Spike Shannon

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: February 7, 1875 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: May 17, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN

Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

School: Grove City College (Grove City, PA)

Debut: April 15, 1904 (Age 29-068d, 2,600th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1908 (Age 33-236d)
vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: William Porter Shannon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.5

2613

677

.259

383

RBI

183

145

OBP

.337

SLG

.293

OPS

.630

OPS+

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

1906 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1906 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	STL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	13.0	5	0	0	5	0
2	2	Apr 15	STL		PIT	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 17	STL	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 18	STL	@	CHC	L,1-11	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 19	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
6	6	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	1	2	1	4	0
7	7	Apr 22	STL	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 23	STL	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 24	STL	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 25	STL	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 27	STL	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	Apr 28	STL	@	PIT	L,0-10	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
13	13	Apr 29	STL		CHC	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	May 2	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
16	16	May 3	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 4	STL		CIN	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	18	May 5	STL		CIN	L,2-4	CG	0	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
19	19	May 6	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	20	May 7	STL	@	CIN	T,2-2	CG	0	15.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 9	STL		CHC	L,1-2	CG	0	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 10	STL		CHC	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 11	STL		CHC	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	24	May 12	STL		BSN	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
25	25	May 13	STL		BSN	L,1-3	CG	0	12.0	2	0	1	3	0
26	26	May 14	STL		BSN	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 15	STL		BSN	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 16	STL		BRO	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	29	May 17	STL		BRO	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 18	STL		BRO	L,2-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 19	STL		BRO	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 20	STL		PHI	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	May 21	STL		PHI	L,0-1	CG	0	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
34	34	May 22	STL		PHI	L,0-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	May 23	STL		PHI	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	36	May 24	STL		PHI	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	37	May 25	STL		NYG	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	38	May 26	STL		NYG	L,4-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	39	May 27	STL		NYG	L,5-10	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	40	May 28	STL		NYG	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	41	May 30 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	0	15.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	42	May 30 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	43	May 31	STL	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
45	45	Jun 2	STL	@	PIT	L,2-10	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	46	Jun 3 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	47	Jun 3 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	Jun 5	STL	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 6	STL	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 7	STL	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	51	Jun 8	STL	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
52	52	Jun 9	STL	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	53	Jun 11	STL	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 12	STL	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 13	STL	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	56	Jun 14	STL	@	NYG	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	57	Jun 15	STL	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	58	Jun 16	STL	@	NYG	L,2-11	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	59	Jun 19	STL	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	60	Jun 20	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	61	Jun 21	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	62	Jun 22	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	63	Jun 23	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jun 24	STL	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	0	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
65	65	Jun 25	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	66	Jun 26	STL	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	67	Jun 28	STL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	68	Jun 29	STL		PIT	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
69	69	Jun 30	STL		PIT	L,3-6	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1 (1)	STL		PIT	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
71	71	Jul 1 (2)	STL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	72	Jul 2	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
73	73	Jul 4 (1)	STL		CIN	L,0-12	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	74	Jul 4 (2)	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	75	Jul 5	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	76	Jul 7	STL		CIN	L,4-13	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	77	Jul 8	STL		CIN	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	78	Jul 10	STL		PHI	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	79	Jul 11	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 12	STL		PHI	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants
81	75	Jul 14 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	76	Jul 14 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	77	Jul 15	NYG	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	78	Jul 16	NYG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	79	Jul 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	80	Jul 18	NYG	@	CHC	T,3-3	CG	0	12.0	4	1	0	5	1
87	81	Jul 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	82	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	83	Jul 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	84	Jul 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	85	Jul 24	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	86	Jul 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	87	Jul 26	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	88	Jul 27	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	89	Jul 28	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	90	Jul 30	NYG		CIN	W,9-1	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	91	Jul 31	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	92	Aug 1	NYG		STL	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	93	Aug 3	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	94	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	95	Aug 6	NYG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
102	97 (1)	Aug 8	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	98	Aug 9	NYG		PIT	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	99	Aug 10	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	100	Aug 11	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	0	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
106	101	Aug 13 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	102	Aug 13 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	103	Aug 16 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	104	Aug 16 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	105	Aug 17	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	106	Aug 18	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	107	Aug 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
113	108	Aug 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	109	Aug 21	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	110	Aug 22	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
116	111	Aug 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
117	112	Aug 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	113	Aug 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	116 (2)	Aug 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	117	Aug 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	118	Aug 31	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	119	Sep 1	NYG		BSN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	120	Sep 3 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	121	Sep 3 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	122	Sep 4	NYG		BSN	W,11-6	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
126	123	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	124	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	125	Sep 6	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	126	Sep 7	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
130	127	Sep 8 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	128	Sep 8 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	129	Sep 10	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	130	Sep 11	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
134	131	Sep 12	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	132	Sep 14 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	133	Sep 14 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,0-1	CG	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	134	Sep 15 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	135	Sep 15 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,9-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	136	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	W,13-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	137	Sep 18	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
141	138	Sep 19	NYG		PIT	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
142	139	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
143	140	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	141	Sep 21	NYG		CHC	L,4-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
145	142	Sep 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
146	143	Sep 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	CG	0	8.0	3	1	1	5	1
147	144	Sep 25	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
148	145	Sep 26	NYG		CIN	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
149	146	Sep 28	NYG		STL	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
150	147	Sep 29 (1)	NYG		STL	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
151	148	Sep 29 (2)	NYG		STL	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
152	149	Oct 1 (1)	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
153	150	Oct 1 (2)	NYG		STL	W,2-0	CG	0	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
154	151	Oct 3	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
155	152	Oct 4	NYG		PHI	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
156	153	Oct 5	NYG		BSN	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							156gm			274	13	10	297	5