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Spike Shannon
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Birthdate: 2/7/1878
Died: 5/16/1940
Height / Weight: 5' 11" / 180 lbs.
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Bats / Throws: B / R

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Baseball player, Spike Shannon, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder leaning on bat prior to game against Chicago Cubs 1905 Photo -SUMMARY
Full-length portrait of William Shannon, baseball player, National League St. Louis Cardinals, leaning on bat at West Side Grounds, which was located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street, in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.  SDN-003423, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Spike Shannon

 

A swift runner and a solid defensive outfielder, Spike Shannon was an aggressive ballplayer during baseball’s Dead Ball Era. He stole over 30 bases three times, including a career-high 34 in his rookie season with the St. Louis Cardinals, 1904. A native of Pittsburgh, Bill Shannon also played with the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
7 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1904 STL (NL) 134 500 84 140 10 3 1 26 50 0 34 0 0 3 29 0 .280 .349 SLG
1905 STL (NL) 140 544 73 146 16 3 0 41 47 0 27 0 0 0 21 0 .268 .327 SLG
1906 NYG (NL) 76 287 42 73 5 1 0 25 34 0 18 0 0 4 8 0 .254 .342 SLG
1906 STL (NL) 80 302 36 78 4 0 0 25 36 0 15 0 0 0 13 0 .258 .337 SLG
1907 NYG (NL) 155 585 104 155 12 5 1 33 82 0 33 0 0 8 10 0 .265 .363 SLG
1908 PIT (NL) 32 127 10 25 0 2 0 12 9 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 .197 .250 SLG
1908 NYG (NL) 77 268 34 60 2 1 1 21 28 0 13 0 0 7 10 0 .224 .314 SLG
7 years   694 2613 383 677 49 15 3 183 286 0 145 0 0 22 94 0 .259 .337 .SLG



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