Larry Chappell

Larry Chappell

Larry Chappell (batting) in 1913, with the Chicago White Sox.
Outfielder
Born: (1890-02-19)February 19, 1890
McClusky, Illinois
Died: November 8, 1918(1918-11-08) (aged 28)
San Francisco, California
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 18, 1913, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 25, 1917, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average .226
Home runs 0
RBI 26
Teams

La Verne Ashford "Larry" Chappell (February 19, 1890 – November 8, 1918) was a professional baseball player who played from 1913 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves.

His big league career began on July 18, 1913. He hit .231 in 60 games in his rookie season, with no home runs, 15 RBI and seven stolen bases. In 39 at-bats for the White Sox in 1914, he hit .231 again. In 1915, he was hitless in one at-bat.

On February 14, 1916, Chappell was sent to the Indians as the player to be named later to complete a trade that originally occurred August 21, 1915. In all, the Indians received Chappell, Braggo Roth, Ed Klepfer and $31,500. The White Sox received Shoeless Joe Jackson. Chappell was the most expensive of the players sent to the Indians – he was an $18,000 bonus player.[1]

He played in only three games for the Indians, collecting no hits in two at-bats. In May 1916, the Braves purchased him, and in 53 at-bats with them he hit .226. Overall, Chappell hit .218 with nine RBI and two stolen bases in 1916.

Chappell played his final season in 1917, appearing in four games for the Braves, collecting no hits in two at-bats. He played his final game on April 25.

Overall, Chappell hit .226 with no home runs, 26 RBI and nine stolen bases in 109 career games. He walked 25 times and struck out 42 times.

He died at the age of 28 in an army camp in France from the Spanish flu of 1918.[2] He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, Illinois.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fleitz, David L. (2001). Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0978-9.
  2. ↑ Skipper, John C. (2006). Wicked Curve: The Life and Troubled Times of Grover Cleveland. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-2412-5.

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