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Bob Clarke (baseball)

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Bob Clarke
Catcher
Born: (1903-01-08)January 8, 1903
Richmond, Virginia
Died: January 1971
Newark, New Jersey
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1922, for the Richmond Giants
Last appearance
1948, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
As player

As manager

Robert Alfred Clarke (January 8, 1903 – January 1971), nicknamed "Eggie", was an American Negro league catcher and manager from the 1920s through the 1940s.

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Clarke made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Richmond Giants.[1][2] In 1923, he joined the Baltimore Black Sox, and played for the club through 1932. From 1933 to 1940, Clarke played for the New York Black Yankees, serving as player-manager in 1936 and 1937,[3] and being selected to the East–West All-Star Game in 1940.[4] He spent 1941 through 1946 with the Baltimore Elite Giants, and finished his career with a short return stint with the Black Yankees in 1948. Clarke died in Newark, New Jersey in 1971 at age 67 or 68.

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Clarke". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Robert Clarke". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bob Clarke (manager page)". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 408. ISBN 9780803280007.
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