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H. B. Sommer

H. B. Sommer

Andrew Henry Sommerville, also known as Henry Travers Summersgill, was a nineteenth-century Major League Baseball pitcher, physician, and collegiate coach.

Lived
1876–1931
Nationality
American

Andrew Henry Sommerville, born Henry Travers Summersgill, was a late nineteenth-century Major League Baseball pitcher, physician, and collegiate sports coach. His professional athletic career was highlighted by an appearance as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Grooms during the 1894 season, where he played in a single game.\n\nIn addition to his playing career and his work as a physician, Sommerville transitioned into collegiate athletics coaching at the turn of the century. He served as the head football coach at Tulane University from 1900 to 1901, and later directed the university's baseball program as head coach in 1902. He passed away in June 1931.

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