Sensation Clark
Appearance
Sensation Clark | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Americus, Georgia | July 11, 1902|
Died: May 2, 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 61)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1922, for the Pittsburgh Keystones | |
Last appearance | |
1924, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
NNL statistics | |
Win–loss record | 6–5 |
Earned run average | 5.01 |
Strikeouts | 69 |
Teams | |
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Charles Douglas Clark (July 11, 1902 – May 2, 1964), nicknamed "Sensation", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.
A native of Americus, Georgia, Clark attended Morehouse College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Pittsburgh Keystones. He went on to play for the Indianapolis ABCs the following season, and finished his career in 1924 with the Cleveland Browns and Memphis Red Sox.[1][2] Clark died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1964 at age 61.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sensation Clark". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Sensation Clark". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1964 deaths
- Cleveland Browns (baseball) players
- Indianapolis ABCs players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- Pittsburgh Keystones players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from Americus, Georgia
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Morehouse Maroon Tigers baseball players
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs