John Clarkson
John Gibson Clarkson
 
 
Born: July 1, 1861 in Cambridge, MA
Died: February 4, 1909 - 47 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'10" Wt: 155
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1963
- Signed by the Worcester Ruby Legs as a Free Agent in 1882

Teams

Park Factors
Attendance
Age
Team
Lg
W
L
HR
Ballpark
21.0
 Worcester Ruby Legs
NL
8
18
66
.214
1.08
1.24
Worcester Driving Park Grou
8 / 8
0.00
23.0
 Chicago White Stockings
NL
5
62
50
.554
1.05
3.19
Lake Front Park II
8 / 8
0.00
24.0
 Chicago White Stockings
NL
1
87
25
.777
✓
1.11
2.18
West Side Park I
8 / 8
0.00
25.0
 Chicago White Stockings
NL
1
90
34
.726
✓
1.12
2.01
West Side Park I
8 / 8
0.00
26.0
 Chicago White Stockings
NL
3
71
50
.587
1.10
1.89
West Side Park I
8 / 8
0.00
27.0
 Boston Beaneaters
NL
4
70
64
.522
1.04
0.90
South End Grounds II
8 / 8
0.00
28.0
 Boston Beaneaters
NL
2
83
45
.648
1.03
0.98
South End Grounds II
8 / 8
0.00
29.0
 Boston Beaneaters
NL
5
76
57
.571
1.06
1.03
South End Grounds II
1 / 8
1.53
30.0
 Boston Beaneaters
NL
1
87
51
.630
✓
1.06
1.22
South End Grounds II
4 / 8
1.06
31.0
 Boston Beaneaters
NL
1
102
48
.680
✓
1.04
1.30
South End Grounds II
6 / 12
0.97
31.0
 Cleveland Spiders
NL
2
93
56
.624
1.04
0.65
League Park I
9 / 12
0.89
32.0
 Cleveland Spiders
NL
3
73
55
.570
1.03
0.68
League Park I
10 / 12
0.65
33.0
 Cleveland Spiders
NL
6
68
61
.527
1.05
0.68
League Park I
11 / 12
0.45
12
 4
980
662
.597
0
0
4
0
1.06
1.34
0.47

Park Factors
Att
Team
    
W
L
HR
1
 WOR
18
66
.214
0
0
0
0
1.08
0.00
4
 CHC
310
159
.661
0
0
2
0
1.10
0.00
5
 ATL
418
265
.612
0
0
2
0
1.05
0.72
3
 CLV
234
172
.576
0
0
0
0
1.04
0.68

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James