Harry Chapman | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Severance, Kansas, US | October 26, 1885|
Died: October 21, 1918 Nevada, Missouri, US | (aged 32)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
October 6, 1912, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 19, 1916, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .198 |
Home runs | 1 |
Run batted in | 44 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Harry E. Chapman (October 26, 1885 – October 21, 1918) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and St. Louis Browns, primarily as a catcher. He saw the majority of his action as a backup backstop for the Terriers in the Federal League. Chapman died of Spanish Flu while serving with the U.S. army during World War I.