Art Merewether
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Arthur Francis Merewether (Merry)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Weight 155 lb.
- School Brown University, MIT
- Debut July 10, 1922
- Final Game July 10, 1922
- Born July 7, 1902 in East Providence, RI USA
- Died February 2, 1997 in Bayside, NY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Art Merewether sandwiched his professional baseball career around attending top-flight colleges. He was at the Ivy League's Brown University from 1920-22, and played one game at the major league level in July 1922, appearing three days after his 19th birthday with the 1922 Pirates. Thereafter he attended MIT, serving as captain of the college's baseball team, and apparently graduated in 1925.
He played minor league ball in 1926 for Lewiston, hitting .281.
Outside of baseball, he became the chief meteorologist for United Airlines, was president of the American Meteorological Society and discovered a frozen crater lake in northern Canada which was named after him. Source: MIT athletes. See also Merewether crater.
