Walter Clarkson

Full Name: Walter Hamilton Clarkson	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/150	First Game: July 2, 1904
Birthdate: November 3, 1878	Final Game: April 28, 1908
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts	MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: October 10, 1946
Deathplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on November 3, 1878 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Walter Clarkson (Walter Hamilton Clarkson) played for the New York Highlanders and Cleveland Naps over the course of his 5 year career. Clarkson broke into the bigs on July 2, 1904 with the New York Highlanders, and put up a 5.02 ERA in 66.1 innings pitched in 1904, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Walter Clarkson's best season was 1906, when he posted a 2.32 ERA and struck out 64 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1904	NY	A	13	4	1	2	5.02	43	42	37	2	0	1	66.1	63	3	25	1	10
1905	NY	A	9	4	3	3	3.91	35	26	20	3	0	0	46	40	1	13	3	2
1906	NY	A	32	16	9	4	2.32	64	59	39	9	3	0	151	135	6	55	5	5
1907	NY	A	5	2	1	1	6.23	3	12	12	0	0	0	17.1	19	1	8	0	2
1907	CLE	A	17	10	4	6	1.99	32	40	20	9	1	0	90.2	77	1	29	1	3
1907	TOT	A	22	12	5	7	2.67	35	52	32	9	1	0	108	96	2	37	1	5
1908	CLE	A	2	1	0	0	1.80	1	4	4	0	0	0	3.1	6	0	2	0	2
Total			78	37	18	16	3.17	178	183	132	23	4	1	374.2	340	12	132	10	24

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1904	NY	A	P	13	2	14	1	0	.941
1905	NY	A	P	9	1	11	2	0	.857
1906	NY	A	P	32	3	39	1	1	.977
1907	NY	A	P	5	1	6	0	1	1.000
1907	CLE	A	P	17	9	24	3	2	.917
1907	TOT	A	P	22	10	30	3	3	.930
1908	CLE	A	P	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	78	16	94	7	4	.940

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SH
1904	NY	A	13	26	3	7	3	.269	.296	.423	0	2	1	0
1905	NY	A	9	19	1	1	0	.053	.053	.053	0	0	0	0
1906	NY	A	32	51	3	8	4	.157	.157	.275	2	2	0	3
1907	NY	A	5	7	1	2	1	.286	.286	.286	0	0	0	0
1907	CLE	A	17	28	1	1	2	.036	.036	.036	0	0	0	1
1907	TOT	A	22	35	2	3	3	.086	.086	.086	0	0	0	1
1908	CLE	A	2	1	0	1	2	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	0	0	0
Total			78	132	9	20	12	.152	.158	.227	2	4	1	4

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Jersey City (Eastern) to New York Highlanders (@August, 1905).
Traded by New York Highlanders with Frank Delahanty to Cleveland Naps in exchange for Earl Moore (May 16, 1907).

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