Dolly Stark Explained

Dolly Stark
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:19 January 1885
Birth Place:Ripley, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 12
Debutyear:1909
Debutteam:Cleveland Naps
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 24
Finalyear:1912
Finalteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.238
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:30
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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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 Mississippi State University Baseball Media Guide . 2013-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131210213939/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/16800/pdf/bb/bb_13mg.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800 . 2013-12-10 . dead .
  2. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=starkdo01 Dolly Stark Stats
  3. Web site: Dolly Stark Obit . 2013-12-10 . 2012-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103180706/http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_S/Stark.Dolly.Obit.html . dead .
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=4oEwCgAAQBAJ&dq=Elmwood+Cemetery+dolly+stark&pg=PA505 The Baseball Necrology