Despite some impressive early credentials, Clark never won a full-time outfield spot.
He finished second to Jackie
Robinson in the 1947 International League batting race
and hit .322 in spot duty in his first two big league seasons, with the Yankees and
Indians.
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»December 10, 1947: Cleveland sends pitcher Red Embree to the Yankees for outfielder Allie Clark. New York almost took Embree instead of Allie Reynolds in a trade a year ago.