- Wally Shaner
Walter Dedaker Shaner ["Skinny"] (
May 24 , 1900 -November 13 , 1992) was a reserveoutfielder inMajor League Baseball , playing mainly atleft field for three different teams between the by|1923 and by|1929 seasons. Listed at 6' 2", 195 lb., Shaner batted and threwright-handed . He attendedVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University .A native of
Lynchburg, Virginia , Shaner spent 13 years in baseball (1920-1932), including parts of four major league seasons with theCleveland Indians (1923),Boston Red Sox (1926-1927) andCincinnati Reds (1929). His most productive season came in 1927 for the Red Sox, when he hit a .273batting average in a career-high 122 games.In a four-season career, Shaner was a .278 hitter (175-for-629) with four
home run s and 74 RBI in 207 games, including 80 runs, 45 doubles, eight triples, 13stolen base s, and a .327on-base percentage . In 170 fielding appearances, he posted a collective .965 percentage (16 errors in 455 chances).While playing for the 1925 Lincoln Links of the Western League, Shaner finished fourth in the batting race with a .358 average in 122 games, while collecting 230 hits, 85 RBI, 145 runs and 85 extrabases. His 30 triples in that season tied him for second place in minor league history and fifth place in all Organized Baseball.
Following his baseball retirement, Shaner worked as a stage manager at the Stardust Hotel in
Las Vegas, Nevada . He also was aWorld War II veteran.Shaner died at the age of 92 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ee also
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1927 Boston Red Sox season External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shanewa01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Wally_Shaner BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pshanw103.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.garybed.co.uk/those_who_served.htm Baseball in Wartime]
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