Bill Clarkson

{{short description|American baseball player (1898-1971)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{one source|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Bill Clarkson

|image=

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1898|9|27}}

|birth_place=Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1971|8|27|1898|9|27}}

|death_place=Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 2

|debutyear={{baseball year|1927}}

|debutteam=New York Giants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 6

|finalyear={{baseball year|1929}}

|finalteam=Boston Braves

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=3-12

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.44

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=39

|teams=

• New York Giants (1927–1928)
• Boston Braves (1928–1929)

}}

William Henry Clarkson (September 27, 1898 – August 27, 1971), also known as "Blackie", was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants and Boston Braves.{{Cite web |title=Bill Clarkson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clarkbi02.shtml |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}