He died in a training accident while serving in the United States Army in 1918 during World War I. Sharman was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1895.

[1] Sharman was a right-handed batter who began his professional baseball career in 1915, at the age of 20, for the Portsmouth Cobblers of the Class-D Ohio State League.

This boy is a strong-armed outfielder, equally proficient going back and to the sides for fly balls, and is one sweet right-handed hitter, a commodity much in demand.

[6][7] He appeared in 13 games for the Athletics, batting .297 and collecting 11 hits, two doubles, a triple, two RBIs, a stolen base, and three walks.

With the United States engaged in World War I, he began artillery training on November 5, the following Monday.

[6] Sharman was one of eight Major League Baseball players known either to have been killed or died from illness while serving in the armed forces during World War I.