About Louis Newton Ury
Lived 1877 – 1918 (aged 40–41). Louis Newton Ury was an American baseball player.
Louis Newton "Lon" Ury (1877 – March 4, 1918), nicknamed "Old Sheep", was an American Major League Baseball first baseman during the end of the 1903 season.
He played in two games for the St. Louis Cardinals on September 9 and September 12, both at Robison Field in St. Louis. He did very well in the field, handling 24 chances without an error. At the plate, he went 1-for-7 for a .143 batting average.
One of his teammates on the 1903 Cardinals was Hall of Famer Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown.
Ury died at the age of 40 or 41 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Who was Louis Newton Ury?
American baseball player (1877-1918)
When was Louis Newton Ury born?
Louis Newton Ury was born in 1877 in Fort Scott.
When did Louis Newton Ury die?
Louis Newton Ury died on 4 March 1918 in Kansas City.
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Louis Newton Ury was a baseball player.
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Louis Newton Ury was American.
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