Fred Clarke scrapbook : scrapbook, 1894-1899.

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Fred Clarke scrapbook : scrapbook, 1894-1899.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52507475

This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and newspaper sketches of Fred Clarke and the Louisville Colonels on which he played. It has game descriptions as well as articles during the season and the off season. It covers Clarke as a player and a player/manager, gives a short bio of Clarke after the 1897 season, and covers other members of the Louisville Colonels.

1 scrapbook (.04 cu. ft.)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7654774

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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Louisville Colonels (Baseball team)

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Clarke, Fred, 1872-1960

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With 2,703 career hits and 1,602 managerial wins, Fred Clarke excelled both on the field and in the dugout. In his first big league game, he went 5-for-5 on his way to fashioning a career .315 batting average and topping the .300 mark in 11 seasons. In 1903, he led the league in doubles and slugging average while piloting the Pirates to an appearance in the first modern World Series. A full-time player-manager in 16 of his 19 seasons at the helm, Clarke led his clubs to 14 first-place division f...