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American baseball player (1869–1932)

Baseball player
George Sharrott
Sharrott c. 1925
Pitcher
Born: (1869-11-02)November 2, 1869
Staten Island, New York
Died: January 5, 1932(1932-01-05) (aged 62)
Jamaica, New York
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
MLB debut
July 27, 1893, for the Brooklyn Grooms
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1894, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
MLB statistics
Win–loss record4–7
Earned run average5.97
Strikeouts26
Teams

George Oscar Sharrott (November 2, 1869 – January 6, 1932) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1893 to 1894 with the Brooklyn Grooms.

Sharrott was born in New Brighton, Staten Island and worked as a printer, playing amateur baseball and cricket in his spare time. His performance with the New York Athletic Club earned him a spot on the roster of the Brooklyn club of the National League in 1893. Manager Dave Foutz found that his pitching staff was struggling from the newly instituted mound distance of 60 feet and 6 inches and, after a poor performance on a road trip in July, added Sharrott to the roster. He was the team's youngest pitcher at 25 years old, leading to teasing from his older teammates.

In 1897, a few months after his final season of minor league baseball, his wife, Grace, filed in the New York Supreme Court for a separation on the ground that he was "lazy," per the Brooklyn Eagle. At the time, he was reportedly coaching college baseball clubs. In the 32 years before his death, he was employed by the Brooklyn Daily Times. For the last 20 of those years, he was the head of their advertising department. He was survived by his wife, Anna.

References

  1. "A Printer Pitcher". Evansville Courier and Press. June 15, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  2. "Brooklyn's Left Handed Pitcher". Brooklyn Eagle. August 31, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. "1893 Brooklyn Roster". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  4. "Wants a Separation". Brooklyn Eagle. April 2, 1897. p. 16. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  5. "George Sharrott Rites". The Brooklyn Daily Times. January 6, 1932. p. 68. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  6. "George Sharrott, 63, Dies in Hospital". Brooklyn Eagle. January 5, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

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