Ralph Sharman
Ralph Edward Sharman
(Bally)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 176 lb.
- High School Norwood (OH) High School
- Debut September 10, 1917
- Final Game October 3, 1917
- Born April 11, 1895 in Cleveland, OH USA
- Died May 24, 1918 in Camp Sheridan, AL USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Ralph Sharman was an outfielder with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1917 who was serving in training in the U.S. Army during World War I when he drowned while swimming in the Alabama River while on an outing. He died at age 23 and is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, OH.
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