Ossee Schreckengost

Ossee Schreckengost
Catcher/First Baseman
Born: April 11, 1875(1875-04-11) New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Died: July 9, 1914(1914-07-09) (aged 39) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1897 for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1908 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.271
Home runs	9
RBI	338
Teams
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 Freeman Schreckengost (also played under name of Ossee Schreck, born Schrecongost) (April 11, 1875 – July 9, 1914) was a Major League Baseball catcher and first baseman. Schreckengost was born in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Schreckengost made his Major League Baseball debut with the Louisville Colonels on September 8, 1897, and appeared in his final game on October 2, 1908, which was the perfect game pitched by Addie Joss, in which Schreckengost made the last out.

Schreckengost died of uremia at the age of 39 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1] He was laid to rest at Kittanning Cemetery in Kittanning, Pennsylvania.^[2]

References

1. ^ BaseballLibrary.com. Retrieved October 24, 2006.
2. ^ Baseball-Almanac.com.Retrieved October 24, 2006.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Ossee Schreckengost at Find a Grave
• TheDeadBallEra.com - Schreckengost's grave marker

Persondata
Name	Schreckengost, Ossee
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	April 11, 1875
Place of birth	New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Date of death	July 9, 1914
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania