Chuck Sheerin

Charles Joseph "Chuck" Sheerin (April 17, 1909 – September 27, 1986) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1936.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended Fordham University.[1]

Sheerin played five seasons in the minor leagues, from 1933 to 1938. The teams he played on were: the York White Roses of the New York-Penn League (1933), the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association (1933-1934), the Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League (1935), the Hazelton Mountaineers of the New York-Penn League (1936), and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League (1938).[2]

In the minor leagues, he appeared in 503 games and hit .248 in 1,774 at-bats. Sheerin's best season came in 1934 when he hit .288 for the Atlanta Crackers in 295 at-bats. Sheerin also posted a fielding percentage of .942 in the minor leagues. He did not play in 1937.[3]

For the Philadelphia Phillies, Sheerin played in 39 games as an infielder, hitting .264 in 72 at-bats and with a fielding percentage of .942.[4]

In later life, Sheerin was a baseball coach at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, New York. Amongst the players he coached was future Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax; Koufax was the first baseman on the Lafayette baseball team in his senior year did not pitch.[5]

Sheerin died in Valley Stream, New York on September 27, 1986. He is buried at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, New York.[6]