Harry Berthrong

Henry Washburn Berthrong (January 1, 1844 April 28, 1928) was an American professional baseball player, who played in 17 games for the Washington Olympics in 1871. He hit .233 in 73 at-bats.

Harry Berthrong
Outfielder
Born: January 1, 1844
Mumford, New York
Died: April 28, 1928(1928-04-28) (aged 84)
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1871, for the Washington Olympics
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1871, for the Washington Olympics
MLB statistics
Batting average.233
Home runs0
Runs batted in8
Teams
  National Association of Base Ball Players
Washington Nationals (18651868)
Washington Olympics (1870)
  National Association of Professional BBP
Washington Olympics (1871)

He was a veteran of the Civil War and his chief fame was derived from his painting of candidates in U.S. Presidential elections. An example of one of these paintings was included in a March 2018 article in New York.[1]

In the Civil War he served with the 140th New York Volunteers, Co. E. and the 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, before he was discharged on July 13, 1865.

He then served with the Olympics in 1871 and afterwards joined the customs service.[2]

References

Records
Preceded by
Al Reach
Oldest recognized verified living baseball player
January 14, 1928 April 24, 1928
Succeeded by
Phonney Martin


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