Barry Shetrone

Barry Shetrone
Outfielder
Born: (1938-07-06)July 6, 1938
Baltimore, Maryland
Died: July 18, 2001(2001-07-18) (aged 63)
Bowie, Maryland
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1959, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
June 7, 1963, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average .205
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 7
Teams

Barry Stevan Shetrone (July 6, 1938 July 18, 2001) was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Senators.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Shetrone was signed as an amateur free agent prior to the 1956 by the Baltimore Orioles and traded to the Washington Senators on December 5, 1962.[1]

Shetrone was also a high school basketball All-American, as chosen by Scholastic Coach Magazine for the 1956 season. He played for Baltimore Southern High School. He died in Bowie, Maryland at the age of 63.

He collected his first Major League hit, a single, off of Hall-of-Famer Jim Bunning.

References

  1. "Barry Shetrone Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-09.


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