Ralph McLaurin
| Ralph McLaurin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 23, 1885 Kissimmee, Florida | |
| Died: February 11, 1943 (aged 57) McColl, South Carolina | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1908, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1908, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .227 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Ralph Edgar McLaurin (May 23, 1885 – February 11, 1943) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played in eight games for the 1908 St. Louis Cardinals.
McLaurin had a strong reputation as a fielder. He was described in The Charlotte Observer in 1909 as "one of the best outfielders in the South Atlantic,"[1] in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1917 as "a corking good fielder,"[2] and in the Chattanooga Daily Times in 1921 as "a superb fielder."[3]
In 1917, he was traded by the Fort Worth Panthers to the Shreveport Gassers for future Major Leaguer Hod Leverette.[2] He opted to retire from baseball rather than play for Shreveport.[4]
References
- ^ "All-Home Team Would Be Corker". Charlotte Daily Observer. April 16, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "McLaurin Traded to Gassers for Pitcher Leverette". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 14, 1917. p. 21. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Ralph McLaurin, Old Lookout, Leads". Chattanooga Daily Times. March 27, 1921. p. 16. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Gassers' Training Plans Get Setback". The Times. March 6, 1917. p. 9. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)