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