- Bob Shawkey
Infobox MLB retired
name=Bob Shawkey
position=Pitcher
bgcolor1=#1c2841
bgcolor2=#1c2841
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
birthdate=December 4 ,1890
city-state|Sigel|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1980|12|31|1890|12|4
city-state|Syracuse|New York
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=July 16
debutyear=1913
debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=1927
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Pitching Record
stat2label=Earned run average
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat1value=196-150
stat2value=3.09
stat3value=1360
teams=As Player
*Philadelphia Athletics (1913-1915)
*New York Yankees (1915-1927)As Manager
*New York Yankees (1930)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1923, 1927
*American League pennant: 1914, 1921, 1922, 1926
*American League ERA champion: 1920
*3 20-win seasons
*1 sub-2.00 ERA seasonJames Robert Shawkey James Robert (Bob) Shawkey was born on (
December 4 1890 Died -December 31 1980 ) to John William Shawkey and Sarah Catherine Anthony. Right-handedpitcher from by|1913 to by|1927 He moved from Slippery Rock State College to an independent league in 1911, then to the American League in 1912 as a pitcher for Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics. In 1915, Connie Mack sold his services to theNew York Yankees where he remained (except for a brief service with the U.S. Navy during World War I when he served on the battleship Arkansas for 8 months) until 1931. Shawkey also served as the Yankees' manager after the untimely death ofMiller Huggins . He served in this capacity for just one season, by|1930, when he guided the Yankees to a disappointing third place finish. He died at age 90 inSyracuse, New York .Born in
Sigel, Pennsylvania , He won 207 games in his career, and won 20 or more games (per season) five times (his high was 26). He held the Yankees record for 15 strike outs in a single game until Whitey Ford broke it in the mid-1960’s. Bob credited his success to a super fast ball and an outstanding curve ball. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports hall of Fame in Brookville, PA in 1970.ee also
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List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
*List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
*List of Major League Baseball saves champions External links
*baseball-reference|id=s/shawkbo01
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Shawkey.Bob.Obit.html The Deadball Era]
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