Neill Sheridan
| Neill Sheridan | |
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| Pinch runner/Pinch hitter | |
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Born: November 20, 1921 Sacramento, California | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1948 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 26, 1948 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| At bats | 1 |
| Runs scored | 0 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Teams | |
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On September 19, 1948, with Boston embroiled in a four-team pennant scramble, Sheridan appeared as a pinch runner for Bobby Doerr (a future Hall of Famer), in the sixth inning of an 8–6 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium.[1] One week later, he logged his only MLB at bat when he pinch hit in the ninth inning for pitcher Dave Ferriss at Yankee Stadium during a 6–2 Red Sox defeat. Facing New York Yankees' left-hander Tommy Byrne, Sheridan was called out on strikes.[2] His Major League Baseball trial came to an end after those two games.
As a minor leaguer, however, Sheridan appeared in 1,446 games[3] and was a mainstay of the post-World War II Pacific Coast League. He wore the uniform of five PCL teams, including both clubs in his native San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco Seals and the Oakland Oaks.
With the death of Johnny Pesky, Sheridan is now the fourth-oldest surviving Red Sox player. As of Pesky's death, Sheridan was 51st on the Major League's oldest players list.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Nowlin, Bill, Neill Sheridan. SABR Biography Project