Dad Clarkson

Full Name: Arthur Hamilton Clarkson	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/165	First Game: August 20, 1891
Birthdate: August 31, 1866	Final Game: August 8, 1896
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: February 5, 1911
Deathplace: Somerville, Massachusetts
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on August 31, 1866 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dad Clarkson (Arthur Hamilton Clarkson) played for the New York Giants, Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Perfectos and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 6 year career. Clarkson broke into the bigs on August 20, 1891 with the New York Giants, and put up a 3.48 ERA in 186.1 innings pitched in 1893, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Dad Clarkson's best season was 1893, when he posted a 3.48 ERA and won 12 games.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	WP
1891	NY	N	5	2	1	2	2.89	11	23	9	1	0	28	24	0	18	4
1892	BOS	N	1	1	1	0	1.29	0	1	1	1	0	7	5	0	3	1
1893	STL	N	24	21	12	9	3.48	37	116	72	17	1	186.1	194	4	79	10
1894	STL	N	32	32	8	17	6.36	46	236	165	24	1	233.1	318	9	117	11
1895	STL	N	7	7	1	6	7.38	9	66	50	7	0	61	91	7	26	4
1895	BAL	N	20	14	12	3	3.87	23	84	61	10	0	142	169	5	64	5
1895	TOT	N	27	21	13	9	4.92	32	150	111	17	0	203	260	12	90	9
1896	BAL	N	7	4	4	2	4.98	7	40	26	3	0	47	72	1	18	2
Total			96	81	39	39	4.90	133	566	384	63	2	704.2	873	26	325	37

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1891	NY	N	P	5	2	6	2	0	.800
1892	BOS	N	P	1	1	1	0	0	1.000
1893	STL	N	P	24	11	47	8	1	.879
1893	STL	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1894	STL	N	P	32	11	46	5	5	.919
1895	STL	N	P	7	1	10	0	0	1.000
1895	BAL	N	P	20	5	41	4	1	.920
1895	TOT	N	P	27	6	51	4	1	.934
1896	BAL	N	P	7	0	11	1	0	.917
Total			OF	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	96	31	162	20	7	.906

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1891	NY	N	5	9	0	4	0	0	.444	.545	.444	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
1892	BOS	N	1	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
1893	STL	N	25	75	8	10	0	5	.133	.226	.147	1	0	9	16	0	0	0
1894	STL	N	33	88	11	16	0	7	.182	.314	.205	0	1	16	28	1	0	1
1895	STL	N	7	23	0	1	0	0	.043	.154	.043	0	0	3	4	0	0	0
1895	BAL	N	20	57	10	8	1	4	.140	.222	.211	1	0	5	17	1	3	0
1895	TOT	N	27	80	10	9	1	4	.112	.202	.162	1	0	8	21	1	3	0
1896	BAL	N	7	18	4	5	0	2	.278	.350	.278	0	0	2	3	0	1	0
Total			98	273	33	44	1	18	.161	.266	.187	2	1	37	73	2	4	1

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Traded by St. Louis Browns to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Frank Bonner and Bill Kissinger (June 8, 1895).

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