Shaun Fitzmaurice

Summary

Shaun Earle Fitzmaurice (born August 25, 1942) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets in 1966.

Shaun Fitzmaurice
Outfielder
Born: (1942-08-25) August 25, 1942 (age 81)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1966, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1966, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.154 (2-for-13)
Runs batted in0
Runs scored2
Teams

Biography edit

Fitzmaurice played college baseball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team.[1] He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport in Tokyo.[2]

Fitzmaurice's professional career spanned 1964 to 1973; he played for farm teams of the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves. His only MLB appearances came with the Mets in 1966; in nine games, he had two hits in 13 at-bats and scored two runs. In his minor-league career, he played in over 800 games, primarily at the Triple-A level.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA News" (PDF). Vol. 1, no. 4. September–October 1964. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012 – via Wayback Machine. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ Pete, Cava (1991). "Baseball at the Olympics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Shaun Fitzmaurice Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

Further reading edit

  • "ND to MLB: Shaun Fitzmaurice". njbaseball.net. February 8, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet