Dave Clark (baseball)

Dave Clark
Clark with the Houston Astros
Detroit Tigers – No. 25
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1962-09-03) September 3, 1962 (age 54) Tupelo, Mississippi
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 1986, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1998, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average	.264
Home runs	62
Runs batted in	284
Managerial record	4–9
Winning %	.308
Teams
As player Cleveland Indians (1986–1989) Chicago Cubs (1990) Kansas City Royals (1991) Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1996) Los Angeles Dodgers (1996) Chicago Cubs (1997) Houston Astros (1998) As manager Houston Astros (2009) As coach Pittsburgh Pirates (2001–2002) Houston Astros (2009–2013) Detroit Tigers (2014–present)

As player

As manager

As coach

David Earl Clark (born September 3, 1962) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 to 1998. He is currently the third base coach and outfield instructor for the Detroit Tigers. 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 and served as the manager for the Huntsville Stars, the double-A affiliate for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was the interim Manager for the Houston Astros at the end of the 2009 season.

Clark attended Jackson State University where he was team MVP in 1982 and 1983.

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 10 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 Gulf Coast League, by the end of the season he found himself holding the same job with their Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds. A season later, he was the hitting coach for the Pirates at the major league level.