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Horace Clarke
Horace Meredith Clarke

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 178 lb.

MLB Debut May 13, 1965
Final Game September 15, 1974
Born June 2, 1939 in Frederiksted, V.I.
Died August 5, 2020 (age 81)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 26 NYA AL   54   59    4    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    6  .153  .194  .169  .363    52    10   0   0   0   0   1  
 1966 27 NYA AL  105  290   30   71   9   9   6   24   2   1   19   20  .245  .291  .400  .691   104   116   0   3   2   1   1  
 1967 28 NYA AL  158  611   63  146  18   1   5   44  28   4   47   64  .239  .293  .296  .589    89   181   5   1  10   0   7  
 1968 29 NYA AL  162  656   53  147  15   2   6   47  21  11   23   57  .224  .250  .280  .530    79   184   6   1   0   0  13  
 1969 30 NYA AL  162  633   69  143  27   7   2   54  34   9   50   55  .226  .281  .300  .581    81   190   3   3   7   0   6  
 1970 31 NYA AL  162  657   85  177  28   1   7   71  27   5   33   36  .269  .306  .347  .653    92   228   0   5   4   4  12  
 1971 32 NYA AL  162  659   79  162  15   7   1   47  19  12   71   39  .246  .321  .294  .616    89   194   1   4   0   4  14  
 1972 33 NYA AL  158  626   90  166  30   6   5   59  30   8   57   47  .265  .338  .356  .694   101   223   2   0   0  12  15  
 1973 34 NYA AL  144  510   57  144  21   0   1   45   8  12   40   38  .282  .336  .329  .666    91   168   8   1   2   2  22  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons     1267 4701  530 1165 164  33  33  391 169  62  343  362  .248  .301  .318  .619        1494  25  18  25  23  91
 Per 600 PA           552   62  137  19   4   4   46  20   7   40   43                                 175   3   2   3   3  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA     1267 4701  530 1165 164  33  33  391 169  62  343  362  .248  .301  .318  .619        1494  25  18  25  23  91
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1272 4813  548 1230 150  23  27  304 151  58  365  362  .256  .308  .313  .621        1507  29  24  18  11  77
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1965 26 NYA AL  16    1   1.0  41   6   0  .146   1    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  PH            -229   
 1966 27 NYA AL  40   35   4.2  28   7   1  .250  13   69   42  .609    0    0  .000  2B   3e32      -14   
 1967 28 NYA AL  23   57   3.2  13   1   0  .077   5  147  118  .803    0    0  .000  2B   2e8       -48   
 1968 29 NYA AL  28   43   2.2   0   0   0  .000  17  172  132  .767    0    0  .000  2B   2e17       18   
 1969 30 NYA AL  35   57   3.0   0   0   0  .000  15  172  142  .826    0    0  .000  2B   2e16     -124   
 1970 31 NYA AL  36   71   3.8   0   0   0  .000  24  179  127  .709    0    0  .000  2B   3e19       58   
 1971 32 NYA AL  35   64   3.3   0   0   0  .000  17  160  106  .662    0    0  .000  2B   3e17      -24   
 1972 33 NYA AL  36   78   4.4   0   0   0  .000  13  172  122  .709    0    0  .000  2B   3e13       78   
 1973 34 NYA AL  45   50   3.3   0   0   0  .000  16  151   94  .623    0    0  .000  2B   4e20       41   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          459   3.3  82  14   1  .171 121 1226  885  .722    0    0  .000                  -4   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 15.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 13.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1965 26 NYA AL  3B     9     2    10    1    0   .923     3    33.1   3.24
                 SS     5     1     3    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   5.14
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1966 27 NYA AL  2B    47   101   132    8   31   .967    41   371.2   5.64
                 SS    30    46    68    5   16   .958    20   191.0   5.37
                 3B     5     1     3    0    0  1.000     0     8.1   4.32
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .1   0.00
 1967 28 NYA AL  2B   150   350   414    5  102   .993   140  1290.0   5.33  GG
 1968 29 NYA AL  2B   162   499   410   17   98   .982   162  1469.0   5.57
 1969 30 NYA AL  2B   162   529   461   15  134   .985   162  1473.2   6.05  GG
 1970 31 NYA AL  2B   162   472   437   24  131   .974   162  1499.0   5.46
 1971 32 NYA AL  2B   162   494   382   17  100   .981   162  1463.1   5.39
 1972 33 NYA AL  2B   158   527   414   13  130   .986   156  1408.2   6.01
 1973 34 NYA AL  2B   144   392   352   16   81   .979   144  1249.0   5.36
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B  1148  3364  3002  115  807   .982  1129 10225.1   5.60
                 SS    35    47    71    5   16   .959    20   198.0   5.36
                 3B    14     3    13    1    0   .941     3    41.2   3.46
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .1   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1970 ALCS  NYA MNA   L    3  12  0  5  1  0  0   1  0  0  .417  .417  .500  1
 1972 ALCS  NYA KCA   W    5  20  0  4  2  0  0   3  0  0  .200  .200  .300  0
      WS    NYA SFN   W    5  20  3  6  1  0  0   2  1  0  .300  .333  .350  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1965  NYA   75-87   Billy Vanson
 1966  NYA   63-99   Billy Vanson
 1967  NYA   57-105  Billy Vanson
 1968  NYA   74-88   Ozzie Perez, Dave Jackson
 1969  NYA   93-69   Dave Jackson, Chris Kohlwes
 1970  NYA   98-64   Chris Kohlwes
 1971  NYA   90-72   Chris Kohlwes
 1972  NYA   95-67   Chris Kohlwes
 1973  NYA   80-82   Chris Kohlwes

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