Ron Clark (baseball)

Ronald Bruce Clark (born January 14, 1943) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, shortstop, and second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1966–1969), Seattle Pilots (1969), Oakland Athletics (1971–72), Milwaukee Brewers (1972), and Philadelphia Phillies (1975). During a 7-year big league career, Clark batted .189, with 5 home runs, and 43 runs batted in (RBI).

Ron Clark
Infielder
Born: (1943-01-14) January 14, 1943
Fort Worth, Texas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1966, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1975, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.189
Home runs5
Runs batted in43
Teams

Clark graduated from Brewer High School in Fort Worth, Texas. Before the 1961 season, he was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent (prior to the draft).

Clark helped the Twins in the first half of the 1969 season en route to the team winning the American League Western Division. He also contributed to the Athletics’ successes in getting to the 1971 AL Western Division series and the 1972 World Series championship.

After retiring as an active player, Clark remained with the Phillies organization as a minor league manager. He began with the 1978 Spartanburg Phillies of the Western Carolinas League, then managed the Peninsula Pilots, Reading Phillies, Oklahoma City 89ers, and Clearwater Phillies.[1]

References

  1. "Meet the Manager & Coach". 1986 Phillies: Spring Training 40th Year in Clearwater. Clearwater, Florida: Philadelphia Phillies. March 1986. p. 9.


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