Skeeter Shelton

Skeeter Shelton
Skeeter Shelton
	Outfielder
	Born: June 29, 1888; Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
	Died: January 9, 1954 (aged 65); Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
	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 runs	0
Runs batted in	0
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Yankees (1915);

Andrew Kemper "Skeeter" Shelton (June 29, 1888 – January 9, 1954) was an American 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.

Shelton committed suicide on January 9, 1954 at his home in Huntington after being depressed about heart issues.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football


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

References

↑ "Andrew Shelton, Former Pirate and Yank, Shoots Self". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. January 10, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved April 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
Skeeter Shelton at Find a Grave

[1] "Andrew Shelton, Former Pirate and Yank, Shoots Self". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. January 10, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved April 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

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