Tommy Clarke
{{Short description|American baseball player (1888–1945)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Tommy Clarke
|position=Catcher
|image=Tommy Clarke.jpg
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1888|5|9|mf=y}}
|birth_place=New York, New York, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1945|8|14|1888|5|9}}
|death_place=Corona, New York, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 26
|debutyear=1909
|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 21
|finalyear=1918
|finalteam=Chicago Cubs
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.265
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=6
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=191
|teams=
As player
- Cincinnati Reds (1909–1917)
- Chicago Cubs (1918)
As coach
- New York Giants ({{Baseball year|1932}}–{{Baseball year|1935}}, {{Baseball year|1938}})
|highlights=
- World Series champion ({{wsy|1933}})
}}
Thomas Aloysius Clarke (May 9, 1888 – August 14, 1945), was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1909 through 1918 for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. He also served as a coach on the 1933 World Championship Giants team.
External links
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{{1933 New York Giants}}
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