Howie Shanks Notable

b. July 21, 1890 · Washington Senators 1912–1922, Boston Red Sox 1923–1924, New York Yankees 1925

Howie Shanks played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Washington Senators in 1912 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1925.

Across 1,665 games he batted .253, with 1,440 hits and 604 runs. He finished with 25 home runs, 211 doubles, 96 triples and 185 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1921, with 18. He played 702 games in the outfield, with 1,423 putouts and 45 errors. He also played 485 games at third base, 235 games at shortstop and 159 games at second base.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on July 21, 1890, and died on July 30, 1941. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	WSH	116	399	52	92	14	7	1	48	40	64	21	.231
1913	WSH	109	390	38	99	11	5	1	37	15	40	24	.254
1914	WSH	143	500	44	112	22	10	4	64	29	51	18	.224
1915	WSH	141	492	52	123	19	8	0	47	30	42	12	.250
1916	WSH	140	471	51	119	15	7	1	48	41	34	23	.253
1917	WSH	126	430	45	87	15	5	0	28	33	37	15	.202
1918	WSH	120	436	42	112	19	4	1	56	31	21	23	.257
1919	WSH	135	491	33	122	8	7	1	54	25	48	13	.248
1920	WSH	128	444	56	119	16	7	4	37	29	43	11	.268
1921	WSH	154	562	81	170	24	18	7	69	57	38	11	.302
1922	WSH	84	272	35	77	10	9	1	32	25	25	6	.283
1923	BOS	131	464	38	118	19	5	3	57	19	37	6	.254
1924	BOS	72	193	22	50	16	3	0	25	21	12	1	.259
1925	NYY	66	155	15	40	3	1	1	18	20	15	1	.258
Career	—	1665	5699	604	1440	211	96	25	620	415	507	185	.253

On this day & linked events

1890

Born July 21, 1890

Chicago, IL, USA

1941

Died July 30, 1941

1912

Major-league debut: Howie Shanks

Howie Shanks made a major-league debut on May 9, 1912.

1925

Final major-league game: Howie Shanks

Howie Shanks played a final major-league game on October 3, 1925.

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