Urban Shocker Notable

b. September 22, 1890 · New York Yankees 1916–1917, 1925–1928, St. Louis Browns 1918–1924

Urban Shocker divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Yankees from 1916, then the New York Yankees through 1928.

He went 187 and 117 with a 3.17 earned run average, pitching 2,681.7 innings in 412 games. He struck out 983, completed 200 of his 317 starts and threw 28 shutouts. Across 412 games he batted .209, with 167 hits and 89 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 23 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He led the league in saves once, in 1920, with 5. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1922, with 149. He also led it in wins.

He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on September 22, 1890, and died on September 9, 1928. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	4	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1916	NYY	12	21	2	4	0	0	0	1	5	7	0	.190
1917	NYY	26	45	0	8	0	0	0	6	1	17	0	.178
1918	SLB	14	34	1	11	3	0	0	3	3	9	0	.324
1919	SLB	30	58	2	8	0	0	0	4	12	13	0	.138
1920	SLB	38	80	8	18	3	0	0	10	11	21	0	.225
1921	SLB	47	104	18	27	4	1	0	9	18	26	0	.260
1922	SLB	48	115	14	22	3	1	1	6	14	34	1	.191
1923	SLB	43	80	9	16	1	0	0	6	16	21	0	.200
1924	SLB	40	67	11	16	2	0	0	7	22	14	0	.239
1925	NYY	41	64	12	11	5	1	0	4	20	17	0	.172
1926	NYY	41	76	6	13	1	0	0	4	10	20	0	.171
1927	NYY	31	54	6	13	1	0	0	10	7	12	0	.241
1928	NYY	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	412	798	89	167	23	3	1	70	139	211	1	.209

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1916	NYY	4	3	12	9	0	82.1	67	24	32	43	2.62
1917	NYY	8	5	26	13	1	145.0	124	42	46	68	2.61
1918	SLB	6	5	14	9	2	94.2	69	19	40	33	1.81
1919	SLB	13	11	30	25	0	211.0	193	63	55	86	2.69
1920	SLB	20	10	38	28	5	245.2	224	74	70	107	2.71
1921	SLB	27	12	47	38	4	326.2	345	129	86	132	3.55
1922	SLB	24	17	48	38	3	348.0	365	115	57	149	2.97
1923	SLB	20	12	43	35	5	277.1	292	105	49	109	3.41
1924	SLB	16	13	40	33	1	246.1	270	115	52	88	4.20
1925	NYY	12	12	41	30	2	244.1	278	99	58	74	3.65
1926	NYY	19	11	41	32	2	258.1	272	97	71	59	3.38
1927	NYY	18	6	31	27	0	200.0	207	63	41	35	2.83
1928	NYY	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	187	117	412	317	25	2681.2	2709	945	657	983	3.17

On this day & linked events

1890

Born September 22, 1890

Cleveland, OH, USA

1928

Died September 9, 1928

1916

Major-league debut: Urban Shocker

Urban Shocker made a major-league debut on April 24, 1916.

1928

Final major-league game: Urban Shocker

Urban Shocker played a final major-league game on May 30, 1928.

Image: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), public domain