Jock Somerlott

John Wesley Somerlott

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut September 19, 1910
• Final Game May 25, 1911
• Born October 26, 1882 in Flint, IN USA
• Died April 21, 1965 in Butler, IN USA

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Biographical Information

"This pair of jacks did so well that they looked like right and left bowers." - Sporting Life of May 6, 1911, talking about the recent performance of Jack Somerlott and Jack Lelivelt

John "Jock" Somerlott played for the Washington Senators in 1910-11. From 1909-11 he also played for Terre Haute.

Somerlott was born in Flint, IN, in the same year that Babe Adams was also born in Indiana. Adams, however, would spend his entire career in the National League.

Jock was a minor league shortstop before converting to first base. His brother, E.R. Somerlott, was a minor league manager around the time Jock was in the majors.

Sporting Life of July 9, 1910 mentioned Jock as a better first baseman than the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman, John Flynn, apparently talking about fielding ability, but stated that Jock was not a consistent hitter.

According to the Baseball History Daily article mentioned below, Jock managed in semi-pro ball for many years. Somerlott is a member of the Fort Wayne Baseball and Northeast Indiana Baseball Association Halls of Fame.

Related Sites

Baseball History Daily story about Jock Somerlott