Denny Clare

Denny Clare
Denny Clare
	Second base / Shortstop
	Born: January 1853; Brooklyn, New York, United States
	Died: November 26, 1928 (aged 75); Brooklyn, New York
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
	September 14, 1872, for the Brooklyn Atlantics
Last MLB appearance
	September 16, 1872, for the Brooklyn Atlantics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.143
Runs scored	1
RBI	0
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Brooklyn Atlantics (1872);

Dennis J. Clare (January 1853 – November 26, 1928) was a professional baseball player who played second base and shortstop in two games for the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics team of the NAPBBP.

Baseball career

Prior to appearing with the 1872 Atlantics, Clare played for Brooklyn's Amity club. He started both of his major league games at second base, but also played several innings at shortstop. At the plate, Clare faced pitcher Candy Cummings in both games, and garnered one hit in seven at bats. Throughout the 1870s, he played baseball with several different Brooklyn-based clubs until he moved to Witoka, Minnesota. Clare later returned to Brooklyn, and in 1882 became captain of the Brooklyn Stars, a position he held into his mid-30s.^[1]

Other career and death

Clare worked as a recording clerk for the Kings County Criminal Court in the 1870s, where he was a court officer during Theodore Tilton's adultery lawsuit against Henry Ward Beecher. He died in Brooklyn in 1928.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Nemec, David (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires. McFarland & Company. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7864-9044-8. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Retrosheet

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[nemec-1] Nemec, David (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires. McFarland & Company. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7864-9044-8. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

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