| Nig Clarke | |||
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Full Name: Jay Justin Clarke Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 lbs. Born: Dec 15, 1882 in Amherstburg, Ontario, CAN Major League Debut: Apr 26, 1905 Died: Jun 15, 1949 in River Rouge, MI |
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| Nig Clarke | |||
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Full Name: Jay Justin Clarke Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 lbs. Born: Dec 15, 1882 in Amherstburg, Ontario, CAN Major League Debut: Apr 26, 1905 Died: Jun 15, 1949 in River Rouge, MI |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1905 1905 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1919 1920 |
TM Cle Det Cle Cle Cle Cle Cle Cle StL Phi Pit |
LG AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL NL NL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 5 3 37 57 120 97 55 21 82 26 3 |
AB 9 7 114 179 390 290 164 58 256 62 7 |
R 2 1 9 22 44 34 15 4 22 4 0 |
H 1 3 23 64 105 70 45 9 55 15 0 |
2B 1 0 5 12 19 8 4 2 10 3 0 |
3B 0 0 1 4 6 6 2 0 1 0 0 |
HR 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
RBI 1 1 8 21 33 27 14 2 18 2 0 |
TB 2 6 30 87 145 93 53 11 67 18 0 |
BB 1 0 10 13 35 30 9 8 26 4 2 |
IBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Totals | G 506 |
AB 1536 |
R 157 |
H 390 |
2B 64 |
3B 20 |
HR 6 |
RBI 127 |
TB 512 |
BB 138 |
IBB 0 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1905 1905 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1919 1920 |
TM Cle Det Cle Cle Cle Cle Cle Cle StL Phi Pit |
LG AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL NL NL |
K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 |
HBP 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 |
SH 0 0 2 2 3 7 5 3 7 1 0 |
SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
GDP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 2 1 0 |
CS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB% -.--- -.--- -.--- 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 -.--- 1.000 1.000 -.--- |
AVG .111 .429 .202 .358 .269 .241 .274 .155 .215 .242 .000 |
OBP .200 .500 .266 .404 .333 .315 .316 .258 .287 .299 .222 |
SLG .222 .857 .263 .486 .372 .321 .323 .190 .262 .290 .000 |
AB/HR --.- 7.0 --.- 179.0 130.0 290.0 --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- 12.4 1.8 |
| Totals | K 9 |
HBP 7 |
SH 30 |
SF 0 |
GDP 0 |
SB 16 |
CS 0 |
SB% 1.000 |
BAVG .254 |
OBP .318 |
SLG .333 |
AB/HR 256.0 |
AB/K 170.7 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1905-1910 1905 1911 1919 1920 |
TM Cle Det StL Phi Pit |
LG AL AL AL NL NL |
TEAM NAME Cleveland Naps Detroit Tigers St. Louis Browns Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates |
LEAGUE NAME American League American League American League National League National League |
Nig Clarke holds the catcher record for Quickest Boomerang, moving from CLE-A to DET-A and back to CLE-A in 10 days in 1905. This is also second fastest in MLB history.
Clarke, one of the first Canadian players to have an extended stay in the majors, was a highly rated defensive catcher hampered by arm problems. The Tigers' Germany Schaefer exploited Clarke's shortcoming in a tie game against Cleveland. Knowing the sore-armed catcher would have trouble throwing, Schaefer stole second, thinking the runner on third could score. When Clarke refused to throw, Schaefer stole first base and then, stealing second again, drew an errant throw from Clarke as the winning run scored.
Nig Clarke is credited with hitting 8 homeruns in a game in Ennis, Texas. Eight official at-bats. Eight home runs. [Click here for full story].