Camp Skinner

Elisha Harrison "Camp" Skinner[lower-alpha 1] (June 25, 1897 – August 4, 1944) was a professional baseball outfielder. He was a reserve player and pinch hitter for the 1922 New York Yankees and 1923 Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg), he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Camp Skinner
Skinner with the New York Yankees, c. 1922
Outfielder / Pinch hitter
Born: (1897-06-25)June 25, 1897
Douglasville, Georgia
Died: August 4, 1944(1944-08-04) (aged 47)
Douglasville, Georgia
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 1922, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
May 6, 1923, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.196
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Teams

Biography

Skinner's minor league career spanned 1921 to 1928, with gaps, as he did not play professionally in 1925 or 1927.[2]

His major league career consisted of 27 games for the New York Yankees in 1922, and seven games for the Boston Red Sox in 1923.[3] Prior to the 1923 season, he was traded by New York along with infielder Norm McMillan, pitcher George Murray, and cash to Boston in exchange for pitcher Herb Pennock.[4] Overall, Skinner recorded a .196 batting average with no home runs and three RBIs. Most of his appearances were as a pinch hitter, as he only made six defensive appearances in the outfield (four for New York and two for Boston);[lower-alpha 2] he was not charged with any errors.[3]

Skinner was born in Douglasville, Georgia.[4] He died at the age of 47 in his hometown and was buried there.[6]

Notes
  1. Skinner's 1942 draft registration card lists his name as "Elisha Camp Skinner", which he signed as "E. C. Skinner".[1]
  2. Skinner was Boston's starting centerfield on Opening Day of 1923.[5]

References
  1. "WWII Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via fold3.com.
  2. "Camp Skinner Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. "Camp Skinner Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. "Camp Skinner". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  5. "The 1923 BOS A Regular Season Batting Log for Camp Skinner". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  6. "SKINNER, Mr. E. Camp". The Atlanta Constitution. August 5, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

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