Sumpter Mills Clarke (October 18, 1897 – March 16, 1962) was a

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for the

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and the

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from 1920 to 1924. Clarke was suspended from playing baseball in August 1921; he got into a fight with the manager of the Birmingham minor league team on August 29, 1921 over a missed ground ball. While fellow Birmingham player

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was called up to Bigs to help Pittsburgh with their run for the National League pennant, Clarke would sit out the remainder of the season.

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