Jimmy Sheckard
American baseball player (1878–1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel James Tilden Sheckard (November 23, 1878 – January 15, 1947) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas (1897–98, 1900–01, 1902–05), Baltimore Orioles (NL) (1899), Baltimore Orioles (AL) (1902), Chicago Cubs (1906–12), St. Louis Cardinals (1913) and Cincinnati Reds (1913).
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Jimmy Sheckard | |
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Left fielder | |
Born: (1878-11-23)November 23, 1878 Chanceford Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Died: January 15, 1947(1947-01-15) (aged 68) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 14, 1897, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 1913, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .274 |
Hits | 2,084 |
Home runs | 56 |
Runs batted in | 813 |
Stolen bases | 465 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Sheckard was the Chicago Cubs' leadoff batter for the final game of the 1908 World Series. His team played in four World Series in a five-year span from 1906-1910.