- Spike Shannon
Infobox MLB retired
name=Spike Shannon
position=Outfielder
bgcolor1=#c41e3a
bgcolor2=#c41e3a
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Both
throws=Right
birthdate=February 7 ,1878
city-state|Pittsburgh|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1940|5|16|1878|2|7
city-state|Minneapolis|Minnesota
debutdate=April 15
debutyear= 1904
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=September 30
finalyear=1908
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.259
stat2label=Stolen bases
stat2value=145
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=183
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1904-1906)
* New York Giants (1906-1908)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1908)
highlights=
*Led National League inruns scored : 1907William Porter "Spike" Shannon (
February 7 ,1878 -May 16 ,1940 ) was a professionalbaseball player . He was anoutfielder over parts of five seasons (1904-1908) with theSt. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants andPittsburgh Pirates . He was theNational League leader inruns scored in 1907 with New York. For his career, he compiled a .259batting average , 183runs batted in , 383 runs scored, and 145stolen bases .Shannon was an alumnus of
Grove City College . He was born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania and later died inMinneapolis, Minnesota at the age of 62.ee also
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List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions External links
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