| Bob Clarke | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | January 8, 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Death Date: | January 1971 |
| Death Place: | Newark, New Jersey |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1922 |
| Debutteam: | Richmond Giants |
| Finalyear: | 1948 |
| Finalteam: | New York Black Yankees |
| Teams: | As player
As manager
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Robert Alfred Clarke (January 8, 1903 - January 1971), nicknamed "Eggie", was an American Negro league catcher and manager 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 or 68.
and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
. Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 408. 2001. 9780803280007.