Red Shannon
Appearance
Red Shannon | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Jersey City, New Jersey | February 11, 1897|
Died: April 12, 1970 Jersey City, New Jersey | (aged 73)|
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
October 7, 1915, for the Boston Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 2, 1926, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .259 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 91 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Maurice Joseph "Red" Shannon (February 11, 1897 – April 12, 1970) born in Jersey City, New Jersey was an Infielder
for the Boston Braves (1915), Philadelphia Athletics (1917–19 and 1920–21), Boston Red Sox (1919), Washington Senators (1920) and Chicago Cubs (1926).
In parts of seven seasons, he played in 310 games and had 1,070 At Bats, 124 Runs, 277 Hits, 38 Doubles, 22 Triples, 91 RBI, 21 Stolen Bases, 109 Walks, a .259 Batting Average, .334 On-base percentage, .336 Slugging Percentage, 359 Total Bases and 29 Sacrifice Hits.
He was the twin brother of Joe Shannon, and the two played on the Braves during the 1915 season. He died in his hometown at the age of 73.
Sources
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1970 deaths
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Boston Braves players
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Washington Senators (1901–60) players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Jersey City, New Jersey
- Rochester Hustlers players
- New Haven Murlins players
- Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
- Newark Bears (IL) players
- Columbus Senators players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Jersey City Skeeters players
- Richmond Byrds players
- Baseball infielder stubs