Sumpter Clarke

Sumpter Clarke
Sumpter Clarke
	Outfielder
	Born: October 18, 1897; Savannah, Georgia
	Died: March 16, 1962 (aged 64); Knoxville, Tennessee
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 27, 1920, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
	September 19, 1924, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.227
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	11
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1920); Cleveland Indians (1923–24);

Sumpter Mills Clarke (October 18, 1897 – March 16, 1962) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians from 1920 to 1924.

Clarke was suspended from playing baseball in August 1921; he got into a fight with the manager of the Birmingham minor league team on August 29, 1921 over a missed ground ball. While fellow Birmingham player Pie Traynor was called up to Bigs to help Pittsburgh with their run for the National League pennant, Clarke would sit out the remainder of the season.^[1]

References

^ "Pirates Call Traynor From Birmingham Club". The Pensacola Journal. August 30, 1921. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference

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[1] "Pirates Call Traynor From Birmingham Club". The Pensacola Journal. August 30, 1921. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

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