Tony Clark
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| Arizona Diamondbacks — No. 34 | |
| First Baseman | |
| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| September 3, 1995 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| AVG | .266 |
| RBI | 738 |
| HR | 227 |
| Former teams | |
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Tony Clark, born Anthony Christopher Clark (June 15, 1972 in Newton, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball first baseman who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks (since 2005). Previously, he played with the Detroit Tigers (1995-2001), Boston Red Sox (2002), New York Mets (2003) and New York Yankees (2004). Clark is a switch hitter and throws right-handed.
In a 10-year career, Clark is a .264 hitter with 191 home runs and 635 RBI in 1093 games. His most productive season came in 1998, when he hit .291 and 34 home runs. He also enjoyed good seasons in 1997, with 32 homers and 117 RBI, and 1999, with 31 and 99.
Clark was selected an All-Star in 2001.
On June 29, 2004 at Yankee Stadium, Clark hit a deep center field two-run homer off Derek Lowe, to help his team to an 11-3 win over the Red Sox. Clark joined Bernie Williams and Danny Tartabull as the only players to reach the center field bleachers more than once since the remodeled Yankee Stadium opened in 1976.
Clark signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks after the 2004 season.
In 2005, he enjoyed monsterous success with the D-Backs. In a limited role, he hit .307, belted 30 home runs and knocked in 87 runs.
In 2006, Clark was injured for a vast majority of the season, which rendered him ineffective.
FUN FACT: Tony was born on the same day as fellow major leaguers Andy Pettitte and Ramiro Mendoza.
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