Shaun Fitzmaurice Explained

Shaun Fitzmaurice
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:25 August 1942
Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 9
Debutyear:1966
Debutteam:New York Mets
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 2
Finalyear:1966
Finalteam:New York Mets
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.154 (2-for-13)
Stat2label:Runs batted in
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs scored
Stat3value:2
Teams:
  • New York Mets

Shaun Earle Fitzmaurice (born August 25, 1942) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets in 1966.

Biography

Fitzmaurice played college baseball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team.[1] He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport in Tokyo.[2]

Fitzmaurice's professional career spanned 1964 to 1973; he played for farm teams of the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves. His only MLB appearances came with the Mets in 1966; in nine games, he had two hits in 13 at-bats and scored two runs. In his minor-league career, he played in over 800 games, primarily at the Triple-A level.[3]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. NCAA News . September–October 1964 . 1 . 4 . 4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324221551/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/1964/19640901.pdf . March 24, 2012 . Wayback Machine.
  2. Web site: Baseball at the Olympics. Pete. Cava. 1991. May 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809200123/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n1/JOHv1n1e.pdf. August 9, 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Shaun Fitzmaurice Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History . . August 10, 2021.