| Chick Shorten | |
|---|---|
 Shorten in 1916 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 19, 1892 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: October 23, 1965 (aged 73) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1915, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 24, 1924, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .275 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 138 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Charles Henry "Chick" Shorten (April 19, 1892 – October 23, 1965) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as an outfielder for 18 years from 1911 to 1928, including eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox (1915–1917), Detroit Tigers (1919–1921), St. Louis Browns (1922), and Cincinnati Reds (1924). He was a member of the 1916 Red Sox team that won the World Series, and Shorten compiled a .571 batting average in the 1916 World Series. In eight major league seasons, Shorten appeared in 527 games, including 352 as an outfielder, and compiled a .275 career batting average.