John Chapman (baseball) explained

John Chapman
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:15 October 1899
Birth Place:Centralia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 28
Debutyear:1924
Debutteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 1
Finalyear:1924
Finalteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.282
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:7
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John Joseph Chapman (October 15, 1899 – November 3, 1953) was an American professional baseball player. He was a shortstop for one season (1924) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .282 batting average in 71 at-bats, with seven runs batted in.

An alumnus of Mount St. Mary's University, he was born in Centralia, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia at the age of 54.