Jimmy Sheckard

Jimmy Sheckard
Jimmy Sheckard
	Left fielder
	Born: November 23, 1878; Chanceford Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: January 15, 1947 (aged 68); Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 14, 1897, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 1913, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.274
Hits	2,084
Home runs	56
Runs batted in	813
Stolen bases	465
Teams
	Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1897–1898); Baltimore Orioles (NL) (1899); Brooklyn Superbas (1900–1901); Baltimore Orioles (AL) (1902); Brooklyn Superbas (1902–1905); Chicago Cubs (1906–1912); St. Louis Cardinals (1913); Cincinnati Reds (1913);
Career highlights and awards
	2× World Series champion (1907, 1908); NL home run leader (1903); 2× NL stolen base leader (1899, 1903);

Samuel James Tilden Sheckard (November 23, 1878 – January 15, 1947) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas (1897–98, 1900–01, 1902–05), Baltimore Orioles (NL) (1899), Baltimore Orioles (AL) (1902), Chicago Cubs (1906–12), St. Louis Cardinals (1913) and Cincinnati Reds (1913).

Sheckard was the Chicago Cubs' leadoff batter for the final game of the 1908 World Series. His team played in four World Series in a five-year span from 1906-1910.

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