Walter Clarkson
Pitcher
Born: (1878-11-03)November 3, 1878
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: October 10, 1946(1946-10-10) (aged 67)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1904, for the New York Highlanders
Last MLB appearance
April 28, 1908, for the Cleveland Naps
MLB statistics
Win–loss record18–16
Earned run average3.17
Strikeouts178
Teams

Walter Hamilton Clarkson (November 3, 1878 – October 10, 1946) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Highlanders from 1904 to 1907 and the Cleveland Naps from 1907 to 1908.

Clarkson attended Harvard University, where he played college baseball for the Crimson from 1898 to 1903.[1]

Clarkson spent the beginning of 1905 coaching the Army Black Knights baseball team but left the team in March to join the Highlanders for spring training in Montgomery, Alabama.[2]

He was a younger brother of fellow baseball players John and Dad Clarkson, as well as of golf and billiards player T. Henry Clarkson.

References

  1. ^ "Harvard University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "Fultz Signs Contract". The New York Times. 7 March 1905. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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Army Black Knights head baseball coaches
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