Morten Clark

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Morten Clark
Shortstop
Born: (1889-12-19)December 19, 1889 Bristol, Tennessee
Died: November 17, 1943(1943-11-17) (aged 53) Los Angeles, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
Professional debut
1908 for the Birmingham Giants
Last professional appearance
1923 for the Baltimore Black Sox
Teams
Birmingham Giants (1908) West Baden Sprudels (1910, 1912-1913) Philadelphia Giants (1911) Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1914) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1914) New York Lincoln Stars (1914-1915) Indianapolis ABCs (1915-1922) ^[1] Lincoln Giants (1919, 1921) Washington Potomacs (1923) Baltimore Black Sox (1923)

Morten Avery "Specs" Clark (December 19, 1889 – November 17, 1943) was an African-American baseball Shortstop in the pre-Negro leagues.

He was born December 19, 1889 in Bristol, Tennessee,^[2] and played professional baseball for the Birmingham Giants in 1908. He would play a large part of his career for the Indianapolis ABCs.^[1]

Clark died in Los Angeles on November 17, 1943 and is buried at the National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. His World War I draft registration card showed him single, as of 1917.^[2]

References

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Persondata
Name	Clark, Morten
Alternative names	Clark, Specs
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 19, 1889
Place of birth	Bristol, Tennessee
Date of death	November 17, 1943
Place of death	Los Angeles, California

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