Newton Schurz Halliday (June 18, 1896 – April 6, 1918) was an American
baseball
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player. He appeared in a portion of one game in
Major League Baseball
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as a
first baseman
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for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
on August 19, 1916. Halliday had three
putout
In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by ''PO'' or ''fly out'' when appropriate) is awarded to a defensive player who (generally while in secure possession of the ball) records an out by one of the following methods:
* Tagging a runner wit ...
s and an
assist
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Sports
Several sports have a statistic known as an "assist", generally relating to action by a player leading to a score by another player on their team:
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in the game and
struck out
In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is denote ...
in his only
at bat
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.
Aside from his one major league game, there is no record of Halliday having a minor league baseball career.
Halliday joined the
United States Navy
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after the United States entered
World War I
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. He attended the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
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, where he contracted
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
, which led to his death at the age of 21.
Halliday was one of eight
Major League Baseball
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players known either to have been killed or died from illness while serving in the armed forces during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. The others were
Alex Burr
Alexander Thomson Burr (November 1, 1893 – October 12, 1918) was a Major League Baseball player who was killed in World War I. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Burr was known as "Tom" to his friends. Press accounts throughout his life, as well as oth ...
‚
Harry Chapman,
Larry Chappell
La Verne Ashford "Larry" Chappell (February 19, 1890 – November 8, 1918) was a professional baseball player who played from 1913 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves.
Early life
Born in McClusky, Illinois, Cha ...
‚
Harry Glenn
Harry Melville "Husky" Glenn (June 9, 1890 – October 12, 1918) was a professional baseball player from 1910 to 1918. He played a portion of the 1915 season in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. He also played e ...
,
Eddie Grant‚
Ralph Sharman
Ralph Edward Sharman (April 11, 1895 – May 24, 1918), nicknamed "Bally", was a professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics.
Career
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sharman was a ...
and
Bun Troy
Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy (August 27, 1888 – October 7, 1918) was a German-born professional baseball pitcher who was killed in action while fighting against German forces in World War I. Troy was a sergeant with the "Blue Ridge" Division of t ...
.
See also
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List of baseball players who died during their careers
This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. These deaths occurred during a game, due to illness, results of accidents, acts of violence, or suicide.
Repeated studies have shown that Major League Baseball players have a greate ...
References
External links
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1896 births
1918 deaths
Major League Baseball first basemen
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Baseball players from Chicago
People from Great Lakes, Illinois
20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis deaths in Illinois
United States Navy personnel of World War I
Deaths from pneumonia in Illinois
American military personnel killed in World War I