Art Weaver Explained

Art Weaver
Position:Catcher
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Right
Birth Date:April 7, 1879
Birth Place:Wichita, Kansas
Death Place:Denver, Colorado
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 14
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 8
Finalteam:Chicago White Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.183
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:15
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Arthur Coggshall Weaver (April 7, 1879 – March 23, 1917) was a Major League Baseball player. He was born in Wichita, Kansas, and died in Denver, Colorado. Weaver played for four teams from to, playing most of his games at catcher.

Asthma-related complications brought Weaver's career to a premature end, and contributed to his early death at the age of 37.[1]

References

  1. McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 209.