Horace Clarke

Full Name: Horace Meredith Clarke	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/170	First Game: May 13, 1965
Birthdate: June 2, 1940	Final Game: September 15, 1974
Birthplace: Frederiksted, Virgin Islands	MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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Horace Clarke (Horace Meredith Clarke) was born on June 2, 1940 in Frederiksted, Virgin Islands. He made his Major League debut on May 13, 1965 for the New York Yankees. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 6 home runs and 28 RBI. Clarke played for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Horace Clarke's best season was 1969, when he stole 33 bases and hit for a .285 average.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1965	NY	A	51	108	13	28	1	9	.259	.296	.296	1	0	6	6	0	1	2	0	2
1966	NY	A	96	312	37	83	6	28	.266	.324	.381	10	4	27	24	1	1	5	4	2
1967	NY	A	143	588	74	160	3	29	.272	.321	.316	17	0	42	64	0	3	21	2	5
1968	NY	A	148	579	52	133	2	26	.230	.258	.254	6	1	23	46	0	3	20	0	8
1969	NY	A	156	641	82	183	4	48	.285	.339	.367	26	7	53	41	0	3	33	1	8
1970	NY	A	158	686	81	172	4	46	.251	.286	.309	24	2	35	35	2	2	23	5	12
1971	NY	A	159	625	76	156	2	41	.250	.321	.318	23	7	64	43	2	4	17	2	14
1972	NY	A	147	547	65	132	3	37	.241	.315	.302	20	2	56	44	4	3	18	4	7
1973	NY	A	148	590	60	155	2	35	.263	.317	.308	21	0	47	48	2	6	11	0	18
1974	SD	N	42	90	5	17	0	4	.189	.255	.200	1	0	8	6	0	1	0	0	0
1974	NY	A	24	47	3	11	0	1	.234	.294	.255	1	0	4	5	0	2	1	0	1
1974	Total		66	137	8	28	0	5	.204	.268	.219	2	0	12	11	0	3	1	0	1
Total	NL		42	90	5	17	0	4	.189	.255	.200	1	0	8	6	0	1	0	0	0
Total	AL		1230	4723	543	1213	27	300	.257	.309	.315	149	23	357	356	11	28	151	18	77
Total			1272	4813	548	1230	27	304	.256	.308	.313	150	23	365	362	11	29	151	18	77

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1965	NY	A	3B	17	17	137	15	45	5	4	0	.923
1965	NY	A	2B	7	4	44	5	10	0	1	0	1.000
1965	NY	A	SS	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1966	NY	A	SS	63	59	524	102	154	8	37	0	.970
1966	NY	A	2B	16	14	129.2	42	38	3	9	0	.964
1966	NY	A	3B	4	3	37	2	4	1	2	0	.857
1967	NY	A	2B	140	139	1262.1	348	410	8	79	1	.990
1968	NY	A	2B	139	137	1215.1	357	444	13	80	0	.984
1969	NY	A	2B	156	156	1385.1	373	429	15	112	0	.982
1970	NY	A	2B	157	157	1417.2	379	478	18	95	0	.979
1971	NY	A	2B	156	153	1381	386	455	16	97	0	.981
1972	NY	A	2B	143	134	1195.1	347	399	11	104	0	.985
1973	NY	A	2B	147	141	1253	378	442	18	107	0	.979
1974	SD	N	2B	21	14	140	40	47	2	6	0	.978
1974	NY	A	2B	20	9	95	27	27	0	5	0	1.000
1974	NY	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	Total		2B	41	23	235	67	74	2	11	0	.986
Total			DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	1102	1058	9518.2	2682	3179	104	695	1	.983
Total			SS	64	59	527	103	155	8	37	0	.970
Total			3B	21	20	174	17	49	6	6	0	.917

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Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1958).
Sold by New York Yankees to San Diego Padres with Lowell Palmer (May 31, 1974).
Released by San Diego Padres (October 3, 1974).

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