Researching Bud Sharpe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8827 people with the Sharpe surname? In that year Sharpe was ranked number 459 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bud means "Off-shoot" and is of German origin.
Records of Bud Sharpe on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bud Sharpe and the Sharpe Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 13491 people with the Sharpe surname in the UK? Sharpe is now ranked number 422 for popularity in the UK. |
Sharpe Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Sharpe surname in the USA? Sharpe is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bud Sharpe
Bud Sharpe
Bayard Heston "Bud" Sharpe is a former Major League Baseball first baseman/outfielder. He played Major League baseball in parts of two seasons – 1905 and 1910.
Sharpe was born on August 6, 1881 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, and his height and weight are unknown. Sharpe chose to attend Penn State University.
On April 14, 1905, at the age of 23, Sharpe made his big league debut with the Boston Beaneaters. In 46 games that year, he batted .182 in 170 at-bats.
The next chance Sharpe got to play in the big leagues was with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1910. He played only four games with them that year before being traded to the Boston Doves on April 28 with Sam Frock for Kirby White. With both teams in 1910, Sharpe hit a combined .237 in 119 games.
On the diamond, Sharpe committed 23 career errors for a .983 fielding percentage.
Sharpe played his final big league game on September 24, 1910. He died from a heart attack on May 31, 1916 in Haddock, Georgia at the age of 34. His body was buried in Greenmount Cemetery in the place of his birth, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Sharpe was also a noted soccer player, spending time with a local team in West Chester during the baseball off-seasons.
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