 In 1951 , Clark served as a substitute outfielder for three games with the Indians after Easter was out due to injury . After those three games , he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics along with Lou Klein for Sam Chapman . His outings that season included a four @-@ hit game against the St. Louis Browns on June 24 . In 59 total games , 56 with the Athletics , Clark had a .251 batting average in 171 at @-@ bats . He spent the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics season as the fourth outfielder after being considered for a starting outfield position alongside Elmer <unk> and Gus Zernial . In a game on June 12 , Clark ran into the outfield fence chasing a fly ball , and missed some playing time as a result . 
