Fred Clarke

Fred Clarke
Clarke in 1903
Outfielder / Manager
Born: October 3, 1872 Winterset, Iowa, U.S.
Died: August 14, 1960(1960-08-14) (aged 87) Winfield, Kansas, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 1894, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1915, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.312
Hits	2,672
Home runs	67
Runs batted in	1,015
Stolen bases	506
Managerial record	1,602–1,181
Winning %	.576
Stats at Baseball Reference
Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Louisville Colonels (1894–1899) Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1911, 1913–1915) As manager Louisville Colonels (1897–1899) Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1915)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1909) Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1945
Election method	Old-Timers Committee

Fred Clifford Clarke (October 3, 1872 – August 14, 1960) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1894 to 1915 and manager from 1897 to 1915. Clarke played for and managed both the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a left fielder and left-handed batter.

Of the nine pennants in Pittsburgh franchise history, Clarke was the player-manager for four of them. He and fellow Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Vic Willis led Pittsburgh to a victory over Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers in the 1909 World Series. Clarke batted over .300 in 11 different seasons. His 35-game hitting streak in 1895 was the second-longest in Major League history at the time. For six years, Clarke held the Major League record for wins by a manager. In 1945, Clarke was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.