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Boileryard Clarke

Birthdate:

10/18/1868

Died:

7/29/1959

Height / Weight:

' " / 170 lbs.

Place of Birth:

New York, NY, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball player, Boileryard Clarke, Washington Senators, facing the camera, outdoors 1904 Photo SUMMARY
Half-length portrait of William Boileryard Clarke, baseball player for the Washington Senators, American League, facing the camera, standing at South Side Park which was located at West 37th Street, South Princeton Avenue, West Pershing Road (formerly West 39th Street), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. NOTES This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper. SDN-002368, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

An aggressive playing catcher during baseball’s Dead Ball Era, William Clarke played for one of the best teams in early professional baseball history, the Baltimore Orioles, who were then in the National League. He helped the Orioles win three straight Championships 1894-1896, followed by two back-to-back second place finishes, 1897-98.

A noted dangerous clutch-hitter Boileryard Clarke batted over .290 two straight years, 1895-1896, for the Orioles, including a 71 RBI season in ’96. He hit a career-high .315 for Boston, NL, in 1900. Note: Clarke played in the time when the baseball was slightly larger and softer than today’s ‘rabbit ball.’

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
13 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1893	BLN (NL)	49	183	23	32	1	3	1	24	19	14	2	0	0	6	0	0	.175	.274	SLG
1894	BLN (NL)	28	100	18	24	8	0	1	19	16	14	2	0	0	3	0	0	.240	.361	SLG
1895	BLN (NL)	67	241	38	70	15	3	0	35	13	18	8	0	0	9	4	0	.290	.350	SLG
1896	BLN (NL)	80	300	48	89	14	7	2	71	14	12	7	0	0	8	8	0	.297	.345	SLG
1897	BLN (NL)	64	241	32	65	7	1	1	38	9	0	5	0	0	9	0	0	.270	.320	SLG
1898	BLN (NL)	82	285	26	69	5	2	0	27	4	0	2	0	0	15	4	0	.242	.289	SLG
1899	BSN (NL)	60	223	25	50	3	2	2	32	10	0	2	0	0	4	6	0	.224	.270	SLG
1900	BSN (NL)	81	270	35	85	5	2	1	30	9	0	0	0	0	3	9	0	.315	.344	SLG
1901	WSH (AL)	110	422	58	118	15	5	3	54	23	0	7	0	0	12	8	0	.280	.335	SLG
1902	WSH (AL)	87	291	31	78	15	0	6	40	23	0	1	0	0	4	5	0	.268	.330	SLG
1903	WSH (AL)	126	465	35	111	14	6	2	38	15	0	12	0	0	7	7	0	.239	.273	SLG
1904	WSH (AL)	85	275	23	58	8	1	0	17	17	0	5	0	0	5	4	0	.211	.269	SLG
1905	NYG (NL)	31	50	2	9	0	0	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.180	.241	SLG
13 years		950	3346	394	858	110	32	20	429	176	58	54	0	0	85	57	0	.256	.310	.SLG

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