Danny Clark (baseball) explained

Danny Clark
Position:Third baseman/Second baseman
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:18 January 1894
Birth Place:Meridian, Mississippi
Death Place:Meridian, Mississippi
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 12
Debutyear:1922
Debutteam:Detroit Tigers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 26
Finalyear:1927
Finalteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.277
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:5
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:93
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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, 167 lb., Clark batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Meridian, Mississippi.

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]

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  1. Book: Russo, Frank. Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. 2006. Triumph Books. United States. 9781617499364. 224.

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