Fred Clarke (HOF) “Holding Bat” – Piedmont 350 (SGC 4)

Description

PLAYER: Fred Clarke (HOF)

VARIATION: Holding Bat

TEAM: Pittsburgh Pirates

LEAGUE: National

BACK: Piedmont 350 (39/39)

GRADE: SGC 4 VG/EX – (126) 2515-450

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THE CARD

A strong example of Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame outfielder and manager Fred Clarke featuring the Piedmont 350 advertising reverse (ranked 39 of 39 in terms of scarcity according to T206 Resource).

FRED CLARKE

Fred Clifford Clarke

Born: October 3, 1872 – Winterset, IA

Died: August 14, 1960 – Winfield, KS

Batted: LH

Threw: RH

Position: OF

Career BA: .312

Managerial Record: 1,602–1,181

Teams:

Louisville Colonels NL (1894–1896; player/manager: 1897–1899)

Pittsburgh Pirates NL (player/manager: 1900–1911, 1913–1915; manager: 1912)

A great player and manager over his long career, Fred Clarke played alongside Honus Wagner and Vic Willis. He batted over .300 on 11 different occasions, and in 1897 batted an outstanding .390. In 1903 Clarke led the league in doubles (32), triples (13), slugging percentage (.532), and on-base plus slugging percentage (.946). He wound up seventh on the all-time triples list, and scored 100-plus runs five times. As manager, he won 1,602 games, led the Pirates to four National League pennants, and won the World Series in 1909. Clarke retired in 1915, but came back as the Pirates’ vice president and assistant manager in 1925 and 1926. Clarke was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1945. He died at age 87 from pneumonia.

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