Wally Shannon
Walter Charles Shannon
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: January 23, 1933 in Cleveland, OH
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1959
Final Game: May 26, 1960
Died: February 8, 1992 in Creve Coeur, MO
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 STL NL 26 SS 21 7 88.0 44 27 17 0 7 1.000 -2.6 -35.5 -2.6 0.0 -2.6 0 4.50 2.10 .966 5.11 4.53
1959 STL NL 26 2B 10 5 59.0 34 13 18 3 2 .912 -2.4 -48.8 -1.4 -0.3 -1.1 -1 4.73 3.10 .976 5.26 4.78
1960 STL NL 27 2B 15 3 47.0 32 9 23 0 4 1.000 2.4 61.3 2.4 1.0 1.3 0 6.13 2.13 .972 5.21 4.48
1960 STL NL 27 SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 4.50 4.20
2 Seasons 2B 25 8 106.0 66 22 41 3 6 .955 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.2 -1 5.35 2.52 .974 5.24 4.60
2 Seasons SS 22 7 89.0 45 28 17 0 7 1.000 -2.9 -39.1 -2.9 -0.3 -2.6 0 4.55 2.05 .967 5.11 4.51
2 Seasons TOT 47 15 195.0 111 50 58 3 13 .973 -2.9 -17.8 -1.9 0.4 -2.4 -1 4.98 2.30 .944 5.18 4.56

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 STL NL 26 47 12 47 47 0 0 0 10 0 21 0 0 0 0 31 0
1960 STL NL 27 18 3 18 18 0 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
2 Seasons 65 15 65 65 0 0 0 25 0 22 0 0 0 0 41 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1959 STL NL 26 283 48% 79% 30% 26 88% 0 13 6 7 0 17 15 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
1960 STL NL 27 200 59% 75% 27% 24 100% 0 9 4 4 1 23 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 0
2 Seasons 483 53% 77% 29% 50 94% 0 22 10 11 1 40 34 5 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 6 2 1 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 0
MLB Averages 61% 78% 27% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1959 STL NL 26 396 55% 76% 23% 23 91% 0 27 7 13 7 16 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1
1960 STL NL 27 8 50% 63% 13% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 404 54% 76% 23% 23 91% 0 28 7 14 7 16 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1
MLB Averages 61% 78% 27% 90%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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