Skeeter Shelton
Andrew Kemper "Skeeter" Shelton (June 29, 1888 – January 9, 1954) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born and died in Huntington, West Virginia.
Skeeter Shelton | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | June 29, 1888|
Died: January 9, 1954 65) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | (aged|
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 |
Teams | |
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.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
1921 | Marshall | 5–2–1 | |||||||
1922 | Marshall | 5–4 | |||||||
Marshall: | 10–6–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 10–6–1 |
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Skeeter Shelton at Find a Grave
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