John Clarkson Baseball player

John Gibson Clarkson (July 1, 1861 – February 4, 1909) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Clarkson played for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Chicago White Stockings (1884–1887), Boston Beaneaters (1888–1892), and Cleveland Spiders (1892–1894).He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.

Personal facts

John Clarkson
Alias (AKA)Clarkson John Gibson
Birth dateMay 01, 1861
Birth place
Cambridge Massachusetts
Date of deathFebruary 04, 1909
Place of death
Belmont Massachusetts

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Baseball player

Career startMay 02, 1882
Career endJuly 12, 1894
batting sideRight
former teams
Worcester Worcesters
Cleveland Spiders
position
Pitcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Worcester Worcesters
Cleveland Spiders
throwing sideRight

John Clarkson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.19cbaseball.com/players-john-clarkson.html
  2. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=John_Clarkson_1861
  3. http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/story/2007/1/30/91847/7000
  4. http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Clarkson.John.Obit.html