Shorty Desjardien
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Paul Raymond Desjardien
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 5", Weight 205 lb.
- School University of Chicago
- Debut May 20, 1916
- Final Game May 20, 1916
- Born August 24, 1893 in Coffeyville, KS USA
- Died March 7, 1956 in Monrovia, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Paul "Shorty" Desjardien, who got into one game with the 1916 Cleveland Indians, is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Desjardien is, as of 2009, the last of six major league players who are remembered with the first name "Shorty". In his case, he was called Shorty because he was so tall - 6 ' 5 ".
He was born in Coffeyville, KS, in southeastern Kansas very near to the Oklahoma border. He attended the University of Chicago at the same time as Stan Baumgartner and Charlie Blackburn.
Desjardien also played for Marshalltown in 1916, posting a 1.62 ERA.
During World War I he was a lieutenant in the infantry.
