Ralph Sharman
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Ralph Edward Sharman nicknamed "Bally" was a Major League Baseball
outfielder who died while serving in the U.S. Army during World War I. Born in Cleveland, Ohio
, Sharman was a right-handed hitting outfielder who was called up to the major leagues at age 22 in September 1917. He played 13 games for the Philadelphia Athletics, batting .297 and collecting 11 hits, 2 doubles, a triple, 2 RBIs, a stolen base, and three walks
. When the season ended, Sharman was inducted into the Army as the United States entered World War I
. Sharman died while in training at Camp Sheridan
, Alabama on May 24, 1918. Sharman drowned while swimming in the Alabama River
. The other major league ball players killed in World War I were: Alex Burr
‚ Bun Troy
, Larry Chappell
‚ and Eddie Grant.
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...
outfielder who died while serving in the U.S. Army during World War I. Born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Sharman was a right-handed hitting outfielder who was called up to the major leagues at age 22 in September 1917. He played 13 games for the Philadelphia Athletics, batting .297 and collecting 11 hits, 2 doubles, a triple, 2 RBIs, a stolen base, and three walks
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
. When the season ended, Sharman was inducted into the Army as the United States entered World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Sharman died while in training at Camp Sheridan
Camp Sheridan
Camp Sheridan was established originally as the Post at Spotted Tail Indian Agency, near the Spotted Tail Agency in northwestern Nebraska in March 1874. In 1875, the garrison moved into permanent structures on the west fork of Beaver Creek, 12 miles upstream from the White River, near Hay Springs,...
, Alabama on May 24, 1918. Sharman drowned while swimming in the Alabama River
Alabama River
The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery.The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into...
. The other major league ball players killed in World War I were: Alex Burr
Alex Burr
Alexander Thomson Burr was a Major League Baseball player who was killed in World War I. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Burr attended Williams College, although he turned pro before he ever played a collegiate game. Burr made the New York Yankees roster as a pitcher under manager Frank Chance...
‚ Bun Troy
Bun Troy
Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I at Petit Majouym, France....
, Larry Chappell
Larry Chappell
La Verne Ashford “Larry” Chappell was a professional baseball player who played from 1913 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves....
‚ and Eddie Grant.