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American baseball player
Baseball player
Mike Sharperson
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Third baseman
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Second baseman
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Born:
(
1961-10-04
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October 4, 1961
Orangeburg, South Carolina
, U.S.
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Died:
May 26, 1996
(1996-05-26)
(aged 34)
Las Vegas, Nevada
, U.S.
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Batted:
Right
Threw:
Right
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April 6, 1987, for the Toronto Blue Jays
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July 15, 1995, for the Atlanta Braves
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Batting average
| .280
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Home runs
| 10
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Runs batted in
| 123
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Michael Tyrone Sharperson
(October 4, 1961
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? May 26, 1996) was an American
infielder
in
Major League Baseball
who played for the
Toronto Blue Jays
(1987),
Los Angeles Dodgers
(1987–1993) and
Atlanta Braves
(1995). Sharperson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in
Orangeburg, South Carolina
.
In an eight-season career, Sharperson posted a .280
batting average
with 10
home runs
and 123
RBI
in 557
games
.
Career
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Sharperson was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round (11th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft. He made his debut with Toronto in 1987 and was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in midseason.
A member of the Dodgers'
1988 World Series
championship team, Sharperson was part of the group of utility players known as "The Stunt Men", for their ability to play many different positions and roles. While mostly used at
third base
and
second
, Sharperson also played
shortstop
,
first base
and
right field
.
In 1990, Sharperson hit .297 with career-highs in
hits
(106) and games (129). His most productive season came in 1992, when he hit .300 with 21
doubles
and 48
runs
(all career-highs), and made the
National League All-Star
team.
Released by the Dodgers before the 1994 season, Sharperson signed with the
Red Sox
, then with the
Cubs
, but did not play for them. He appeared in seven games with the Atlanta Braves in 1995 and became a
free agent
at the end of the season. He then signed a
minor league
contract with the
San Diego Padres
.
Death
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In 1996, Sharperson was playing for the Triple-A
Las Vegas Stars
. He was driving to
McCarran International Airport
to join the Padres in Montreal against the Expos after being recalled when he died in a one-car crash at the junction of
I-15
and
I-215
just south of the
Las Vegas Strip
. He was southbound on I-15 at about 2:45 a.m. when he apparently realized he missed his turn onto I-215. A witness said that Sharperson tried to make a right turn onto I-215, but lost control in the rain and went into a dirt median. Local law enforcement who arrived at the scene of the accident stated that Sharperson had been ejected through his car's sunroof during the accident. He was 34 years old.
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