.240	0	0	4	0	0	2	1
Total	NL		542	1893	247	493	9	280	.260	.316	.326	58	20	98	58	57	36	29
Total	AL		408	1453	147	365	11	149	.251	.302	.326	52	12	78	0	28	24	25
Total			950	3346	394	858	20	429	.256	.310	.326	110	32	176	58	85	60	54

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1893	BAL	N	C	38	135	45	18	3	17	.909
1893	BAL	N	1B	11	97	3	2	5	0	.980
1894	BAL	N	C	23	80	22	11	1	5	.903
1894	BAL	N	1B	5	40	0	1	5	0	.976
1895	BAL	N	1B	6	43	2	1	5	0	.978
1895	BAL	N	C	60	176	67	16	8	9	.938
1896	BAL	N	C	67	203	53	14	5	14	.948
1896	BAL	N	1B	14	116	2	5	11	0	.959
1897	BAL	N	C	59	191	38	15	2	8	.939
1897	BAL	N	1B	4	35	2	0	4	0	1.000
1898	BAL	N	1B	10	87	2	3	4	0	.967
1898	BAL	N	C	70	289	69	14	6	19	.962
1899	BOS	N	C	60	213	69	18	4	8	.940
1900	BOS	N	1B	8	60	4	0	1	0	1.000
1900	BOS	N	C	67	246	104	27	8	22	.928
1901	WAS	A	C	107	358	122	24	11	10	.952
1901	WAS	A	1B	3	24	0	1	1	0	.960
1902	WAS	A	C	87	288	97	11	8	8	.972
1903	WAS	A	1B	88	891	44	18	44	0	.981
1903	WAS	A	C	37	148	46	14	1	2	.933
1904	WAS	A	C	52	229	72	7	9	6	.977
1904	WAS	A	1B	29	288	14	6	15	0	.981
1905	NY	N	C	12	31	2	1	0	0	.971
1905	NY	N	1B	15	106	4	3	4	0	.973
Total			1B	193	1787	77	40	99	0	.979
Total			C	739	2587	806	190	66	128	.947

[edit] Transactions

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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