Don Shaw

Donald Wellington Shaw

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
• School San Diego State College
• High School Grover Cleveland High School (Reseda)
• Debut April 11, 1967
• Final Game May 19, 1972
• Born February 23, 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Lefty Don Shaw pitched in 138 major league games from 1967 to 1972 for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, and Oakland A's. He went 14-13 with a 4.01 ERA.

He has the distinction of being the winning pitcher in the first game ever played by the Expos, on April 8, 1969, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.

Further Reading

• Gregory H. Wolf: "Don Shaw", in Chip Greene, ed.: Mustaches and Mayhem, Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 315-318. ISBN 978-1-943816-07-1

Related Sites

• Don Shaw at the SABR Bio Project