12 Facts About Sherry Magee

1.

Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball.

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2.

From 1904 through 1919, Magee played with the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds.

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3.

Sherry Magee was picked out by local Phillies scout Jim Randall when he had heard about the exploits of Magee on the local diamond, and it resulted in an impromptu tryout that resulted in a spot for Magee on the Phillies.

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4.

Sherry Magee started his first game as a left fielder against the Brooklyn Superbas on June 29,1904.

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5.

From 1905 through 1914, Sherry Magee finished in the National League top 10 in home runs and runs batted in seven times, including leading the National League in RBIs four times.

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6.

Sherry Magee led the league for a fourth time in the 1918 campaign, which was shortened by World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic.

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7.

Sherry Magee collected 2,169 hits and 441 stolen bases, including 23 steals of home plate.

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8.

On July 10,1911, Sherry Magee struck umpire Bill Finneran as a result of disputing a called third strike, knocking him unconscious, at which he was suspended for the remainder of the season, although on appeal the suspension was shortened to just over a month, 36 games.

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9.

Sherry Magee remained at Boston until the 1917 midseason, when he was sent to the Cincinnati Reds.

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10.

In 1919, Sherry Magee was seriously ill for two months and he concluded his major league career by pinch-hitting twice during the 1919 World Series, which resulted in two hits and a championship for Sherry Magee.

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11.

Sherry Magee later played in the minors and umpired in the New York–Penn League and the National League.

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12.

Sherry Magee is buried at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

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