Henry Myers Baseball player

Henry C. Myers (May, 1858 – April 18, 1895) was an American Major League Baseball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who played mainly at shortstop for three seasons from 1881 to 1884.After only playing one game for the Providence Grays during the 1881 season, he was part of the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 1882. The team had many players with little or no Major League experience, and like Myers, many were from the Philadelphia area. Besides playing shortstop for the Orioles, he was also the manager. They finished last, 14½ games behind the 5th place team, with a 19 and 54 win/loss record. He would never manage again, and made a short playing appearance in 1884 for the Wilmington Quicksteps of the Union Association.Henry died in Philadelphia at the age of 36, and was buried at the Mount Vernon Cemetery, also in Philadelphia.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Myers Henry C.
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1858
Date of deathApril 18, 1895

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 20, 1881
Career endSeptember 12, 1884
batting sideRight
former teams
Providence Grays
Wilmington Quicksteps
position
Shortstop
teams
Baltimore Orioles (19th century)
Providence Grays
Wilmington Quicksteps
throwing sideRight

Henry Myers on Wikipedia