Bob Clarke (baseball)
| Bob Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Catcher / Player-manager | |
| Born: January 8, 1903 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: January 1, 1971 (aged 67) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1922, for the Richmond Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the New York Black Yankees | |
| Eastern Colored League, East–West League, American Negro League, & Negro National League II statistics | |
| Batting average | .215 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 156 |
| Managerial record | 45–48–3 |
| Managerial winning percentage | .484 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As player-manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Negro league All-Star (1940) | |
Robert Alfred Clarke (January 8, 1903 – January 1971), nicknamed "Eggie", was an American professional catcher and player-manager in the Negro leagues from the 1920s through the 1940s.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Clarke made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Richmond Giants.[1][2] In 1923, he joined the Baltimore Black Sox, and played for the club through 1932. From 1933 to 1940, Clarke played for the New York Black Yankees, serving as player-manager in 1936 and 1937,[3] and being selected to the East–West All-Star Game in 1940.[4] He spent 1941 through 1946 with the Baltimore Elite Giants, and finished his career with a short return stint with the Black Yankees in 1948. Clarke died in Newark, New Jersey in 1971 at age 67.
References
- ^ "Bob Clarke". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Robert Clarke". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Clarke (manager page)". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 408. ISBN 9780803280007.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Bob Clarke managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com