Fred Clifford Clarke was an American Major League Baseball player from 1894 to 1915 and manager from 1897 to 1915.
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22 Facts About Fred Clarke
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Fred Clarke's 35-game hitting streak in 1895 was the second-longest in Major League history at the time.
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For six years, Fred Clarke held the Major League record for wins by a manager.
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Fred Clarke impressed the Hastings team and he signed his first professional contract.
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Fred Clarke was in the Southern League at age 21 and played for teams in Montgomery, Alabama, and Savannah, Georgia.
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Fred Clarke was discovered in the minor leagues by Louisville part-owner, Barney Dreyfuss, and joined the Colonels in 1894.
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In 1897, Fred Clarke took over managerial duties while only 24 years old.
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In 1900, Fred Clarke joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as a player and manager, roles he would embrace until his retirement in 1915.
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Fred Clarke finished second only to his teammate, Honus Wagner, for the National League batting title.
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Fred Clarke set a record for most walks for one player in a World Series game with four in Game 7.
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The following season, his last as a regular player, 38-year-old Fred Clarke made 10 putouts in left field in one game on April 25,1911.
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Fred Clarke played just 12 more games after 1911, the last three as the oldest active player in the majors.
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Fred Clarke led his team to four National League pennants and one World Series championship.
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In 1912, Fred Clarke passed Cap Anson and Frank Selee, giving him the Major League record for wins by a manager.
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Fred Clarke made a considerable fortune when oil was discovered on his property.
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Fred Clarke was allowed to sit in the dugout during games, making him manager Bill McKechnie's bench coach in all but name.
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When slumping veteran Max Carey—one of only two members of the 1909 world champions still on the team—got word that Fred Clarke tried to pressure McKechnie into benching him, Carey demanded that Fred Clarke be removed from the bench.
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Fred Clarke was supported by the other member of the 1909 team who was still on the roster, Babe Adams, as well as another veteran, Carson Bigbee.
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Fred Clarke was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945 as one of the first to be elected by the Old-Timers Committee.
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Fred Clarke was one of 24 original inductees into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1951.
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Fred Clarke then survived a gas furnace explosion in his basement.
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