Bailey Earl Clark (November 6, 1907 – January 16, 1938) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1927 through 1934, for the Boston Braves (1927–33) and St. Louis Browns (1934). Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m), 160 pounds (73 kg), Clark batted and threw right handed. He was born in Washington, D.C.[1]

Earl Clark
Earl Clark 1933 Goudey baseball card
Outfielder
Born: (1907-11-06)November 6, 1907 Washington, D.C.
Died: January 16, 1938(1938-01-16) (aged 30) Washington, D.C.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 17, 1927, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
May 25, 1934, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.291
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	81
Teams
Boston Braves (1927–1933) St. Louis Browns (1934)

Clark set the major league record for putouts by an outfielder in a 9-inning game, with twelve on May 10, 1929.[2][3] The feat has only been equalled twice; by Lyman Bostock in 1977, and by Jacoby Ellsbury in 2009.[2]

In an eight-year career, Clark posted an average of .291 (240-for-826) with four home runs and 81 runs batted in in 293 games, including 122 runs scored and a .324 on-base percentage.

Clark died at the age of 30 in 1938, when his automobile collided with a streetcar in Washington, D.C.[4]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Earl Clark at Find a Grave

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