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'''John Gibson Clarkson''' (July 1, 1861 – February 4, 1909) was an American [[Major League Baseball]] right-handed [[pitcher]]. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], Clarkson played for the [[Worcester Ruby Legs]] (1882), [[Chicago White Stockings (1870–89)|Chicago White Stockings]] (1884–1887), [[Boston Beaneaters]] (1888–1892), and [[Cleveland Spiders]] (1892–1894). Clarkson pitched the first known [[List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning|immaculate inning]] in MLB history on June 4, 1889 vs the [[Philadelphia Phillies#Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889)|Philadelphia Quakers]] in the 3rd inning.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKenna |first=Brian |title=John Clarkson |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/john-clarkson/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
He was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1963.
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