Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945, Fred Clarke began his career in 1894 with a record day at the plate, going 5 for 5. He would go on to play for 21 years spending most of that time as the player-manager of the Pirates, a team he led to four pennants and one World Series Championship (1909).
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945, Fred Clarke began his career in 1894 with a record day at the plate, going 5 for 5. He would go on to play for 21 years spending most of that time as the player-manager of the Pirates, a team he led to four pennants and one World Series Championship (1909).
“"Waldo has helped to fill gap with this first full-length biography. Waldo does an excellent job of bringing Clarke the player to life"-- The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter).”
“Waldo has helped to fill gap with this first full-length biography. Waldo does an excellent job of bringing Clarke the player to life”—The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter).
Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.
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