Bob Shawkey
[edit] Biography
Born on December 4, 1890 in Sigel, Pennsylvania, Bob Shawkey (James Robert Shawkey) played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees over the course of his 15 year career. Shawkey broke into the bigs on July 16, 1913 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and put up a 2.34 ERA in 111.1 innings pitched in 1913, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob Shawkey's best season was 1916, when he posted a 2.21 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 122 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1913
| PHI
| A
| 18
| 15
| 6
| 5
| 2.34
| 52
| 41
| 29
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 111.1
| 92
| 2
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1914
| PHI
| A
| 38
| 31
| 15
| 8
| 2.73
| 89
| 88
| 72
| 18
| 5
| 2
| 237
| 223
| 4
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1915
| PHI
| A
| 17
| 13
| 6
| 6
| 4.05
| 56
| 57
| 45
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 100
| 103
| 3
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1915
| NY
| A
| 16
| 9
| 4
| 7
| 3.26
| 31
| 38
| 31
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 85.2
| 78
| 2
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| 33
| 22
| 10
| 13
| 3.68
| 87
| 95
| 76
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 185.2
| 181
| 5
| 73
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1916
| NY
| A
| 53
| 27
| 24
| 14
| 2.21
| 122
| 78
| 68
| 21
| 4
| 8
| 276.2
| 204
| 4
| 81
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1917
| NY
| A
| 32
| 26
| 13
| 15
| 2.44
| 97
| 81
| 64
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 236.1
| 207
| 2
| 72
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1918
| NY
| A
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.12
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| NY
| A
| 41
| 27
| 20
| 11
| 2.72
| 122
| 94
| 79
| 22
| 3
| 5
| 261.1
| 218
| 7
| 92
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1920
| NY
| A
| 38
| 31
| 20
| 13
| 2.45
| 126
| 88
| 73
| 20
| 5
| 2
| 267.2
| 246
| 10
| 85
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1921
| NY
| A
| 38
| 31
| 18
| 12
| 4.08
| 126
| 131
| 111
| 18
| 3
| 2
| 245
| 245
| 15
| 86
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1922
| NY
| A
| 39
| 34
| 20
| 12
| 2.91
| 130
| 112
| 97
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 299.2
| 286
| 16
| 98
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1923
| NY
| A
| 36
| 31
| 16
| 11
| 3.51
| 125
| 114
| 101
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 258.2
| 232
| 17
| 102
| 0
| 8
| 4
|
| 1924
| NY
| A
| 38
| 25
| 16
| 11
| 4.12
| 114
| 107
| 95
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 207.2
| 226
| 11
| 74
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1925
| NY
| A
| 33
| 19
| 6
| 14
| 4.11
| 81
| 101
| 85
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 186
| 209
| 12
| 67
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| 1926
| NY
| A
| 29
| 10
| 8
| 7
| 3.62
| 63
| 49
| 42
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 104.1
| 102
| 8
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1927
| NY
| A
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 2.89
| 23
| 19
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 43.2
| 44
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 488
| 333
| 195
| 150
| 3.09
| 1360
| 1200
| 1008
| 197
| 33
| 28
| 2937
| 2722
| 114
| 1018
| 0
| 40
| 48
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1913
| PHI
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 40
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1914
| PHI
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 63
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1915
| PHI
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1915
| NY
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 49
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1916
| NY
| A
| P
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 79
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1917
| NY
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 79
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1918
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1919
| NY
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 59
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1920
| NY
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1921
| NY
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 35
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1922
| NY
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 70
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1923
| NY
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 61
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1924
| NY
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 39
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1925
| NY
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1926
| NY
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1927
| NY
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 488
| 0
| 0
| 146
| 697
| 41
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1913
| PHI
| A
| 18
| 44
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .136
| .156
| .159
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| PHI
| A
| 38
| 83
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .205
| .241
| .229
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| PHI
| A
| 17
| 31
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .129
| .206
| .194
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| NY
| A
| 16
| 29
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .241
| .241
| .414
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| 33
| 60
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .183
| .222
| .300
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| NY
| A
| 53
| 93
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .183
| .208
| .194
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| NY
| A
| 32
| 84
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 8
| .190
| .218
| .238
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| NY
| A
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .750
| .800
| .750
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| NY
| A
| 41
| 94
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 6
| .234
| .242
| .245
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| NY
| A
| 38
| 100
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 10
| .230
| .267
| .240
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| NY
| A
| 38
| 90
| 13
| 27
| 1
| 11
| .300
| .315
| .378
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| NY
| A
| 39
| 115
| 12
| 21
| 1
| 12
| .183
| .203
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| NY
| A
| 36
| 99
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 10
| .202
| .202
| .232
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| NY
| A
| 38
| 69
| 12
| 22
| 1
| 15
| .319
| .390
| .449
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| NY
| A
| 33
| 68
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .147
| .147
| .221
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| NY
| A
| 29
| 35
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .257
| .316
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| NY
| A
| 19
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 488
| 1049
| 90
| 225
| 3
| 94
| .214
| .241
| .259
| 26
| 6
| 34
| 181
| 3
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to New York Yankees for $3500 (June 28, 1915).
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