 He wore the # 3 jersey for the New York Yankees in 1947 , and was one of the last players to wear it before it was retired in honor of Babe Ruth the following year . On December 11 , 1947 , he was traded to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Red Embree . To begin the 1948 Cleveland Indians season , Clark was in a crowded outfield position battle , with Larry Doby , Thurman Tucker , and Wally Judnich fighting for playing time , but Clark was noted as the most interesting to watch by The Sporting News due to owner Bill Veeck 's high regard for him . The only weakness noted in his game was a sore arm from the previous season , to which Clark responded that reading the newspaper was the first time he noticed anything about a bad arm . 
