Mike Shannon

Positions: Third Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: July 15, 1939 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 29, 2023 in Marion, IL

High School: Christian Brothers College HS (St. Louis, MO)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Debut: September 11, 1962 (Age 23-058d, 12,026th in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 12, 1970 (Age 31-028d)
vs. SDP 6 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Thomas Michael Shannon

Nicknames: Moonman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

2780

710

.255

313

RBI

367

OBP

.311

SLG

.387

OPS

.698

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 68 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 23 go ahead

1 Tm
STL	68

Platoon
vs RHP	39
vs LHP	29

Home/Road
Away	42
Home	26

Outs
2	24
0	23
1	21

10 Opps
CHC	16
ATL/MLN	10
SFG	8
NYM	7
PIT	6
LAD	5
CIN	5
HOU	5
PHI	4
MON	2

55 Pitchers
Bob Hendley	4
Rich Nye	3
Joe Gibbon	2
Dick Ellsworth	2
Claude Osteen	2
Pat Jarvis	2
Juan Marichal	2
Sandy Koufax	2
Cal Koonce	2
Mike Cuellar	2
Ron Kline	1
Carl Morton	1
Ray Sadecki	1
Jim Merritt	1
Jim Ray	1
Wade Blasingame	1
Dock Ellis	1
Larry Dierker	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Tom Butters	1
John Tsitouris	1
Bill Stoneman	1
Tony Cloninger	1
Gary Nolan	1
Dave Giusti	1
Gary Neibauer	1
Chris Short	1
Bob Purkey	1
Ken Johnson	1
Jerry Johnson	1
Lindy McDaniel	1
Tommie Sisk	1
Ed Rakow	1
Joe Nuxhall	1
Mike Kekich	1
Denny Lemaster	1
Roy Face	1
Ken Holtzman	1
Dennis Bennett	1
Pete Mikkelsen	1
Dick Selma	1
Barry Lersch	1
Dennis Ribant	1
Don Elston	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Freddie Burdette	1
Ron Reed	1
Bob Friend	1
Billy O'Dell	1
Don McMahon	1
Curt Simmons	1
Jack Fisher	1
Joe Niekro	1
Woodie Fryman	1
Don Cardwell	1

13 Parks
Busch Stad (STL)	19
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	12
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	7
Shea Stad (NYC)	5
3Com Park (SFO)	5
Crosley Fld (CIN)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	4
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Parc Jarry (MON)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Forbes Fld (PIT)	1

Where Hit
7	50
8	5
9	4
78	4

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	68

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	33
1--	16
12-	9
-2-	7
123	1
--3	1
1-3	1

115 RBI
RISP	19
0 on	33
1 on	24
2 on	10
3 on	1
Any on	35

Inning
1	1
2	5
3	7
4	14
5	6
6	6
7	8
8	10
9	9
Extra	2

1-3	13
4-6	26
7-end	29

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	4
+2	7
+1	10
Tied	16
-1	10
-2	5
-3	3
-4..	6

