Harry Wolverton
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| Third baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: December 6, 1873 Mount Vernon, Ohio |
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Died: February 4, 1937 (aged 63) Oakland, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 25, 1898, for the Chicago Orphans | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1912, for the New York Highlanders | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .278 | ||
| Home runs | 7 | ||
| Runs batted in | 352 | ||
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Harry Sterling Wolverton (December 6, 1873 – February 4, 1937), nicknamed "Fighting Harry", was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball from 1898 through 1905 and 1912. He played for the Chicago Orphans, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, Boston Beaneaters, and New York Highlanders, primarily as a third baseman. He also managed the Highlanders in 1912.
In addition to playing in MLB, Wolverton managed several minor league baseball teams. After he retired from baseball, he worked as a police officer with the Oakland Police Department.
Wolverton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on December 6, 1873, to Amanda and John the Baptist Wolverton. John, a veteran of the Civil War, worked with Amanda's father in dyeing. Harry had an older brother, Fred, and a younger sister, Birdie. Fred became a dentist, while Birdie married and moved to Florida.
Wolverton played sandlot ball, and then played for his high school baseball team. Wolverton then enrolled at Kenyon College, where he played American football as a halfback, and baseball as a catcher. However, he left Kenyon after his junior year, as he was facing possible expulsion. Wolverton played semi-professional baseball for a Paulding, Ohio team for the summer of 1895, earning $60 a month ($1,727 in current dollar terms) as a pitcher and first baseman.
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