Chick Shorten
[edit] Biography
Chick Shorten (Charles Henry Shorten) was born on April 19, 1892 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 22, 1915 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1917, his rookie year, he hit .179 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. Shorten played for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Chick Shorten's best season was 1920, when he hit for a .288 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1915
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .214
| .214
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BOS
| A
| 53
| 112
| 14
| 33
| 0
| 11
| .295
| .352
| .330
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BOS
| A
| 69
| 168
| 12
| 30
| 0
| 16
| .179
| .229
| .226
| 4
| 2
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| DET
| A
| 95
| 270
| 37
| 85
| 0
| 22
| .315
| .366
| .370
| 9
| 3
| 22
| 13
| 0
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| DET
| A
| 116
| 364
| 35
| 105
| 1
| 40
| .288
| .339
| .354
| 9
| 6
| 28
| 14
| 0
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| DET
| A
| 92
| 217
| 33
| 59
| 0
| 23
| .272
| .333
| .350
| 11
| 3
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| STL
| A
| 55
| 131
| 22
| 36
| 2
| 16
| .275
| .354
| .489
| 12
| 5
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| CIN
| N
| 41
| 69
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 6
| .275
| .315
| .319
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 41
| 69
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 6
| .275
| .315
| .319
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 486
| 1276
| 154
| 351
| 3
| 128
| .275
| .331
| .351
| 48
| 20
| 106
| 66
| 1
| 60
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 527
| 1345
| 161
| 370
| 3
| 134
| .275
| .330
| .349
| 51
| 20
| 110
| 68
| 1
| 62
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1915
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1916
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1917
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1919
| DET
| A
| OF
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1920
| DET
| A
| OF
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1921
| DET
| A
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 101
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1921
| DET
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1922
| STL
| A
| OF
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1924
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 352
| 0
| 0
| 617
| 25
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Eddie Ainsmith and Slim Love to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ossie Vitt (January 17, 1919).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Browns from Detroit Tigers (December 14, 1921).
- Sold by Minneapolis (American Association) to Cincinnati Reds (May 29, 1924).
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