Newt Halliday
| Newt Halliday | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: June 18, 1896 Chicago, Illinois | |
| Died: April 6, 1918 (aged 21) Great Lakes, Illinois | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 19, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 19, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 1 |
| At bats | 1 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
Newton Schurz Halliday (June 18, 1896 – April 6, 1918) was an American baseball player. He appeared in a portion of one game in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 19, 1916. Halliday had three putouts and an assist in the game and struck out in his only at bat.[1]
Halliday joined the United States Navy after the United States entered World War I. He attended the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, where he contracted tuberculosis, which led to his death at the age of 21.[2][3]
Halliday was one of eight Major League Baseball players known either to have been killed or died from illness while serving in the armed forces during World War I. The others were Alex Burr‚ Harry Chapman, Larry Chappell‚ Harry Glenn, Eddie Grant‚ Ralph Sharman and Bun Troy.[4]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- Newt Halliday at SABR Bio Project
- 1896 births
- 1918 deaths
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Baseball players from Chicago
- People from Great Lakes, Illinois
- Baseball players from Lake County, Illinois
- 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in Illinois
- United States Navy personnel of World War I
- Deaths from pneumonia in Illinois
- 20th-century American sportsmen