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Skeeter Shelton
American baseball player (1888ā1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Kemper "Skeeter" Shelton (June 29, 1888 ā January 9, 1954) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born and died in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Skeeter Shelton | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1888-06-29)June 29, 1888 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | |
Died: January 9, 1954(1954-01-09) (aged 65) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 25, 1915, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 1, 1915, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .025 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
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Shelton played for the New York Yankees in the 1915 season, appearing in 10 consecutive games over an eight-day period from August 25 to September 1. In his ten career games, he had one hit in 40 at-bats for a .025 batting average. At center field, he was perfect, handling 22 total chances (20 putouts, 2 assists).
He batted and threw right-handed. Shelton was the baseball coach at West Virginia University from 1918 to 1920 and at Marshall University from 1922 to 1923.