John Clapp (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Clapp (baseball)

baseball player-manager

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1851

Place of Birth: Ithaca, New York, United States

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1904

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About John Clapp (baseball)

  • John Edgar Clapp (July 15, 1851 – December 18, 1904), nicknamed "Honest John", was a professional baseball player-manager whose career spanned 12 seasons, 11 of which were spent with the Major League Baseball (MLB) Middletown Mansfields (1872), Philadelphia Athletics (1873–75), St.
  • Louis Brown Stockings (1876–77), Indianapolis Blues (1878), Buffalo Bisons (1879), Cincinnati Stars (1880), Cleveland Blues (1881), and New York Gothams (1883).
  • Clapp, who predominately played as a catcher, also played as an outfielder.
  • Over his career, Clapp compiled a career batting average of .283 with 459 runs scored, 713 hits, 92 doubles, 35 triples, 7 home runs, and 834 runs batted in (RBI).
  • Over 1,188 games played, Clapp struck out 51 times.
  • Although the majority of his career was spent in the major leagues, Clapp also played two seasons of minor league baseball.
  • He made his MLB debut at the age of 21 and was listed as standing 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) and weighing 194 pounds (88 kg).
  • His brother, Aaron Clapp, also played one season of MLB for the Troy Trojans.

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