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Red Shannon

Maurice Joseph Shannon

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 11, 1897 in Jersey City, NJ
School: Seton Hall University
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1915. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 7, 1915
Teams (by GP): Athletics/RedSox/Senators/Cubs/Braves 1915-1926

Final Game: June 2, 1926
Died: April 12, 1970 in Jersey City, NJ
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ
Relatives: Brother of Joe Shannon
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:39AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1915 18 BSN NL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /6
1917 20 PHA AL 11 41 35 8 10 0 0 0 7 2 6 9 .286 .390 .286 .676 108 10 0 0 6
1918 21 PHA AL 72 278 225 23 54 6 5 0 16 5 42 52 .240 .367 .311 .678 103 70 3 8 64
1919 22 TOT AL 119 491 445 50 117 18 9 0 31 11 29 70 .263 .320 .344 .663 89 153 8 9 *4
1919 22 PHA AL 39 171 155 14 42 7 2 0 14 4 12 28 .271 .331 .342 .673 88 53 2 2 4
1919 22 BOS AL 80 320 290 36 75 11 7 0 17 7 17 42 .259 .313 .345 .658 89 100 6 7 4
1920 23 TOT AL 87 345 310 34 79 9 8 0 33 3 6 26 44 .255 .313 .335 .648 73 104 0 9 645
1920 23 WSH AL 62 250 222 30 64 8 7 0 30 2 5 22 32 .288 .352 .387 .740 98 86 0 6 645
1920 23 PHA AL 25 95 88 4 15 1 1 0 3 1 1 4 12 .170 .207 .205 .411 9 18 0 3 6
1921 24 PHA AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1926 29 CHC NL 19 61 51 9 17 5 0 0 4 0 6 3 .333 .414 .431 .845 126 22 1 3 6
7 Seasons 310 1220 1070 124 277 38 22 0 91 21 6 109 178 .259 .334 .336 .670 89 359 12 29
162 Game Avg. 162 638 559 65 145 20 11 0 48 11 57 93 .259 .334 .336 .670 89 188 6 15
PHA (5 yrs) 148 586 504 49 121 14 8 0 40 12 1 64 101 .240 .332 .300 .631 82 151 5 13
WSH (1 yr) 62 250 222 30 64 8 7 0 30 2 5 22 32 .288 .352 .387 .740 98 86 0 6
BSN (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 80 320 290 36 75 11 7 0 17 7 17 42 .259 .313 .345 .658 89 100 6 7
CHC (1 yr) 19 61 51 9 17 5 0 0 4 0 6 3 .333 .414 .431 .845 126 22 1 3
AL (5 yrs) 290 1156 1016 115 260 33 22 0 87 21 6 103 175 .256 .331 .332 .663 88 337 11 26
NL (2 yrs) 20 64 54 9 17 5 0 0 4 0 0 6 3 .315 .393 .407 .801 115 22 1 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1915 18 BSN NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /6
1917 20 PHA AL 41 0 0 0 0 -1 1 1 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ 6
1918 21 PHA AL 278 1 -1 0 0 -3 3 10 10 1.0 13 1.5 -0.5 $ 64
1919 22 PHA AL 171 -4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 -1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $ 4
1919 22 BOS AL 320 -3 1 0 0 0 0 11 9 0.9 9 1.0 -0.1 $ 4
1920 23 WSH AL 250 -1 0 0 0 -4 3 8 6 0.6 10 1.0 -0.4 $ 645
1920 23 PHA AL 95 -11 0 0 0 0 2 3 -6 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $ 6
1921 24 PHA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
1926 29 CHC NL 61 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 0.7 5 0.5 0.2 $ 6
7 Seasons 1220 -17 0 0 0 -8 10 40 25 2.5 33 3.6 -1.1 $
PHA (5 yrs) 586 -14 -1 0 0 -6 6 19 4 0.4 10 1.2 -0.8 $
WSH (1 yr) 250 -1 0 0 0 -4 3 8 6 0.6 10 1.0 -0.4 $
BSN (1 yr) 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
BOS (1 yr) 320 -3 1 0 0 0 0 11 9 0.9 9 1.0 -0.1 $
CHC (1 yr) 61 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 0.7 5 0.5 0.2 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1915 BSN NL 18 SS 1 7 3 3 1 1 .857 6.00 .931 5.40
1917 PHA AL 20 SS 10 56 18 31 7 2 .875 4.90 .931 5.08
1918 PHA AL 21 SS 45 265 105 133 27 25 .898 5.29 .939 5.39
1918 PHA AL 21 2B 26 152 50 90 12 14 .921 5.38 .958 5.48
1919 TOT AL 22 2B 116 116 116 602 237 344 21 53 .965 5.01 .961 5.35
1919 PHA AL 22 2B 37 38 38 192 66 116 10 12 .948 4.92 .961 5.35
1919 BOS AL 22 2B 79 78 78 410 171 228 11 41 .973 5.05 .961 5.35
1920 TOT AL 23 SS 55 56 54 262 90 154 18 21 .931 4.44 .944 5.21
1920 WSH AL 23 SS 31 32 30 135 47 77 11 9 .919 4.00 .944 5.21
1920 WSH AL 23 2B 16 13 13 67 26 39 2 5 .970 4.06 .962 5.70
1920 WSH AL 23 3B 15 15 15 53 16 32 5 1 .906 3.20 .946 3.59
1920 PHA AL 23 SS 24 24 24 127 43 77 7 12 .945 5.00 .944 5.21
1926 CHC NL 29 SS 13 12 12 70 25 42 3 6 .957 5.15 .948 5.85
3 Seasons 2B 158 129 129 821 313 473 35 72 .957 4.97 .961 5.41
5 Seasons SS 124 68 66 660 241 363 56 55 .915 4.87 .941 5.33
1 Season 3B 15 15 15 53 16 32 5 1 .906 3.20 .946 3.59
7 Seasons TOT 297 212 210 1534 570 868 96 128 .937 4.84 .952 5.28
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1918 AL  52 (4th)
1919 AL  70 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1919 AL  8 (2nd)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1918 AL  39 (5th)

Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y
1919 AL  21 (3rd)

Fielding % as 2B s c a p y
1919 AL  .965 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1915 NL  born 1897-02-11 (1st)
1917 AL  born 1897-02-11 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2527), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Name and misspellings: Maurice Joseph Red Shannon shannone shanon

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