Danny Clark (baseball)

Daniel Curren Clark (January 18, 1894 – May 23, 1937) was a backup infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1922 and 1927 for the Detroit Tigers (1922), Boston Red Sox (1924) and St. Louis Cardinals (1927). Listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 167 lb., Clark batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Meridian, Mississippi.

Danny Clark
Third baseman/Second baseman
Born: (1894-01-18)January 18, 1894 Meridian, Mississippi
Died: May 23, 1937(1937-05-23) (aged 43) Meridian, Mississippi
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 1922, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1927, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.277
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	93
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1922) Boston Red Sox (1924) St. Louis Cardinals (1927)

In a three-season career, Clark was a .277 hitter (161-for-582) with five home runs and 93 RBI in 245 games, including 75 runs, 36 doubles, eight triples, five stolen bases, and a .360 on-base percentage. Following his majors career, he played in the Texas and Three-Eye leagues.

After his baseball career ended, Clark became an oil dealer, dying in his hometown of Meridian at age 43 from tertiary neural syphilis.^[1]

Fact

• Was traded by Detroit along with Howard Ehmke, Babe Herman, Carl Holling and cash to the Red Sox in exchange by Del Pratt and Rip Collins.

References

1. Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. pp. 224. ISBN 9781617499364.

Sources

• Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet
• The Deadball Era