John Clapp (baseball)

John Clapp
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1851-07-15)July 15, 1851 Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Died: December 18, 1904(1904-12-18) (aged 53) Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 1872, for the Middletown Mansfields
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1883, for the New York Gothams
MLB statistics
Batting average	.283
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	275
Managerial record	174–273
Teams
As player Middletown Mansfields (1872) Philadelphia Athletics (1873–1875) St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–1877) Indianapolis Blues (1878) Buffalo Bisons (1879) Cincinnati Stars (1880) Cleveland Blues (1881) New York Gothams (1883) As manager Middletown Mansfields (1872) Indianapolis Blues (1878) Buffalo Bisons (1879) Cincinnati Stars (1880) Cleveland Blues (1881) New York Gothams (1883)

John Edgar Clapp (July 15, 1851 – December 18, 1904), nicknamed "Honest John", was an American professional baseball player-manager whose career spanned 12 seasons, 11 of which were spent with the Major League Baseball (MLB) Middletown Mansfields (1872), Philadelphia Athletics (1873–75), St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–77), Indianapolis Blues (1878), Buffalo Bisons (1879), Cincinnati Stars (1880), Cleveland Blues (1881), and New York Gothams (1883). Clapp, who predominately played as a catcher, also played as an outfielder. Over his career, Clapp compiled a career batting average of .283 with 459 runs scored, 713 hits, 92 doubles, 35 triples, 7 home runs, and 834 runs batted in (RBI). Over 1,188 games played, Clapp struck out 51 times. Although the majority of his career was spent in the major leagues, Clapp also played two seasons of minor league baseball. He made his MLB debut at the age of 21 and was listed as standing 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) and weighing 194 pounds (88 kg).^[1] His brother, Aaron Clapp, also played one season of MLB for the Troy Trojans.