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| '''Horace Meredith Clarke''' (born ], ], in ], ], ]) was a ] player for the ] and the ] from |
'''Horace Meredith Clarke''' (born ], ], in ], ], ]) was a ] player for the ] and the ] from 1965 to 1974. | ||
| He was signed by the ] as an amateur free agent in |
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| As one of the most well-known faces of the poorly performing Yankees teams from 1967 to 1973, that period in Yankees history is commonly referred to as "The Horace Clarke Era." | As one of the most well-known faces of the poorly performing Yankees teams from 1967 to 1973, that period in Yankees history is commonly referred to as "The Horace Clarke Era." | ||
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Clarke was sold to the ] on ], ], for $25,000. He retired at the end of the 1974 season. After his retirement, he worked as a ] instructor for the ] Department of Recreation and as an assistant scout for the ]. | ||
| ==In fiction== | ==In fiction== | ||
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Template:Infobox MLB retired Horace Meredith Clarke (born June 2, 1940, in Frederiksted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands) was a Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees and the San Diego Padres from 1965 to 1974.
He was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1958. He made his Major League Baseball debut on May 13, 1965. In 1967, he became the Yankees' regular second baseman upon the retirement of longtime veteran Bobby Richardson. In 10 seasons, he hit .256, with 27 home runs and 304 RBI. In the space of one month in 1970, he broke up three possible no-hitters in the ninth inning (Jim Rooker on June 4, Sonny Siebert on June 19 and Joe Niekro on July 2). That season, Clarke made 732 plate appearances (batting 686 times officially). As a fielder, though, the knock on Clarke was that he would not turn the double play with runners barreling in. Few ever took him out with a slide, but Clarke would hold the ball after leaping.
As one of the most well-known faces of the poorly performing Yankees teams from 1967 to 1973, that period in Yankees history is commonly referred to as "The Horace Clarke Era."
Clarke was sold to the San Diego Padres on May 31, 1974, for $25,000. He retired at the end of the 1974 season. After his retirement, he worked as a baseball instructor for the Virgin Islands Department of Recreation and as an assistant scout for the Kansas City Royals.
In fiction
In the television show "The Job", Horace Clarke is referred to occasionally.
Sources
- Baseball Almanac
- Baseball Library
- Baseball Reference
- The Baseball Cube
- Horace Clarke (from Baseball in the Virgin Islands)