Walter Clarkson Explained

Walter Clarkson
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:November 3, 1878
Birth Place:Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 2
Debutyear:1904
Debutteam:New York Highlanders
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 28
Finalyear:1908
Finalteam:Cleveland Naps
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:18–16
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.17
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:178
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Walter Hamilton Clarkson (November 3, 1878  - October 10, 1946) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Highlanders from 1904 to 1907 and the Cleveland Naps from 1907 to 1908.

Clarkson attended Harvard University, where he played college baseball for the Crimson from 1898 to 1903.[1]

Clarkson spent the beginning of 1905 coaching the Army Black Knights baseball team but left the team in March to join the Highlanders for spring training in Montgomery, Alabama.[2]

He was a younger brother of fellow baseball players John and Dad Clarkson, as well as of golf and billiards player T. Henry Clarkson.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harvard University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues. Baseball-Almanac.com. March 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130128042158/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/harvard_university_baseball_players.shtml. live. January 28, 2013.
  2. News: Fultz Signs Contract . 22 January 2024 . . 7 March 1905 . 7.