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John Gibson Clarkson ( July 1 , 1861 - February 4 , 1909 ) was a 19th century Major League Baseball Pitcher .

Playing for the Worcester Worcesters ( 1882 ), Chicago White Stockings ( 1884 - 1887 ), Boston Beaneaters ( 1888 - 1892 ) and Cleveland Spiders ( 1892 - 1894 ), Clarkson compiled a career 328-178 record. Clarkson pitched over 600 innings in a season twice and won a career-high 53 games in 1885 . In MLB history, only Charles Radbourn has won more games in a single season (60 in 1884).

Clarkson was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1963 .


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