Harvey Shank

Harvey Tillman Shank

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.
• School Stanford University
• High School Woodside (CA) High School
• Debut May 16, 1970
• Final Game May 16, 1970
• Born July 29, 1946 in Toronto, ON CAN

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Biographical Information

Harvey Shank pitched for four years in the California Angels organization, and then for 30+ years has been an executive with the Phoenix Suns. A photographer, his work was featured on the cover of "Nature Photographer" magazine. His son Jon also played for Stanford University, Shank's alma mater.

Shank was 7-3 as a reliever and occasional starter for the 1970 Hawaii Islanders, who went 98-48.

Shank's major league career was only one game, but in that game he pitched three innings and gave up no runs.

While he was born in Canada, his family moved to Woodside, CA when he was three years old, and that's where he grew up.

Further Reading

• Richard Tellis: Once Around The Bases, Triumph Books, Chicago, 1998, pp. 272-278.

Related Sites

• Harvey Shank at the SABR Bio Project