Baseball player, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. During his Hall of Fame career as a right-handed pitcher (188294), mostly for the Chicago White Stockings and Boston Red Stockings, he led the league in number of games won three times, winning as many as 53 games in 1885.
John Gibson Clarkson (July 1, 1861 - February 4, 1909) was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher.
Playing for the Worcester Worcesters, Chicago White Stockings, Boston Beaneaters, and Cleveland Spiders, Clarkson compiled a career 328-178 record, placing him twelfth on the list of all-time wins.
On June 4, 1889, Clarkson became the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out three batters on nine pitches, in the third inning of a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Quakers.
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