Chuck Sheerin

Charles Joseph "Chuck" Sheerin (April 17, 1909 – September 27, 1986) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1936.[1]

He was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended Fordham University.[2]

Sheerin played five seasons in the minor leagues, from 1933 to 1938. The teams he played on were: the York White Roses of the New York-Penn League (1933), the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association (1933-1934), the Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League (1935), the Hazelton Mountaineers of the New York-Penn League (1936), and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League (1938).[3]

In the minor leagues, he appeared in 503 games and hit .248 in 1,774 at-bats. Sheerin's best season came in 1934 when he hit .288 for the Atlanta Crackers in 295 at-bats. Sheerin also posted a fielding percentage of .942 in the minor leagues. He did not play in 1937.[3]

For the Philadelphia Phillies, Sheerin played in 39 games as an infielder, hitting .264 in 72 at-bats and with a fielding percentage of .942.[1]

In later life, Sheerin was a baseball coach at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, New York. Amongst the players he coached was future Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax; Koufax was the first baseman on the Lafayette baseball team in his senior year and did not pitch.[4]

Sheerin died in Valley Stream, New York, on September 27, 1986, and is buried at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, New York.[1]