Alfred Robert "Dad" Clark (July 16, 1873 – July 26, 1956) was a
professional baseball
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player. Clark played part of one season in
Major League Baseball
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for the
Chicago Orphans
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in 1902. He played in 12 games, collecting 8 hits in 43 at-bats, totaling a batting average. Along with his nickname "Dad", Clark also was known as "Fred", a shortened version of Alfred.
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1873 births
1956 deaths
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