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Clements was a lefthanded-throwing catcher, a squat, powerful man who hit home runs when they were a rarity. He caught 105 games in 1892, and was the last lefthanded catcher to play regularly. Righthanded batters learned to duck when a runner broke for second; Clements simply fired away. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 28th, 1892: In Philadelphia's 11-1 victory over Washington, Jack Clements gets a triple on a ball that lands on top of the RF wall and must be retrieved by Senator OF Larry Twitchell. » June 3rd, 1898: Jack Clements of St. Louis becomes the first lefty to catch 1,000 games. He drives in the winning run in a 5-4 victory over Baltimore.