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Spike Shannon

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Full Name: William Porter Shannon Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/180 First Game: April 15, 1904
Birthdate: February 7, 1878 Final Game: September 30, 1908
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: May 16, 1940
Deathplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Spike Shannon (William Porter Shannon) was born on February 7, 1878 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1904 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1904, his rookie year, he hit .280 with 1 home run and 26 RBI. Shannon played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Spike Shannon's best season was 1907, when he stole 33 bases.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1904 STL N 134 500 84 140 1 26 .280 .349 .318 10 3 50 0 3 29 34 0 0
1905 STL N 140 544 73 146 0 41 .268 .327 .309 16 3 47 0 0 21 27 0 0
1906 STL N 80 302 36 78 0 25 .258 .337 .272 4 0 36 0 0 13 15 0 0
1906 NY N 76 287 42 73 0 25 .254 .342 .279 5 1 34 0 4 8 18 0 0
1906 TOT N 156 589 78 151 0 50 .256 .339 .275 9 1 70 0 4 21 33 0 0
1907 NY N 155 585 104 155 1 33 .265 .363 .308 12 5 82 0 8 10 33 0 0
1908 PIT N 32 127 10 25 0 12 .197 .250 .228 0 2 9 0 0 3 5 0 0
1908 NY N 77 268 34 60 1 21 .224 .314 .250 2 1 28 0 7 10 13 0 0
1908 TOT N 109 395 44 85 1 33 .215 .294 .243 2 3 37 0 7 13 18 0 0
Total 694 2613 383 677 3 183 .259 .337 .293 49 15 286 0 22 94 145 0 0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1904 STL N OF 133 0 0 246 18 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1905 STL N OF 140 0 0 299 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1906 STL N OF 80 0 0 165 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1906 NY N OF 76 0 0 109 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1906 TOT N LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1906 TOT N OF 156 0 0 274 13 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1907 NY N OF 155 0 0 282 18 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1908 PIT N OF 32 0 0 88 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1908 NY N OF 74 0 0 114 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1908 TOT N LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1908 TOT N OF 106 0 0 202 10 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1908 TOT N RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total OF 690 0 0 1303 66 36 24 0 0 0 0 0 .974

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by St. Louis Cardinals from St Paul (American Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (@September, 1903).
  • Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants in exchange for Sam Mertes and Doc Marshall (July 13, 1906).
  • Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from New York Giants (July 22, 1908).

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