Al Clark

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-	|nameGiven= Alan M.	+
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-	|birthDay= 9	+
-	|birthYear= 1948	+
-	|birthCity= Trenton	+
-	|birthState= NJ	+
-	|birthCountry= US	+
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-	'''Al Clark''' umpired in professional baseball in 1972 through 2001, reaching the American League in 1976.	+
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-	Clark was fired by [[Sandy Alderson]], then Executive VP of the Commissioner's office, in June, 2001; he was later convicted of falsely authenticating thousands of baseball memorabilia items for resale at inflated prices.	+
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-	==Sources==	+
-	* {{cite-book | title=1972 Baseball Blue Book}}	+
-	* {{cite-web | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pclara901.htm | year=2009 | month=4 | day=12}}	+
-	* {{cite-web | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2001/06/22/clark_fired_st/ | year=2009 | month=4 | day=12}}	+
-	* {{cite-web | url=http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/badump.htm | year=2009 | month=4 | day=12}}	+
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-	[[Category:People|Clark, Al]] [[Category:Minor League Umpires|Clark, Al]] [[Category:Major League Umpires|Clark, Al]]	+

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Latest revision as of 16:18, 11 September 2010

Al Clark
Alan Marshall Clark
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	195
Born:	1948-1-9 at Trenton, NJ (US)

More info
Statistics:	Retrosheet
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Al Clark was a Major League umpire.

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Clark was fired by Sandy Alderson, then Executive VP of the Commissioner's office, in June, 2001; he was later convicted of falsely authenticating thousands of baseball memorabilia items for resale at inflated prices.

Sources

• 1972 Baseball Blue Book.
• http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pclara901.htm, retrieved on 2009-04-12.
• http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2001/06/22/clark_fired_st/, retrieved on 2009-04-12.
• http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/badump.htm, retrieved on 2009-04-12.