Skeeter Shelton
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| Skeeter Shelton | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 29, 1888 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: January 9, 1954 (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 |
| Teams | |
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.
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
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Marshall | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Marshall | 5–4 | |||||||
| Marshall: | 10–6–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–6–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Skeeter Shelton at Find a Grave
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