Fred Chapman, born Frederick Joseph Chapman, (24 November 1872 – 14 December 1957) was the youngest professional baseball player in the United States when he played in his only professional game, at the age of 14, on July 22, 1887 for the Philadelphia Athletics. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the 1882-1890 Philadelphia Athletics baseball team

Chapman was born in Little Cooley, Pennsylvania, batted and threw right handed. He was 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass He died in Union City, Pennsylvania. Union City is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 26 miles (42 km southeast of Erie.

There is some dispute about Chapman's birthdate[1].

References

• baseball-reference.com

External links

• Fred Chapman at Find A Grave