 Summersgill at Tulane in 1902 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1876-02-06)February 6, 1876 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1931(1931-06-16) (aged 55) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1896 | Brown |
| 1898–1899 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900–1901 | Tulane |
| Baseball | |
| 1902 | Tulane |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–2* (football) 8–5 (baseball) * Tulane records: 10–1 |
| H. T. Summersgill (Andy Sommerville) | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 8, 1894, for the Brooklyn Grooms | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 8, 1894, for the Brooklyn Grooms | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0-1 |
| Earned run average | 162.00 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Andrew Henry Sommerville (born asHenry Travers Summersgill; February 6, 1876 – June 16, 1931) was a 19th-centuryMajor League Baseball pitcher, physician andcollege football andbaseball coach. As a pitcher he appeared in one game for the 1894Brooklyn Grooms, giving up six runs in one-third of an inning while walking five batters. He served as the head football coach ofTulane University from 1900 to 1901 and the head baseball coach in 1902.
A native of Vermont,[1] Summersgill originally attendedBrown University, where he played on thefootball team in 1896,[2] but transferred to theUniversity of Virginia in 1898.[3] He played football atVirginia as anend from 1898 to 1899,[4][5] and was elected the team captain for the 1899 season.[6] He was a member ofBeta Theta Pi.[7]
Summersgill then attendedmedical school atTulane University. He took over as the part-time head football coach fromH. T. "Pop" Collier for the 1900 season.[8][9] In his first season, Tulane finished undefeated and unscored upon with a perfect 5–0 record, which was an impressive turnaround from a scoreless 0–6–1 campaign the year prior.[10] The team outscored the Southern Athletic Club,Alabama,Millsaps,LSU, andMississippi by a combined 105–;0 margin.[10] The next year, Tulane finished 1901 with a 4–2 mark.[11] Against theMobileY.M.C.A., Tulane lost, 2–0, despite Summersgill's protests to theofficials that there was still time remaining in the game.[10] The Olive and Blue later beatLSU, 22–0, on the field, but was forced to forfeit 11–0 by theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association over the use of a professional player.[10] Today, Tulane records still count this as a win, which LSU records dispute.[10][12]
Summersgill received aDoctor of Medicine degree from Tulane in 1900.[3] In May 1901, he was licensed after passing the medical examination at Tulane.[13] In 1902, Summersgill coached the Tulane baseball team and amassed an 8–5 record.[14]
In 1905, he was the medical officer in charge at the Bohio Hospital in theCanal Zone at Bohio, Panama.[3][15] He served as superintendent of the City Hospital inCincinnati,[16] and later, as the head of theUniversity of California Hospital inSan Francisco.[16] After a ten-week illness, he died on June 16, 1931, of acerebral hemorrhage at the Jamaica Hospital inQueens, New York.[16]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Olive and Blue(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1900–1901) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Tulane | 5–0 | 3–0 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1901 | Tulane | 4–2 | 2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| Tulane: | 9–2 | 5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–2 | ||||||||