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William Nuschler Clark Jr. (born March 13, 1964) is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply, "the Thrill." Clark played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, where he won the Golden Spikes Award, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics before playing in the major leagues. Clark was a six-time MLB All-Star, a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner, a Gold Glove Award winner, and the winner of the National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1989. Clark has been inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. His uniform number, 22, was retired by the Giants during the 2022 season. Clark continues to be active in baseball, serving as a Special Assistant in the Giants' front office. Early life Clark graduated Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up a Kansas City Royals fan and was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round of the 1982 draft but chose not to sign. College career Clark attended Mississippi State University to play college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. In 1983, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). A league all-star, Clark batted .367 and was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2004. Clark played for the United States national baseball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. During the five-game Olympic tournament, Clark led the team in batting average (.429), hits (9), runs batted in (8) and tied for the team lead in home runs (3). In 1985, The Sporting News named Clark an All-American and he later won the Golden Spikes Award from USA Baseball as the best amateur baseball player in the country. A teammate of Rafael Palmeiro, the two were known as "Thunder and Lightning." Clark and Palmeiro were known to dislike each other, dating back to their time at Mississippi State. Professional career Draft and minor leagues Clark was drafted with the second overall pick in the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants. San Francisco Giants (1986–1993) In his first major league at-bat on April 8, 1986, on his first swing, Clark hit a home run off Nolan Ryan. A few days later, Clark also homered in his first home game at Candlestick Park. An elbow injury cost Clark 47 games in his rookie season. Clark finished the year with a .287 batting average and placed fifth in National League Rookie of the Year voting. In his first full season in 1987, Clark had a .308 batting average. Clark was voted the starting first baseman for the NL All-Star team every season from 1988 through 1992. In 1988, Clark was the first Giants' player to drive in 90 or more runs in consecutive seasons since Bobby Murcer from 1975-1976. In 1989, Clark batted .333 (losing the batting title to Tony Gwynn on the final day of the season) with 111 runs batted in (RBIs). Clark finished second in the NL Most Valuable Player voting to Giants teammate Kevin Mitchell. In 1989, Clark and the Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). In Game 1, Clark had already hit a solo home run. Prior to a subsequent at-bat, Cubs' catcher Rick Wrona went to the mound to discuss with Greg Maddux how to pitch to Clark. From the on-deck circle, Clark watched the conversation and read Greg Maddux's lips saying "fastball high, inside." The first pitch was a fastball high and inside which Clark sent into the street beyond right field for a grand slam. Afterwards, pitchers began to cover their mouths with their gloves when having conversations on the pitcher's mound. (The Chicago Tribune's front page the next day paid tribute to his performance with a headline of "Clark's night on Addison", referring to the street outside Wrigley Field where the home runs landed.) In Game 5 of the series, Clark faced Cubs closer Mitch Williams with the score 1–1 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Clark singled to center field to drive in two runs, breaking the tie, eventually sending the Giants to the World Series. Clark's efforts, which included a .650 batting average and two home runs, resulted in him being named NLCS MVP. The Giants went on to face the Oakland Athletics in the 1989 World Series, but were swept. In the only World Series appearance of his career, Clark failed to contribute significantly at the plate, finishing with no runs batted in and a .250 batting average while battling tonsillitis. Clark had become a very durable player since his rookie year injury, setting a San Francisco record with 320 consecutive games played from September 1987 through August 1989. However, a string of injuries reduced his playing time in the early 1990s and diminished his production. Clark drove in just 73 runs in 1992, the lowest total since his rookie year. Clark's contract with the Giants expired after the 1993 season. Texas Rangers (1994–1998) The Texas Rangers signed Clark to replace his former Mississippi State teammate, Rafael Palmeiro, at first base. Clark made the American League All-Star team in 1994 and finished the season with a .329 batting average, the second-highest of his career. He maintained a high level of offensive production throughout his tenure with Texas, finishing below .300 only in 1996. Injuries limited his playing time to 123, 117 and 110 games from 1995 through 1997, but Clark led the Rangers to American League West Division titles in 1996 and 1998. Clark struggled offensively in both the 1996 and 1998 postseasons, though he put together his most productive regular season in seven years in 1998 (.305, 23 HRs, 41 2Bs, 102 RBIs). Following the 1998 season, the Rangers re-signed Rafael Palmeiro, effectively ending Clark's days with the team. Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2000) Clark signed a two-year deal with the Orioles before the 1999 season, again replacing Palmeiro, who had left Baltimore to return to Texas. Part of the reason Clark chose Baltimore was to be near Johns Hopkins University Hospital, as Clark's son, Trey, has autism. Clark spent nearly two years with Baltimore but was plagued by injuries. On June 15, Clark got his 2000th hit versus the Kansas City Royals. At the MLB trade deadline in 2000, the Orioles traded Clark to the St. Louis Cardinals for José León. He was acquired in part to play in place of the injured Mark McGwire. Clark batted .345 while hitting 12 home runs and driving in 42 runs in 51 games. Clark helped the Cardinals defeat the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS with four runs batted in during the series. In the NLCS, the Cardinals faced the New York Mets. Clark batted .412 in the series but the Mets won the series and the.... Discover the Will Clark popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Will Clark books.
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All Around The Town
Mary Higgins ClarkMary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, crafts a terrifying story of murder and obsession with “a slambam finish” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).When Laurie Kenyon, a twentyone...
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The Christmas Thief
Mary Higgins ClarkMary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, have again joined forces to create a suspenseful and humorous hol...
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The Shadow of Your Smile
Mary Higgins ClarkQueen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark brings us another New York Times bestselling novel that she “prepares so carefully and executes with such relish” (The New York Times Book Revi...
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The Life of Rylan
Rylan Clark-NealThe Sunday Times Number One BestsellerWell hark at you, stumbling upon my autobiography. Bet you wouldn't have put money on that three years ago, eh?! Please don't stress yourself ...
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America Gasps
Will ClarkWhile many recognize and understand this underpinning of our national interests, they stand helpless to do anything about it. As individuals, our voices are lost in the wind; while...
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This Modern Love
Will DarbyshireIn the tradition of Post Secret and Other People’s Love Letters, a crowdsourced compilation of letters, stories, and art work about the modern state of love and relationships, edit...
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No Place Like Home
Mary Higgins ClarkIn a riveting and unputdownable thriller from the Queen of Suspense, a young woman is ensnared into returning to a place she had wanted to leave behind foreverher childhood home.At...
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Trump, Obama, Hillary and the Beast
Will ClarkThis book is about Revelation, Armageddon, Islam, Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. It explores the relationships among these subjects and how world events are affect...
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Positive Learning Skills
Will ClarkIt's selfevident that our education system is failing American students. This failure has at least four sources.First, the defined purpose for education has been skewed and blurred...
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The Cradle Will Fall
Mary Higgins ClarkA “superbly plotted” (Los Angeles Times) pageturning classic from the undisputed Queen of Suspense and #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark.A minor road accident...
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Secrets for the Mad
Dodie ClarkA collection of personal stories, lessons, song lyrics, and photos from the beloved British vlogger Dodie Clark, also known online as doddleoddle.When I feel like I'm going mad, I ...
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A Cry In the Night
Mary Higgins ClarkWhen Jenny MacPartland meets the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she's ecstatic. Painter Erich Krueger whose exquisite landscapes are making him a huge ...
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Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize
Margo Rabb“A delightfully offbeat mystery that is also about the mystery of becoming yourself.” Rebecca Stead, New York Times bestselling author In this witty and whimsical story b...
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I Heard That Song Before
Mary Higgins ClarkIn a riveting psychological thriller, Mary Higgins Clark takes the reader deep into the mysteries of the human mind, where memories may be the most dangerous things of all.Kay Lans...
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Revelation and the Islamic Beast
Will ClarkAlthough the Book of Revelation is very coded and difficult to understand, there are two things made perfectly clear. First it warns us there will be a great war that will cause mu...
