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Skeeter Shelton

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Skeeter Shelton
Outfielder
Born: (1888-06-29)June 29, 1888
Huntington, West Virginia
Died: January 9, 1954(1954-01-09) (aged 65)
Huntington, West Virginia
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 25, 1915, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 1, 1915, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.025
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

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 1915 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.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1921–1922)
1921 Marshall 5–2–1
1922 Marshall 5–4
Marshall: 10–6–1
Total: 10–6–1

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