Ossee Schrecongost Notable

b. April 11, 1875 · Louisville Colonels 1897, Cleveland Spiders 1898–1899, St. Louis Perfectos 1899, Boston Americans 1901, Cleveland Bronchos 1902, Philadelphia Athletics 1902–1908, Chicago White Sox 1908

Ossee Schrecongost played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1897 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1908. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Athletics, from 1902 to 1908.

Across 895 games he batted .271, with 829 hits and 304 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 136 doubles and 52 stolen bases.

He played 751 games behind the plate, with 4,321 putouts and 166 errors. He turned 58 double plays.

He was born in New Bethlehem, PA, USA on April 11, 1875, and died on July 9, 1914. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1897	LOU	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1898	CLV	10	35	5	11	2	3	0	10	0	0	1	.314
1899	CLV/STL	115	427	57	124	20	5	2	47	21	11	18	.290
1901	BOS	86	280	37	85	13	5	0	38	19	7	6	.304
1902	CLE/PHA	97	358	50	117	17	2	2	52	9	8	5	.327
1903	PHA	92	306	26	78	13	4	3	30	11	20	0	.255
1904	PHA	95	311	23	58	9	1	1	21	5	16	3	.186
1905	PHA	123	420	30	114	19	6	0	45	3	24	9	.271
1906	PHA	98	338	29	96	20	1	1	41	10	13	5	.284
1907	PHA	101	356	30	97	16	3	0	38	17	32	4	.272
1908	CHW/PHA	77	223	17	49	7	1	0	16	7	15	1	.220
Career	—	895	3057	304	829	136	31	9	338	102	146	52	.271

On this day & linked events

1875

Born April 11, 1875

New Bethlehem, PA, USA

1914

Died July 9, 1914

1897

Major-league debut: Ossee Schrecongost

Ossee Schrecongost made a major-league debut on September 8, 1897.

1908

Final major-league game: Ossee Schrecongost

Ossee Schrecongost played a final major-league game on October 2, 1908.

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