# Harry Chapman (baseball) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harry_Chapman_(baseball) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harry_Chapman_(baseball).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chapman_(baseball) > Source revision: 1324793069 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player (1885–1918)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Harry Chapman |position=[Catcher](/source/Catcher) |image=Harry Chapman in 1915 with the St. Louis Terriers (Federal League) (baseball) - LCCN2014698586 (cropped).jpg |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1885|10|26|mf=y}} |birth_place=[Severance, Kansas](/source/Severance%2C_Kansas), US |death_date={{death date and age|1918|10|21|1885|10|26|mf=y}} |death_place=[Nevada, Missouri](/source/Nevada%2C_Missouri), US |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=October 6 |debutyear=1912 |debutteam=Chicago Cubs |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 19 |finalyear=1916 |finalteam=St. Louis Browns |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) |stat1value=.198 |stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s |stat2value=1 |stat3label=[Run batted in](/source/Run_batted_in) |stat3value=44 |teams= *[Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) ({{mlby|1912}}) *[Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) ({{mlby|1913}}) *[St. Louis Terriers](/source/St._Louis_Terriers) ({{mlby|1914}}–{{mlby|1915}}) *[St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns) ({{mlby|1916}}) }} '''Harry E. Chapman''' (October 26, 1885 – October 21, 1918) was a professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. He played all or part of five seasons in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs), [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds), [St. Louis Terriers](/source/St._Louis_Terriers), and [St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns), primarily as a [catcher](/source/catcher). He saw the majority of his action as a backup backstop for the Terriers in the [Federal League](/source/Federal_League). Chapman died of pneumonia following influenza in [Nevada, Missouri](/source/Nevada%2C_Missouri). == Early career == thumb|Harry Chapman from a newspaper Chapman played minor league baseball in the [Central Kansas League](/source/Central_Kansas_League). He made his major league debut on October 6, 1912, the final game of the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs)' season, and went 1-for-4 with a triple and an [RBI](/source/run_batted_in) (runs batted in). On December 15 that offseason, Chapman was traded by the Cubs, along with [Grover Lowdermilk](/source/Grover_Lowdermilk) and future Hall of Famer [Joe Tinker](/source/Joe_Tinker), to the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) for five players. Chapman, however, played with the minor-league [Atlanta Crackers](/source/Atlanta_Crackers) for much of 1913. He made two pinch-hitting appearances for the Reds that season, singling and striking out. == Federal League == The catcher was one of many MLB players to jump to the upstart [Federal League](/source/Federal_League) in 1914, signing with the [St. Louis Terriers](/source/St._Louis_Terriers). He played with them for both seasons of their existence, backing up [Mike Simon](/source/Mike_Simon) and [Grover Hartley](/source/Grover_Hartley). In 1914, Chapman hit .210 in 64 games with two doubles, a triple, and 14 [RBI](/source/run_batted_in). In 1915, Chapman had the experience of playing for the league champions and had a somewhat more successful season himself, hitting .199 in 62 games with six doubles, three triples, one home run, and 29 RBI. His home run, the only such hit of his career, came off Baltimore's [George Suggs](/source/George_Suggs). == Later career == Just before the dissolution of the Federal League, the [St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns) purchased Chapman's rights from the Terriers. However, his time with the Browns resulted in numbers well below his career averages, as Chapman hit just .097 (3 for 31) in 18 games with no extra-base hits or RBI. He played his final major league game in July 1916, and spent the last two seasons of his career toiling for the [Little Rock Travelers](/source/Little_Rock_Travelers) of the [Southern Association](/source/Southern_Association), playing a career-high 131 games in 1917. Chapman died at age 30 in [Nevada, Missouri](/source/Nevada%2C_Missouri), October 21, 1918, from influenza-induced pneumonia.{{cite book |author1=Jim Leeke |title=From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0803290723|page=217}} ==See also== * [List of baseball players who died during their careers](/source/List_of_baseball_players_who_died_during_their_careers) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} {{baseballstats | br=c/chapmha01 | brm=chapma002har}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Harry}} Category:1885 births Category:1918 deaths Category:Major League Baseball catchers Category:Chicago Cubs players Category:St. Louis Browns players Category:St. Louis Terriers players Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Cincinnati Reds players Category:Concordia Travelers players Category:Topeka Jayhawks players Category:Sioux City Packers players Category:Atlanta Crackers players Category:Little Rock Travelers players Category:Baseball players from Kansas Category:People from Doniphan County, Kansas Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Missouri Category:Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in Missouri --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Harry Chapman (baseball)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chapman_(baseball)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chapman_(baseball)?action=history)). 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