Camp Skinner

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Camp Skinner

|image=Camp_Skinner.jpg

|image_size=

|caption=Skinner with the New York Yankees, c. 1922

|position=Outfielder / Pinch hitter

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|mf=yes|1897|6|25}}

|birth_place=Douglasville, Georgia

|death_date={{death date and age|mf=yes|1944|8|4|1897|6|25}}

|death_place=Douglasville, Georgia

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 2

|debutyear=1922

|debutteam=New York Yankees

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 6

|finalyear=1923

|finalteam=Boston Red Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.196

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=3

|teams=

New York Yankees ({{mlby|1922}})
Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1923}})

}}

Elisha Harrison "Camp" Skinner{{efn|Skinner's 1942 draft registration card lists his name as "Elisha Camp Skinner", which he signed as "E. C. Skinner".{{cite web |url=https://www.fold3.com/image/647215214 |title=WWII Draft Registration Card |publisher=Selective Service System |date=February 1942 |accessdate=July 21, 2020 |via=fold3.com |url-access=subscription}}}} (June 25, 1897 – August 4, 1944) was a professional baseball outfielder. He was a reserve player and pinch hitter for the 1922 New York Yankees and 1923 Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m}} and {{convert|165|lb|kg}}, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Biography

Skinner's minor league career spanned 1921 to 1928, with gaps, as he did not play professionally in 1925 or 1927.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=skinne001eli |title=Camp Skinner Minor League Statistics & History |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=July 20, 2020}}

His major league career consisted of 27 games for the New York Yankees in 1922, and seven games for the Boston Red Sox in 1923.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/skinnca01.shtml |title=Camp Skinner Stats |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=July 20, 2020}} Prior to the 1923 season, he was traded by New York along with infielder Norm McMillan, pitcher George Murray, and cash to Boston in exchange for pitcher Herb Pennock.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pskinc102.htm |title=Camp Skinner |website=Retrosheet |accessdate=July 21, 2020}} Overall, Skinner recorded a .196 batting average with no home runs and three RBIs. Most of his appearances were as a pinch hitter, as he only made six defensive appearances in the outfield (four for New York and two for Boston);{{efn|Skinner was Boston's starting centerfield on Opening Day of 1923.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1923/Iskinc1020021923.htm |title=The 1923 BOS A Regular Season Batting Log for Camp Skinner |website=Retrosheet |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}}} he was not charged with any errors.

Skinner was born in Douglasville, Georgia. He died at the age of 47 in his hometown and was buried there.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55770046/skinner-mr-e-camp/ |title=SKINNER, Mr. E. Camp |newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution |page=6 |date=August 5, 1944 |accessdate=July 21, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}