Danny Clark (baseball)
Daniel Curren Clark (January 18, 1894 – May 23, 1937) was a backup infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1922 and 1927 for the Detroit Tigers (1922), Boston Red Sox (1924) and St. Louis Cardinals (1927). Listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 167 lb., Clark batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Meridian, Mississippi.
| Danny Clark | |||
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| Third baseman/Second baseman | |||
| Born: January 18, 1894 Meridian, Mississippi | |||
| Died: May 23, 1937 (aged 43) Meridian, Mississippi | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 12, 1922, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1927, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .277 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 93 | ||
| Teams | |||
In a three-season career, Clark was a .277 hitter (161-for-582) with five home runs and 93 RBI in 245 games, including 75 runs, 36 doubles, eight triples, five stolen bases, and a .360 on-base percentage. Following his majors career, he played in the Texas and Three-Eye leagues.
After his baseball career ended, Clark became an oil dealer, dying in his hometown of Meridian at age 43 from tertiary neural syphilis.[1]
Fact
- Was traded by Detroit along with Howard Ehmke, Babe Herman, Carl Holling and cash to the Red Sox in exchange by Del Pratt and Rip Collins.
References
- Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. pp. 224. ISBN 9781617499364.
