Morten Clark | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Bristol, Tennessee | December 19, 1889|
Died: November 17, 1943 Los Angeles, California | (aged 53)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
debut | |
1908, for the Birmingham Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1923, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
Teams | |
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Morten Avery "Specs" Clark (December 19, 1889 – November 17, 1943) was an American baseball shortstop in the pre- Negro leagues.
He was born December 19, 1889, in Bristol, Tennessee, [2] and played professional baseball for the Birmingham Giants in 1908. He would play a large part of his career for the Indianapolis ABCs. [1]
Clark died in Los Angeles on November 17, 1943, and is buried at the National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. His World War I draft registration card showed him single, as of 1917. [2]
Almost a decade after his death, Clark received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever. [3] (Some papers have him listed as "Martin" Clark.)
Morten Clark | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Bristol, Tennessee | December 19, 1889|
Died: November 17, 1943 Los Angeles, California | (aged 53)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
debut | |
1908, for the Birmingham Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1923, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
Teams | |
|
Morten Avery "Specs" Clark (December 19, 1889 – November 17, 1943) was an American baseball shortstop in the pre- Negro leagues.
He was born December 19, 1889, in Bristol, Tennessee, [2] and played professional baseball for the Birmingham Giants in 1908. He would play a large part of his career for the Indianapolis ABCs. [1]
Clark died in Los Angeles on November 17, 1943, and is buried at the National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. His World War I draft registration card showed him single, as of 1917. [2]
Almost a decade after his death, Clark received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever. [3] (Some papers have him listed as "Martin" Clark.)