Clarence Kraft, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetClarence Kraft
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1887
Place of Birth: Evansville, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 26-Mar-1958
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Clarence Kraft
- Clarence Otto Kraft was a Major League Baseball player.
- He played in three games for the Boston Braves in 1914, but only appeared once in the field (at first base).
- He went 1-for-3 at the plate with one strikeout. His greater claims to fame came later, in the minor leagues.
- The first came immediately after his Major League career ended.
- The Braves had acquired Kraft from the Brooklyn Robins, and returned Kraft to them in July.
- Brooklyn tried to send Kraft to the minor leagues, but Kraft sought the protection of the newly formed Fraternity of Professional Baseball Players of America, which under the terms of a new agreement with the Major League teams would allow Kraft to tender his services to higher-classed minor league teams.
- Under this clause, Kraft signed with the Class AA Newark Indians.
- However, the National Commission ruled that the rule could not be applied retroactively, and that Kraft's rights belonged to the Class A Nashville Volunteers.
- Kraft refused to report to the Volunteers, however, and the dispute was only settled when Robins owner Charles Ebbets paid Nashville $2,500 to rescind their claim on Kraft.Later, playing for the Fort Worth Panthers, Kraft led the Texas League in home runs three straight times, from 1922 through 1924.
- In 1924, he hit 55 home runs and drove in 196 runs for the Panthers while batting .349.
- That season, he set several league records that stand to this day, including most runs scored (150), extra base hits (96), total bases (414) and RBI.
- Following the season, he announced his retirement and opened an auto dealership.
- He later served as a judge for Tarrant County before his death in 1958.
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