Mike Shannon
[edit] Biography
Mike Shannon (Thomas Michael Shannon) was born on July 15, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on September 11, 1962 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .261 with 9 home runs and 43 RBI. Shannon played for the St. Louis Cardinals for his entire 9 year career.
Most people believe that Mike Shannon's best season was 1968, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 79 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 10
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .133
| .188
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 32
| 26
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .308
| .333
| .423
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| 88
| 253
| 30
| 66
| 9
| 43
| .261
| .310
| .415
| 8
| 2
| 19
| 54
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 7
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 124
| 244
| 32
| 54
| 3
| 25
| .221
| .305
| .352
| 17
| 3
| 28
| 46
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 8
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 137
| 459
| 61
| 132
| 16
| 64
| .288
| .339
| .462
| 20
| 6
| 37
| 106
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 11
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 130
| 482
| 53
| 118
| 12
| 77
| .245
| .302
| .369
| 18
| 3
| 37
| 89
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 12
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| 156
| 576
| 62
| 153
| 15
| 79
| .266
| .309
| .401
| 29
| 2
| 37
| 114
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 11
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 150
| 551
| 51
| 140
| 12
| 55
| .254
| .315
| .365
| 15
| 5
| 49
| 87
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 9
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 55
| 174
| 18
| 37
| 0
| 22
| .213
| .275
| .287
| 9
| 2
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 882
| 2780
| 313
| 710
| 68
| 367
| .255
| .311
| .387
| 116
| 23
| 224
| 525
| 10
| 22
| 19
| 24
| 62
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| STL
| N
| OF
| 7
| 4
| 40
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 2
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| OF
| 26
| 4
| 77
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| LF
| 13
| 1
| 25
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| RF
| 12
| 3
| 48
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| RF
| 79
| 59
| 583.2
| 104
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| LF
| 9
| 0
| 13.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| OF
| 88
| 61
| 612.1
| 110
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| OF
| 101
| 57
| 598.2
| 170
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| C
| 4
| 2
| 32.2
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| RF
| 86
| 45
| 490.2
| 135
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| CF
| 15
| 11
| 99
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| RF
| 113
| 110
| 1001.1
| 230
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| LF
| 14
| 3
| 48.1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| OF
| 129
| 118
| 1089.2
| 247
| 10
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| CF
| 6
| 5
| 40
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 20.1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 123
| 121
| 1082.2
| 88
| 239
| 29
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 54.1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 156
| 155
| 1398.2
| 110
| 310
| 21
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 149
| 147
| 1324
| 123
| 258
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 45
| 422.2
| 32
| 59
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 479
| 468
| 4228
| 353
| 866
| 80
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 44
| 9
| 137
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 5
| 2
| 33.2
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 358
| 250
| 2472
| 559
| 27
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 28
| 20
| 175
| 37
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 296
| 221
| 2160
| 489
| 20
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1958).
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