| Nat Jewett | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: (1844-12-25)December 25, 1844 New York, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: February 23, 1914(1914-02-23) (aged 69) Bronx, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 1872, for the Brooklyn Eckfords | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 6, 1872, for the Brooklyn Eckfords | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 2 |
| Runs scored | 1 |
| Hits | 1 |
| Batting average | .125 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference 👁 Edit this at Wikidata | |
| Teams | |
| |
Nathan W. Jewett (December 25, 1844 – February 23, 1914) was an American professional baseball player born in New York City who played catcher in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords.
On May 28, 1861, he enlisted in the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.[1] In 1918, his former teammate on the New York Mutuals, Phonney Martin, recalled that an early practitioner of the curveball who lacked control was forgotten after Jewett proved unable to reliably catch his pitches.[2]
He died at the age of 69 in the Bronx, New York and is buried at the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Allardice, Bruce; Dellinger, Harold; Hershberger, Richard; Howard, Reed; Lambert, David; Malatzky, Richard; Morris, Peter; Wheeler, Jim. "Civil War Veterans Who Played Major League Baseball Research Project" (PDF). Society of American Baseball Research. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ Martin, Phonney (March 17, 1918). "McSweeney of Mutuals First to Pitch Curve". New York Herald. p. 27. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference·Retrosheet 👁 Edit this at Wikidata
.jpg){kind=link}
