 Clark spent the next five seasons with the Rochester Red Wings of the International League , part of the St. Louis Cardinals organization . In 80 games in 1953 , he had a .328 batting average . He came close to making the 1954 International League All @-@ Star team , but missed the cut by four votes to Sam Jethroe . He finished the year with a .323 average and 18 home runs . During the offseason when he was with Rochester , Clark also played winter baseball for various teams in the Puerto Rican League . 
