Allie Clark

Allie Clark
Clark in about 1953.
Right fielder
Born: June 16, 1923(1923-06-16) South Amboy, New Jersey
Died: April 2, 2012(2012-04-02) (aged 88) Sayreville, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 5, 1947 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
June 5, 1953 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.262
Hits	267
Home runs	32
Teams
New York Yankees (1947) Cleveland Indians (1948–1951) Philadelphia Athletics (1951–1953) Chicago White Sox (1953)

Alfred Aloysius Clark [″Allie″] (June 16, 1923 – April 2, 2012) was a professional baseball player most notably for the New York Yankees.^[1] He made his pro debut on August 5, 1947 with the Yankees and played his final game on June 5, 1953 with the Philadelphia Athletics.

Clark was born and died in South Amboy, New Jersey. He wore the number 3 for the New York Yankees in 1947, and collected an RBI single pinch-hitting for Yogi Berra in Game 7 of the World Series. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1948, and the number 3 would be worn again for the Yankees only by Cliff Mapes before the team retired the number for Babe Ruth that same year.

Clark is one of a very few players to have played for two different teams that won World Series in back-to-back seasons, as the Indians won the World Series in 1948.

Clark's baseball career was interrupted in 1943, while he was still in the minor leagues, to serve in World War II. In 2000, Clark was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Cardinal McCarrick High School in South Amboy, which was known as St. Mary's High School while he was a student there.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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