Dolly Stark

Dolly Stark
Shortstop
Born: (1885-01-19)January 19, 1885
Ripley, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: December 1, 1924(1924-12-01) (aged 39)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 1909, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
May 24, 1912, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.238
Home runs0
Runs batted in30
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Monroe Randolph Stark (January 19, 1885 – December 1, 1924) was an American college baseball coach and professional baseball player who coached the Mississippi A&M Aggies, now known as the Mississippi State Bulldogs to a 22–4 record in 1909.[1] He then went on to play shortstop for the Cleveland Naps and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1909 to 1912.[2]

Stark was killed by gunfire in Memphis, Tennessee[3] and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis.[4]

  1. ^ "2013 Mississippi State University Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Dolly Stark Stats
  3. ^ "Dolly Stark Obit". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  4. ^ The Baseball Necrology