Cup of Coffee: Ginger Clark

Ginger Clark is sort of the Shohei Ohtani of #CupOfCoffee players. Clark pitched in one game, a Cleveland Bronchos 17-11 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Not only did Clark win the game but he also picked up a pair of hits and scored two runs.  It was the only game Ginger Clark ever played, while it may not have been his choice but Clark retired with an undefeated record as a pitcher and a .500 Batting Average as a batter.   

Sketch of Ginger Clark on a Disposable Coffee Cup

T205 is not exactly the right time frame for Ginger Clark but it is close enough and I love the colorful design. The bats and ball are basic to T205, here they do double duty with the bats representing Clark's two hits and the ball his sole win. At the bottom of the cup we have the date of the game 1902 August 11.  

Extra Innings

According to his SABR Bio Ginger Clark kicked around the minor leagues until 1911 after which he went into business as a paint contractor, the same business as his father. I have added some detail photos here to show some of the tools of trade including this paint brush on the left of the card

and a paint roller on the right

Sources and Links

Cup of Coffee Index

SABR54 Cleveland Cup of Coffee Sub-Indez

SABR Bio - Chris Rainey
Baseball-Reference