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Spike Shannon
William Porter Shannon
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 7, 1878 in Pittsburgh, PA
Schools: Grove City College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1904
Final Game: September 30, 1908
Died: May 16, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN
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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
1904 26 STL NL 134 582 500 84 140 10 3 1 26 34 50 .280 .349 .318 .667 110 159 3 29 *O
1905 27 STL NL 140 612 544 73 146 16 3 0 41 27 47 .268 .327 .309 .635 92 168 0 21 *O
1906 28 TOT NL 156 684 589 78 151 9 1 0 50 33 70 .256 .339 .275 .614 93 162 4 21 *O
1906 28 STL NL 80 351 302 36 78 4 0 0 25 15 36 .258 .337 .272 .609 93 82 0 13 O
1906 28 NYG NL 76 333 287 42 73 5 1 0 25 18 34 .254 .342 .279 .620 92 80 4 8 O
1907 29 NYG NL 155 685 585 104 155 12 5 1 33 33 82 .265 .363 .308 .671 108 180 8 10 *O
1908 30 TOT NL 109 452 395 44 85 2 3 1 33 18 37 .215 .294 .243 .537 69 96 7 13 *O
1908 30 NYG NL 77 313 268 34 60 2 1 1 21 13 28 .224 .314 .250 .564 77 67 7 10 O
1908 30 PIT NL 32 139 127 10 25 0 2 0 12 5 9 .197 .250 .228 .478 53 29 0 3 O
5 Seasons 694 3015 2613 383 677 49 15 3 183 145 286 .259 .337 .293 .630 96 765 22 94
162 Game Avg. 162 704 610 89 158 11 4 1 43 34 67 .259 .337 .293 .630 96 179 5 22
NYG (3 yrs) 308 1331 1140 180 288 19 7 2 79 64 144 .253 .346 .287 .633 96 327 19 28
STL (3 yrs) 354 1545 1346 193 364 30 6 1 92 76 133 .270 .337 .304 .641 99 409 3 63
PIT (1 yr) 32 139 127 10 25 0 2 0 12 5 9 .197 .250 .228 .478 53 29 0 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1904 STL NL 26 OF 133 270 246 18 6 10 .978 1.98 .945 1.86 13-3-117
1905 STL NL 27 OF 140 311 299 7 5 3 .984 2.19 .954 1.93 140-0-0
1906 TOT NL 28 OF 156 297 274 13 10 5 .966 1.84 .959 1.86 156-0-0
1906 STL NL 28 OF 80 179 165 9 5 3 .972 2.18 .959 1.86 80-0-0
1906 NYG NL 28 OF 76 118 109 4 5 2 .958 1.49 .959 1.86 76-0-0
1907 NYG NL 29 OF 155 307 282 18 7 3 .977 1.94 .959 1.94 155-0-0
1908 TOT NL 30 OF 106 220 202 10 8 3 .964 2.00 .960 1.99 68-20-22
1908 NYG NL 30 OF 74 125 114 8 3 3 .976 1.65 .959 1.99 60-0-15
1908 PIT NL 30 OF 32 95 88 2 5 0 .947 2.81 .960 1.99 8-20-7
5 Seasons OF 690 1405 1303 66 36 24 .974 1.98 .955 1.91 532-23-139
5 Seasons TOT 690 1405 1303 66 36 24 .974 1.98 .930 1.91 532-23-139

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1906 NL--156--1st
1907 NL--155--2nd

At Bats s c a p y
1906 NL--589--2nd
1907 NL--585--1st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1906 NL--684--1st
1907 NL--685--1st

Runs Scored s c a p y
1904 NL--84--9th
1906 NL--78--8th
1907 NL--104--1st

Hits s c a p y
1906 NL--151--10th
1907 NL--155--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1906 NL--70--7th
1907 NL--82--3rd

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1904 NL--34--8th
1906 NL--33--9th
1907 NL--33--9th

Singles s c a p y
1904 NL--126--6th
1906 NL--141--1st
1907 NL--137--2nd

Times On Base s c a p y
1906 NL--225--7th
1907 NL--245--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1907 NL--8--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1904 NL--29--2nd
1905 NL--21--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1906 NL--459--2nd
1907 NL--440--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 5 (396), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 29 (799), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1360), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2520), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  4. Davy Jones (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dick Harley (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

September, 1903: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from St Paul (American Association) in the 1903 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 13, 1906: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants for Doc Marshall and Sam Mertes.

July 22, 1908: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Giants for $1,500.

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