Howie Shanks

Positions: Leftfielder, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: July 21, 1890 in Chicago, IL us

Died: July 30, 1941 in Monaca, PA

Buried: Union Cemetery, Monaca, PA

Debut: May 9, 1912 (Age 21-293d, 3,676th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1925 (Age 35-074d)
vs. PHA 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Howard Samuel Shanks

Nicknames: Hawk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

5699

1440

.253

604

RBI

620

185

OBP

.308

SLG

.337

OPS

.644

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1915 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1915 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	WSH		NYY	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 15	WSH		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 17	WSH		BOS	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 21	WSH		BOS	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 22	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	17 (8)	May 6	WSH	@	PHA	W,11-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	18	May 7	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	19	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
12	20	May 9	WSH	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	21	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	22	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	24 (1)	May 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-1	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	25	May 16	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	10.2	1	0	0	1	0
17	26	May 17	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
18	27	May 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	GF	27	6.1	1	0	0	1	0
19	31 (3)	May 26	WSH	@	DET	L,5-10	GF	0		2	0	0	2	0
20	32	May 27	WSH	@	DET	W,8-2	GF	0		3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	35 (2)	Jun 1	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	GF	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	37 (1)	Jun 5	WSH		CLE	L,4-5	GF	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	38	Jun 7	WSH		CLE	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	39	Jun 8	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	40	Jun 9	WSH		SLB	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	41	Jun 10	WSH		SLB	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	42	Jun 11	WSH		SLB	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	43	Jun 12	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	44	Jun 14	WSH		CHW	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
30	45	Jun 16	WSH		CHW	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
31	46	Jun 17	WSH		DET	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
32	47	Jun 18	WSH		DET	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	48	Jun 19	WSH		DET	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	49	Jun 21 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-8	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
35	50	Jun 21 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,6-5	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	51	Jun 22	WSH		BOS	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
37	52	Jun 23	WSH		BOS	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	53	Jun 24	WSH		BOS	L,4-12	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	54	Jun 25	WSH		PHA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	55	Jun 26	WSH		PHA	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	56	Jun 28	WSH		PHA	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	57	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	58	Jun 30	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	59	Jul 1	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	60	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	61	Jul 3 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	0	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	62	Jul 3 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	63	Jul 5 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	23	5.0	1	0	1	2	0
49	64	Jul 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	0	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
50	65	Jul 6 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
51	66	Jul 6 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
52	67	Jul 7 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	68	Jul 7 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
54	69	Jul 9	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	70	Jul 10	WSH	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	71	Jul 11 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	72	Jul 11 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-12	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
58	73	Jul 12	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	74	Jul 13 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	75	Jul 13 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	76	Jul 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	0	11.0	4	1	0	5	0
62	77	Jul 15 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	78	Jul 15 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	79	Jul 16	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	80	Jul 17 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	81	Jul 17 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,10-4	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
67	82	Jul 18 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	0	13.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	83	Jul 18 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
69	84	Jul 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	85	Jul 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	0	9.1	2	1	0	3	0
71	86	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	87	Jul 24 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	88	Jul 24 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,8-5	GF	0		2	0	0	2	0
74	89	Jul 25	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	90	Jul 27	WSH		CLE	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	91	Jul 28	WSH		CLE	L,1-10	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	92	Jul 29	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	0	5	0	5	0
78	93	Jul 30	WSH		SLB	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
79	94	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	95	Aug 2	WSH		SLB	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
81	96	Aug 3	WSH		SLB	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
82	97	Aug 4 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
83	98	Aug 4 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
84	99	Aug 6 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
85	100	Aug 6 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	101	Aug 7	WSH		CHW	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
87	102	Aug 9	WSH		DET	L,3-5	CG	53	13.0	4	4	0	8	0
88	103	Aug 10	WSH		DET	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	104	Aug 11	WSH		DET	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	105	Aug 13	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	0	8.1	0	1	0	1	0
91	106	Aug 14	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	107	Aug 16	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	25	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	108	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
94	109	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-6	CG	0	9.0	3	7	0	10	2
95	110	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
96	111	Aug 22 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
97	112	Aug 22 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
98	113	Aug 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	0	12.2	2	1	2	5	1
99	114	Aug 25	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	0	14.0	4	3	1	8	0
100	115	Aug 26	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	48	13.0	2	3	1	6	0
101	116	Aug 27	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	117	Aug 28	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	11.2	1	2	0	3	0
103	118	Aug 29	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	GS	0		0	2	0	2	0
104	119	Aug 31 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
105	120	Aug 31 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	1	2	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
106	121	Sep 1	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	41	12.0	2	1	0	3	0
107	122	Sep 2	WSH		NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
108	123	Sep 3	WSH		NYY	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	124	Sep 4	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
110	125	Sep 6 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
111	126	Sep 6 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	3	1	6	0
112	127	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	31	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
113	128	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-4	GS	19	5.0	1	1	0	2	1
114	129	Sep 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
115	130	Sep 9 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
116	131	Sep 9 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
117	132	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
118	134 (1)	Sep 14	WSH		CLE	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
119	135	Sep 15	WSH		CLE	L,0-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	136	Sep 16	WSH		SLB	W,8-2	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
121	137	Sep 17	WSH		SLB	L,0-9	CG	0	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
122	138	Sep 18	WSH		SLB	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
123	139	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
124	140	Sep 21	WSH		CHW	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
125	141	Sep 22	WSH		CHW	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
126	142	Sep 23	WSH		CHW	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
127	143	Sep 24	WSH		DET	W,11-4	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
128	144	Sep 25 (1)	WSH		DET	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
129	145	Sep 25 (2)	WSH		DET	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
130	146	Sep 27	WSH		DET	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
131	147	Sep 28	WSH		DET	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
132	148	Sep 29 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	0	5	1	6	1
133	149	Sep 29 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,20-5	GS	0		1	4	0	5	0
134	150	Sep 30	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	0	6	1	7	0
135	151	Oct 2 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	152	Oct 2 (2)	WSH		BOS	T,3-3	CG	0	10.0	0	0	1	1	0
137	153	Oct 4	WSH		PHA	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
138	154	Oct 6 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
139	155	Oct 6 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	7	1	9	2
							139gm		544.0	224	128	18	370	15