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Revelation and the Thief
Will ClarkMost of the more dire events, according to Revelation, will take place in the Middle East in and around Israel. However, other parts of the Western world will suffer much tribulati...
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The Devils Will Get No Rest
James B. ConroyWritten with “a cinematic sense of urgency and realism” (Evan Osnos, National Book Award–winning author), this is the first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 194...
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Tales from the San Francisco Giants Dugout
Nick Peters & Stuart SheaThe rich tradition of the San Francisco Giants has provided indelible memories for their fans ever since they moved from New York’s Polo Grounds to Seals Stadium in 1958. Tales fro...
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While My Pretty One Sleeps
Mary Higgins ClarkA stunning tale of murder, glamour, and romance, While My Pretty One Sleeps is the most exciting novel yet from Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense.Neeve Kearny may be the on...
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Eine Leiche zum Advent
Otto Penzler, Barbara Röhl, Axel Franken, Winfried Czech, Thomas Schichtel, Dietmar Schmidt, Rainer Schumacher, Daniela Jarzynka, Stefanie Heinen, Stefan Bauer & Dr. Helmut PeschDas größte WeihnachtskrimiBuch aller Zeiten als hochwertiges Geschenk für alle Krimifans mit teils raren GeschichtenVerdächtige Weihnachtsmänner, skrupellose Nikoläuse, tödliche We...
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Forbidden Cocktails
André Darlington & Mark A. VieiraA stunning package for classic film buffs and drinks enthusiasts alike, all the “forbidden” fun of PreCode Hollywood and the Prohibition and speakeasy era meet in this stylish cock...
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99 Obama Blogs
Will ClarkWill Barack Hussein Obama be the last president of the United States? His words, actions, and lack of respect for our Constitution indicate that's his plan.The president of the Uni...
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Moonlight Becomes You
Mary Higgins ClarkFrom Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark, a thriller “that grabs you with the first paragraph and never lets go” (USA TODAY) about a woman desperate to uncover the truth behind he...
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Gone with the Wind
Margaret MitchellSince its original publication in 1936, Gone With the Windwinner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all timehas been heralded by readers everywhere as The G...
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The Second Beast
Will ClarkRevelation tells Christians what will happen to our future. It tells us we must hold fast, or we will suffer the same fate as those who follow the Beast and those prophesies of tha...
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The Lottery Winner
Mary Higgins ClarkMary Higgins Clark, the bestselling “Queen of Suspense,” returns with Alvirah Meehanone of her most beloved charactersin these six dazzling, intertwined, and thrilling tales of sle...
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Two Little Girls in Blue
Mary Higgins ClarkQueen of Suspense and #1 New York Times bestselling writer Mary Higgins Clark brilliantly weaves the mystery of twin telepathy into a mother’s search for a kidnapped child, presume...
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Nur einmal werden wir noch wach
Otto Penzler, Barbara Röhl, Axel Franken, Winfried Czech, Thomas Schichtel, Dietmar Schmidt, Rainer Schumacher, Daniela Jarzynka, Stefanie Heinen, Stefan Bauer & Dr. Helmut PeschVerdächtige Weihnachtsmänner, skrupellose Nikoläuse, tödliche Weihnachtsbraten und Leichen unter Mistelzweigen vergessen Sie den Einkaufsstress, achten Sie nicht auf das ungewohnt...
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You Belong to Me
Mary Higgins Clark“The mistress of high tension” (The New Yorker) and undisputed Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark brings us another New York Times bestselling novel that USA TODAY calls “her pag...
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Just Take My Heart
Mary Higgins ClarkThe bestselling Queen of Suspense delves into a legal battle over the guilt or innocence of a man accused of murdering his wife, while weaving in an eerie, littleunderstood but doc...
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Tales from the San Francisco Giants Dugout
Nick Peters & Stuart SheaThe rich tradition of the San Francisco Giants has provided indelible memories for their fans ever since they moved from New York’s Polo Grounds to Seals Stadium in 1958. With thre...