Chick Fulmer
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Charles John Fulmer
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 158 lb.
- Debut June 5, 1871
- Final Game August 16, 1884
- Born February 12, 1851 in Philadelphia, PA USA
- Died February 15, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA USA
Drummer boy for Southwark Guard
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Chick Fulmer played 11 seasons in the major leagues, with the National Association at its inception, with the National League at its inception, and with the American Association at its inception. Primarily a shortstop at a time when fewer games were played in a season, he never appeared in more than 92 games in any one season.
Beginning at age 20, he played in all five seasons that the National Association existed, hitting .307 for the 1872 New York Mutuals, third highest on the squad. He was in the new National League in 1876 and in 1879-80. He was a year younger than Davy Force, his teammate and fellow infielder on the 1879 Buffalo Bisons.
As a 31-year-old veteran, he still played well for the pennant-winning 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings, hitting .281. In 1883, his 5 home runs and 52 RBI were among the league leaders, although his batting average was below the team average. But he was one of the oldest players in the league and his career went down after that.
Brother of Washington Fulmer, who was born in 1840.
Thirty years after the Civil War ended, Chick Fulmer told The Sporting Life that he had been a drummer boy in the war, a position not considered formal military service.
