William Alexander "Chauncey" Stuart is a former Major League Baseball middle infielder. He played in 1895 and 1899, with the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 in 1895 and the New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 in 1899.

Biography

Stuart was born on August 28, 1873 in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania

Boalsburg, Pennsylvania

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. He threw right-handed and batted right-handed, he was 5'11" and 170 pounds and he attended Penn State University where he was a half back for the varsity football team. Stuart died on October 14, 1928 in Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

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. His body was laid to rest in Branch Cemetery in State College, Pennsylvania

State College, Pennsylvania

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Baseball career

Stuart made his big league debut on August 15, 1895 with the Pittsburgh Pirates at the age of 21. During his 19 games in 1895, he played 2 games at second base and 17 games as a shortstop. Stuart hit .247 with 0 home runs and 10 RBI. He would have to wait a few years before he got to see big league action again. The next time he played Major League Baseball was in 1899 with the New York Giants. He played only one game at second base that season, collecting zero hits in 3 at-bats.

As a fielder, Stuart posted a meager .912 fielding percentage in his career.