Win Clark

Win Clark
Infielder
Born: (1875-04-11)April 11, 1875 Circleville, Ohio
Died: April 15, 1959(1959-04-15) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 12, 1897, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
July 14, 1897, for the Louisville Colonels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.188
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Louisville Colonels (1897)

William Winfield Clark (April 11, 1875 – April 15, 1959) was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season (1897) with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in.

In 1908, Clark was managing the Columbia (S.C.) Chicks of the South Atlantic League when he was stabbed by one of his own players, John Bender (the brother of Baseball Hall of Fame member Chief Bender). He was let go as Columbia manager following that season.

He was born in Circleville, Ohio and later died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 84.

Further reading

• "Manager Win Clark Has Been Released". The State. September 5, 1908. p. 5.
• "Nerve Needed by Youngsters". The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. p. 11.
• "Win Clark, Norfolk's Grand Old Man of Baseball, Honored on West Coast". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. February 11, 1952. p. 17.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)