Allie Clark
Encyclopedia
Alfred Aloysius "Allie" Clark (born June 16, 1923 in South Amboy, New Jersey
) is a former professional baseball
player playing most notably for the New York Yankees
. He made his pro debut on August 5, 1947 with the Yankees and played his final game on June 5, 1953 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He is also the answer to the trivia question, Who was the last person to wear the number 3 for the New York Yankees, as he wore it in 1947. He moved onto the Cleveland Indians
in 1948 and the Yankees retired the number for Babe Ruth
that same year.
Prior to starting his career with the New York Yankees, Allie Clark quit high school just short of his graduation to enlist in the military for the war effort. In 2000, Clark was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at St. Mary High School, in South Amboy.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
) is a former professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player playing most notably for the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
. He made his pro debut on August 5, 1947 with the Yankees and played his final game on June 5, 1953 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He is also the answer to the trivia question, Who was the last person to wear the number 3 for the New York Yankees, as he wore it in 1947. He moved onto the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
in 1948 and the Yankees retired the number for Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
that same year.
Prior to starting his career with the New York Yankees, Allie Clark quit high school just short of his graduation to enlist in the military for the war effort. In 2000, Clark was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at St. Mary High School, in South Amboy.