Skeeter Shelton | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | June 29, 1888 |
Birth Place: | Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | August 25 |
Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 1 |
Finalteam: | New York Yankees |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .025 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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Andrew Kemper "Skeeter" Shelton (June 29, 1888 - January 9, 1954) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born and died in Huntington, West Virginia.
Shelton played for the New York Yankees in the season, appearing in 10 consecutive games over an eight-day period from August 25 to September 1. In his ten career games, he had one hit in 40 at-bats for a .025 batting average. At center field, he was perfect, handling 22 total chances (20 putouts, 2 assists).
He batted and threw right-handed. Shelton was the baseball coach at West Virginia University from 1918 to 1920 and at Marshall University from 1922 to 1923.