Michael John Clark (February 12, 1922 – January 25, 1996) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, Clark was 30 years old when he broke into the Major Leagues on July 27, 1952, with the St. Louis Cardinals. Although he played 17 years of professional baseball, he appeared in only two partial seasons in the Majors, working in 35 games played for the 1952–1953 Cardinals.
Clark was a native of Camden, New Jersey. He stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). His career began in the Cardinal farm system in 1940 and continued through 1959, interrupted by three years of service in the United States Army during World War II.[1]
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