David Earl Clark (born September 3, 1962, Tupelo, Mississippi) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 to 1998. He served as manager of the Houston Astros Double-A affiliate, the Corpus Christi Hooks, from 2005 to 2007, and led them to the Texas League Championship in 2006. He also served as the manager of the Houston Astros' Pacific Coast League Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express. He was the interim Manager f...
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David Earl Clark (born September 3, 1962, Tupelo, Mississippi) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 to 1998. He served as manager of the Houston Astros Double-A affiliate, the Corpus Christi Hooks, from 2005 to 2007, and led them to the Texas League Championship in 2006. He also served as the manager of the Houston Astros' Pacific Coast League Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express. He was the interim Manager for the Houston Astros at the end of the 2009 season.
Clark was a first round draft pick for the Cleveland Indians in 1983, and made his major league debut with the club as a September call up in 1986. For his career, Clark batted .264 with 62 home runs and 284 runs batted in over twelve plus seasons. His best season was with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1994, when he batted .296 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs.
Clark's first coaching job was within the Pirates organization in 2000. Originally hired as the hitting coach for their rookie club in the...
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