Shaun Fitzmaurice

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Shaun Fitzmaurice
Outfielder
Born: (1942-08-25) August 25, 1942 (age 83)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1966, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1966, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.154
Runs batted in0
Runs scored2
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Shaun Earle Fitzmaurice (born August 25, 1942) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets in 1966.

Biography

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Fitzmaurice graduated from Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He hit an inside-the-park home run in a high school All-Star baseball game at Yankee Stadium in 1961.[1] He then played college baseball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport in Tokyo.[2][3]

Fitzmaurice's professional career spanned 1964 to 1973; he played for farm teams of the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves. His only MLB appearances came with the Mets in 1966; in nine games as a September call-up, he had two singles in 13 at-bats and scored two runs. He had his first MLB hit in his first start on September 28.[4][1] In the minor leagues, he played in over 800 games, primarily at the Triple-A level.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Prince of Proximity". Faith and Fear in Flushing. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "Olympic rosters in NCAA title sports" (PDF). NCAA News. Vol. 1, no. 4. September–October 1964. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Pete, Cava (1991). "Baseball at the Olympics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Shaun Fitzmaurice 1966 Batting Game Logs". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "Shaun Fitzmaurice Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

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