| Harry Wheeler | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder /Pitcher | |
| Born:(1858-03-03)March 3, 1858 Versailles, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: October 9, 1900(1900-10-09) (aged 42) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 19, 1878, for the Providence Grays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 15, 1884, for the Baltimore Monumentals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .228 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 32 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Harry Eugene Wheeler (March 3, 1858 – October 9, 1900) was an American 19th centuryMajor League Baseball player fromVersailles, Indiana. A well travelled player, he played for eight different teams in three different leagues during his six seasons.[1]
Wheeler began his career with theProvidence Grays as apitcher, where he pitched well. He had anearned run average of 3.48, and won six of the seven games in which he pitched.[1] A good start to his career, but the next two years, he played in only six games for theCincinnati Reds,Cincinnati Stars andCleveland Blues. He was formally converted to anoutfielder upon his return the majors in1882 after an absence in1881, when he joined theAmerican AssociationCincinnati Red Stockings.[1] Harry did well with the bat that season, finishing in the top ten in many hitting categories, highest among them were his 11triples, in which he finished third.[2]
He played for theColumbus Buckeyes the following season. The1883 season saw his hitting decline, and hisfielding, which was already a liability, was getting worse.[1] This was his last full season he played. He ended his career in the failedUnion Association in1884, including a four-game stint asplayer-manager for theKansas City Cowboys, losing all of them.[1]
Wheeler died at the age of 42, ofsyphilitic locomotor ataxia.[3] He was interred atSpring Grove Cemetery inCincinnati.[1]
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