John Clapp (baseball)

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John Clapp
Runs batted in
275
Managerial record174–273
Teams
As player

As manager

John Edgar Clapp (July 15, 1851 – December 18, 1904), nicknamed "Honest John", was an American

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Early life

John Edgar Clapp was born on July 15, 1851, in Ithaca, New York.[2]

Professional career

In 1872, Clapp began his professional career with the Middletown Mansfields of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NA). Over 19 games played, Clapp batted .278 with one home run and a team-high 30 runs scored while managing the team to a 5–19 record.[3] After the team folded, Clapp joined the Philadelphia Athletics. His single home run tied him for the team-lead along with Wes Fisler, Cherokee Fisher, and Tim Murnane.[4] Next season, in 1874, Clapp led the NA in at bats per home run (55); his OPS (.732) was a career-high, while the Athletics finished the season 33–22, third in the NA, under manager Dick McBride.[5] In his final year with the club, Clapp batted .264 with 77 hits and 39 RBI. His putout total was second in the NA among catchers.

In 1876, Clapp joined the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the National League (NL). He finished the year tied for the team lead in games played (64) and hits (91),[6] while he led the NL in putouts as a catcher, with 333.[7] Next season, Clapp batted a career high .318, while his on-base percentage and on-base plus slugging percentages were the second highest in his career. In the field, Clapp committed 40 errors as a catcher, second highest in the NL to Lew Brown's 49.[8] After leaving the team, Clapp joined the Indianapolis Blues, where he served as a player-manager for the 1878 season. Playing primarily in the outfield, Clapp was tied for the MLB lead in games played along with Indianapolis teammates Silver Flint, Russ McKelvy, Orator Shafer, and Ned Williamson.[9]

After his one-year stint with the Blues, Clapp joined the Buffalo Bisons. Playing in 70 games, Clapp managed the team to a 46–32 record, placing the Bisons third in the NL.

St. Paul Apostles, where he batted .180 with 11 hits and a double.[16]

After baseball

After retiring from baseball, Clapp served as a night sergeant in his hometown of Ithaca, New York.[14] He died at midnight on December 18, 1904, of apoplexy.[17] Clapp was interred at Lake View Cemetery in Ithaca.

See also

  • List of Major League Baseball player–managers

References

General
  • "John Clapp Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  • "John Clapp Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ "John Clapp". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. ISBN 1-4027-3625-8
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  3. ^ "1872 Middletown Mansfields Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "1873 Middletown Mansfields Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "1874 Middletown Mansfields Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  6. ^ "1876 St. Louis Brown Stockings Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "1876 National League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  8. ^ "1877 National League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  9. ^ "1878 Major League Baseball Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  10. ^ "1879 Buffalo Bisons Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  11. ISBN 978-0-8173-1499-6
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  12. ^ "Cincinnati Stars Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  13. ^ "Trying to Bribe a Ball-Player" (PDF). The New York Times. May 28, 1881. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
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    ISBN 978-0-7864-2230-2
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  15. ISBN 978-0-7603-3806-3
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  16. ^ "1884 St. Paul Apostles". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  17. ^ "Dropped Dead While Making Arrest" (PDF). The New York Times. December 19, 1904. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

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