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Spike Shannon
William Porter Shannon

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
School Grove City College

Debut April 15, 1904
Final Game September 30, 1908
Born February 7, 1878 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died May 16, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1904 26 STL NL 134  500   84  140  10  3   1   26  34     50      .280  .349  .318  110  159  29           3    
 1905 27 STL NL 140  544   73  146  16  3   0   41  27     47      .268  .327  .309   92  168  21           0    
 1906 28 TOT NL 156  589   78  151   9  1   0   50  33     70      .256  .339  .275   93  162  21           4    
         STL NL  80  302   36   78   4  0   0   25  15     36      .258  .337  .272   93   82  13           0    
         NYG NL  76  287   42   73   5  1   0   25  18     34      .254  .342  .279   92   80   8           4    
 1907 29 NYG NL 155  585  104  155  12  5   1   33  33     82      .265  .363  .308  108  180  10           8    
 1908 30 TOT NL 109  395   44   85   2  3   1   33  18     37      .215  .294  .243   69   96  13           7    
         NYG NL  77  268   34   60   2  1   1   21  13     28      .224  .314  .250   77   67  10           7    
         PIT NL  32  127   10   25   0  2   0   12   5      9      .197  .250  .228   53   29   3           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      694 2613  383  677  49 15   3  183 145  0 286   0  .259  .337  .293   96  765  94   0   0  22   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        610   89  158  11  4   1   43  34  0  67   0  .259  .337  .293   96  179  22   0   0   5   0
 Career High    156  589  104  155  16  5   1   50  34  0  82   0  .280  .363  .318  110  180  29   0   0   8   0

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1904 26 STL NL  582  389   55   3.7    74| .280  .253| .349  .311| .318  .327| .667  .638| 110  .556   7.5   0.9     
 1905 27 STL NL  612  419   55   3.5    81| .268  .261| .327  .323| .309  .341| .636  .663|  92  .495  -4.2  -0.5     
 1906 28 TOT NL  684  459   55   3.2    75| .256  .251| .339  .318| .275  .320| .614  .639|  93  .503  -1.9  -0.2     
         STL NL  351  237   28   3.1    73| .258  .248| .337  .314| .272  .316| .609  .630|  93  .496  -0.8  -0.1     
         NYG NL  333  222   27   3.2    77| .254  .255| .342  .322| .279  .325| .621  .647|  92  .510  -1.1  -0.1     
 1907 29 NYG NL  685  440   64   3.8    77| .265  .256| .363  .322| .308  .325| .671  .647| 108  .601   9.7   1.2     
 1908 30 TOT NL  452  323   27   2.2    74| .215  .250| .294  .313| .243  .323| .537  .635|  69  .373 -12.9  -1.6     
         NYG NL  313  218   20   2.5    75| .224  .252| .314  .315| .250  .325| .564  .639|  77  .413  -5.9  -0.7     
         PIT NL  139  105    7   1.8    72| .197  .247| .250  .308| .228  .318| .478  .626|  53  .281  -7.0  -0.9     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons      3015 2030  256   3.3    77| .259  .255| .337  .318| .293  .327| .630  .645|  96  .518  -1.9  -0.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1904 26 STL NL  OF  133    246   18    6   10  .978  .947  1.98  1.86               13    3  117
 1905 27 STL NL  OF  140    299    7    5    3  .984  .955  2.19  1.93              140    0    0
 1906 28 TOT NL  OF  156    274   13   10    5  .966  .959  1.84  1.86              156    0    0
         STL NL  OF   80    165    9    5    3  .972  .959  2.17  1.86               80    0    0
         NYG NL  OF   76    109    4    5    2  .958  .959  1.49  1.86               76    0    0
 1907 29 NYG NL  OF  155    282   18    7    3  .977  .960  1.94  1.94              155    0    0
 1908 30 TOT NL  OF  106    202   10    8    3  .964  .960  2.00  1.99               68   20   22
         NYG NL  OF   74    114    8    3    3  .976  .960  1.65  1.99               60    0   15
         PIT NL  OF   32     88    2    5    0  .947  .959  2.81  1.99                8   20    7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1904 26 STL NL  OF  133    246   18    6   10  .978  .947  1.98  1.86               13    3  117
 1905 27 STL NL  OF  140    299    7    5    3  .984  .955  2.19  1.93              140    0    0
 1906 28 TOT NL  OF  156    274   13   10    5  .966  .959  1.84  1.86              156    0    0
         STL NL  OF   80    165    9    5    3  .972  .959  2.17  1.86               80    0    0
         NYG NL  OF   76    109    4    5    2  .958  .959  1.49  1.86               76    0    0
 1907 29 NYG NL  OF  155    282   18    7    3  .977  .960  1.94  1.94              155    0    0
 1908 30 TOT NL  OF  106    202   10    8    3  .964  .960  2.00  1.99               68   20   22
         NYG NL  OF   74    114    8    3    3  .976  .960  1.65  1.99               60    0   15
         PIT NL  OF   32     88    2    5    0  .947  .959  2.81  1.99                8   20    7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF  690   1303   66   36   24  .974  .956  1.98  1.91              532   23  139
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       690   1303   66   36   24  .974  .956  1.98  1.91

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1906 NL-156-1
1907 NL-155-2

At Bats
1906 NL-589-2
1907 NL-585-1

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1906 NL-684-1
1907 NL-685-1

Runs
1904 NL-84-9
1906 NL-78-8
1907 NL-104-1

Hits
1906 NL-151-10
1907 NL-155-6

Bases on Balls
1906 NL-70-7
1907 NL-82-3

Stolen Bases
1904 NL-34-8
1906 NL-33-9
1907 NL-33-9

Singles
1904 NL-126-6
1906 NL-141-1
1907 NL-137-2

Times on Base
1906 NL-225-7
1907 NL-245-1

Hit By Pitch
1907 NL-8-7

Sac. Hits
1904 NL-29-2
1905 NL-21-6

Outs
1906 NL-459-2
1907 NL-440-2

Black Ink: Batting - 5 (367) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 29 (785) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2504) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1347) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
September, 1903: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the 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 Sam Mertes and Doc Marshall.
July 22, 1908: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Giants for $1,500.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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Games 1906 NL-156-1 1907 NL-155-2	At Bats 1906 NL-589-2 1907 NL-585-1	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1906 NL-684-1 1907 NL-685-1	Runs 1904 NL-84-9 1906 NL-78-8 1907 NL-104-1	Hits 1906 NL-151-10 1907 NL-155-6	Bases on Balls 1906 NL-70-7 1907 NL-82-3
Stolen Bases 1904 NL-34-8 1906 NL-33-9 1907 NL-33-9	Singles 1904 NL-126-6 1906 NL-141-1 1907 NL-137-2	Times on Base 1906 NL-225-7 1907 NL-245-1	Hit By Pitch 1907 NL-8-7	Sac. Hits 1904 NL-29-2 1905 NL-21-6	Outs 1906 NL-459-2 1907 NL-440-2