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Howie Shanks Howie Shanks

Full name: Howard Samuel Shanks Born: July 21, 1890, Chicago, Illinois Died July 30, 1941, Monaca, Pennsylvania Buried at Old Monaca Cemetery, Monaca, Pennsylvania First Game: May 9, 1912; Final Game: October 3, 1925 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170 Howie Shanks Collectibles! Howie Shanks Memorabilia! Howie Shanks Cards! Howie Shanks Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1912 WAS A               116   399   52   92  14   7   1   48   40        3  19   21      .231  .305  .308  -2.0 1912 WAS A
1913 WAS A               109   390   38   99  11   5   1   37   15   40   3   8   24      .254  .287  .315  -1.9 1913 WAS A
1914 WAS A               143   500   44  112  22  10   4   64   29   51   2  30   18  16  .224  .269  .332  -3.1 1914 WAS A
1915 WAS A               141   492   52  123  19   8   0   47   30   42   3  21   12  14  .250  .297  .321  -0.9 1915 WAS A
1916 WAS A               140   471   51  119  15   7   1   48   41   34   3  25   23  12  .253  .317  .321   0.0 1916 WAS A
1917 WAS A               126   430   45   87  15   5   0   28   33   37   6  27   15      .202  .269  .260  -0.9 1917 WAS A
1918 WAS A               120   436   42  112  19   4   1   56   31   21   4  17   23      .257  .312  .326  -1.3 1918 WAS A
1919 WAS A               135   491   33  122   8   7   1   54   25   48   3  32   13      .248  .289  .299  -3.6 1919 WAS A
1920 WAS A               128   444   56  119  16   7   4   37   29   43   2  14   11   6  .268  .316  .363  -1.6 1920 WAS A
1921 WAS A               154   562   81  170  24  18   7   69   57   38   3  24   11  10  .302  .370  .447   1.9 1921 WAS A
1922 WAS A                84   272   35   77  10   9   1   32   25   25   4  13    6   0  .283  .352  .397   0.6 1922 WAS A
1923 BOS A               131   464   38  118  19   5   3   57   19   37   1  15    6   6  .254  .285  .336  -3.3 1923 BOS A
1924 BOS A                72   193   22   50  16   3   0   25   21   12   0   9    1   0  .259  .332  .373   0.5 1924 BOS A
1925 NY  A                66   155   15   40   3   1   1   18   20   15   0   9    1   0  .258  .343  .310  -0.9 1925 NY  A
Total                   1665  5699  604 1440 211  96  25  620  415  443i 37 263  185  64i .253  .308  .337 -16.5 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1912 WAS A        OF  114   189   14    8    2  .962   111    0    2 
1913 WAS A        OF  109   207   13    5    3  .978   109    0    0 
1914 WAS A        OF  139   276   14   14    3  .954    94   43    2 
1915 WAS A        OF   80   151   13    3    1  .982    75    1    4 
1915 WAS A        3B   49    57   94   14   10  .915
1915 WAS A        2B   10    18   21    1    4  .975
1916 WAS A        OF   88   203   19    3    4  .987    72    3   13 
1916 WAS A        3B   31    45   49    4    3  .959
1916 WAS A        SS    8    11   22    6    4  .846
1916 WAS A        1B    7    54    2    4    4  .933
1917 WAS A        SS   90   205  255   35   44  .929
1917 WAS A        OF   26    73   12    2    3  .977    21    5    0 
1917 WAS A        1B    2    18    0    1    2  .947
1918 WAS A        OF   64   149    7    7    1  .957    54    2    8 
1918 WAS A        2B   48   130  136   14   20  .950
1918 WAS A        3B    3     5   11    1    1  .941
1919 WAS A        SS   94   238  260   42   25  .922
1919 WAS A        2B   34    72   98   14    8  .924
1919 WAS A        OF    6    19    1    1    1  .952     6    0    0 
1920 WAS A        3B   63   102  131   12    4  .951
1920 WAS A        OF   35    74    2    0    0 1.000    32    0    3 
1920 WAS A        1B   14   112    6    3    6  .975
1920 WAS A        2B    5     5   11    2    2  .889
1920 WAS A        SS    1     1    4    0    0 1.000
1921 WAS A        3B  154   218  330   23   35  .960
1921 WAS A        2B    1     0    0    0    0     -
1922 WAS A        3B   54    61  112   15   14  .920
1922 WAS A        OF   27    65    3    2    2  .971    21    0    6 
1923 BOS A        3B   83    89  173   17   16  .939
1923 BOS A        2B   38    92   82    7   18  .961
1923 BOS A        OF    6    10    1    0    0 1.000     4    1    1 
1923 BOS A        SS    1     1    4    1    0  .833
1924 BOS A        SS   41    62   75    4   15  .972
1924 BOS A        3B   22    37   58    4    9  .960
1924 BOS A        OF    4     3    0    0    0 1.000     0    0    4 
1924 BOS A        1B    2    16    1    0    1 1.000
1924 BOS A        2B    2     4    1    1    0  .833
1925 NY  A        3B   26    32   29    4    2  .938
1925 NY  A        2B   21    32   58    2   11  .978
1925 NY  A        OF    4     4    0    0    0 1.000     3    0    1 
Total             OF  702  1423   99   45   20  .971   602   55   44 
Total             3B  485   646  987   94   94  .946
Total             SS  235   518  620   88   88  .928
Total             2B  159   353  407   41   63  .949
Total             1B   25   200    9    8   13  .963
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

TransactionsTransactions

Traded by Washington Senators with Val Picinich and Ed Goebel to Boston Red Sox in
exchange for Muddy Ruel and Allen Russell (February 10, 1923).

Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees in exchange for Mike McNally (December
10, 1924).

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