Harry Daubert
Encyclopedia
Harry J. Daubert was a professional baseball
player from 1912 to 1919. He was a shortstop
in the minor leagues and appeared in one game in Major League Baseball
as a pinch hitter
. Daubert was 6 feet tall and weighed 160 pounds.
, in 1892. He started his professional baseball career in 1912 as a shortstop for the Ohio State League
's Lima Cigarmakers. In his first season, he had a batting average
of .211 in 127 games. He then went to the Hamilton Maroons in 1912 and batted .236.
After staying in the Ohio State League for the next couple of seasons, Daubert was purchased by the National League
's Pittsburgh Pirates
in August 1915. In his only MLB appearance, which came on September 4 of that year, he entered the game as a pinch hitter and struck out
in his only at bat
.
Daubert returned to the minor leagues in 1917. His career ended after the 1919 season, and he retired with 682 hits
and a .235 batting average in 798 minor league games.
Daubert died of lobar pneumonia
in 1944.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player from 1912 to 1919. He was a shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
in the minor leagues and appeared in one game in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
as a pinch hitter
Pinch hitter
In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead ; the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute...
. Daubert was 6 feet tall and weighed 160 pounds.
Career
Daubert was born in Columbus, OhioColumbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, in 1892. He started his professional baseball career in 1912 as a shortstop for the Ohio State League
Ohio State League
The first Ohio State League was a baseball league in 1887 before changing names to the Tri-State League.The first 20th century Ohio State League started in 1908 as a class D loop and ran through 1916. Another Ohio State League was formed in 1936 and ran through 1947 except for a break in '42-'43...
's Lima Cigarmakers. In his first season, he had a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of .211 in 127 games. He then went to the Hamilton Maroons in 1912 and batted .236.
After staying in the Ohio State League for the next couple of seasons, Daubert was purchased by the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
's Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
in August 1915. In his only MLB appearance, which came on September 4 of that year, he entered the game as a pinch hitter and struck out
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
in his only at bat
At bat
In baseball, an at bat or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. It is a more restricted definition of a plate appearance...
.
Daubert returned to the minor leagues in 1917. His career ended after the 1919 season, and he retired with 682 hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
and a .235 batting average in 798 minor league games.
Daubert died of lobar pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia is a form of pneumonia that affects a large and continuous area of the lobe of a lung.It is one of the two anatomic classifications of pneumonia .- Symptoms :...
in 1944.