Ahead	28
Tied	16
Behind	24

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	38
RF	22
CF	4
LF	3
C	1

OrderPos
6th	30
5th	26
8th	5
2nd	3
3rd	2
7th	1
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	20
Medium Lev	23
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1963	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1963-09-11	STL		CHC	Dick Ellsworth	ahead 2-0	b 8	2	1--	2	5	7	0.050	99%		Home Run; B. White Scores
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1964-07-14	STL		LAD	Sandy Koufax	behind 0-6	b 4	1	---	1	6	9	0.029	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	1964-07-21	STL		PIT	Joe Gibbon	behind 1-8	b 8	0	12-	3	6	9	0.025	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Boyer Scores; B. White Scores
4	4	3	1	1964-07-28	STL	@	CHC	Freddie Burdette	ahead 10-7	t 10	2	--3	2	3	9	0.025	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Flood Scores
5	5	4	1	1964-08-11	STL		SFG	Bob Hendley	behind 1-6	b 9	1	1--	2	6	9	0.010	2%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. White Scores
6	6	5	1	1964-09-13	STL	@	CHC	Don Elston	ahead 9-1	t 6	1	---	1	6	9	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	6	1	1964-09-15 (1)	STL	@	MLN	Tony Cloninger	tied 2-2	t 4	2	12-	3	8	9	0.318	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. McCarver Scores; J. Javier Scores
8	8	7	1	1964-09-19 (1)	STL	@	CIN	Bob Purkey	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	8	9	0.120	62%		Home Run (Deep CF)
9	9	8	1	1964-09-20	STL	@	CIN	Joe Nuxhall	ahead 5-0	t 4	0	---	1	7	9	0.027	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	9	1	1964-09-24 (2)	STL	@	PIT	Tom Butters	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---	1	8	9	0.119	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1965-06-13 (2)	STL		MLN	Billy O'Dell	ahead 9-2	b 8	0	---	1	3	8	0.000	100%		Home Run
12	12	2	1	1965-06-26	STL		CHC	Cal Koonce	ahead 4-1	b 4	1	---	1	8	8	0.055	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1965-08-12	STL	@	MLN	Wade Blasingame	ahead 3-2	t 7	0	---	1	8	2	0.125	83%		Home Run
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1966-05-08	STL		SFG	Joe Gibbon	behind 4-5	b 5	0	---	1	2	7	0.165	56%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	1966-05-10	STL	@	CHC	Bob Hendley	ahead 7-0	t 9	2	---	1	2	7	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	3	1	1966-05-13	STL		ATL	Ken Johnson	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	2	9	0.136	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	4	1	1966-06-12	STL	@	PHI	Chris Short	behind 1-2	t 6	1	1--	2	4	9	0.318	65%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Gagliano Scores
18	18	5	1	1966-07-01	STL	@	LAD	Sandy Koufax	tied 0-0	t 7	1	1--	2	5	9	0.326	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Cepeda Scores
19	19	6	1	1966-07-04 (1)	STL	@	SFG	Juan Marichal	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	-2-	2	6	9	0.135	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Cepeda Scores
20	20	7	1	1966-07-04 (2)	STL	@	SFG	Gaylord Perry	behind 0-3	t 7	2	-2-	2	6	9	0.146	22%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Cepeda Scores
21	21	8	1	1966-07-06	STL	@	SFG	Lindy McDaniel	ahead 1-0	t 8	0	---	1	5	9	0.117	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	9	1	1966-07-18	STL		CHC	Dick Ellsworth	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	1-3	3	5	9	0.171	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Flood Scores; O. Cepeda Scores
23	23	10	1	1966-07-22	STL	@	CHC	Bob Hendley	ahead 8-4	t 9	1	---	1	5	9	0.008	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	11	1	1966-07-26	STL	@	ATL	Denny Lemaster	behind 2-3	t 8	2	-2-	2	5	9	0.512	72%		Home Run; J. Javier Scores
25	25	12	1	1966-08-06	STL	@	NYM	Bob Friend	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	12-	3	5	8	0.186	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Francona Scores; O. Cepeda Scores
26	26	13	1	1966-08-14 (1)	STL		NYM	Dennis Ribant	behind 0-1	b 2	0	1--	2	5	9	0.190	66%		Home Run (Deep CF); O. Cepeda Scores
27	27	14	1	1966-09-07	STL		HOU	Dave Giusti	behind 1-5	b 7	0	-2-	2	6	8	0.099	20%		Home Run; T. McCarver Scores
28	28	15	1	1966-09-16 (2)	STL	@	CHC	Rich Nye	tied 0-0	t 8	2	12-	3	5	9	0.442	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Flood Scores; O. Cepeda Scores
29	29	16	1	1966-09-17	STL	@	CHC	Ken Holtzman	behind 1-3	t 7	0	-2-	2	5	9	0.244	50%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Cepeda Scores
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1967-05-06	STL	@	CHC	Curt Simmons	ahead 3-2	t 3	2	---	1	5	5	0.114	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	2	1	1967-05-07	STL	@	CHC	Rich Nye	behind 3-4	t 9	0	---	1	5	5	0.350	50%		Home Run (LF-CF)
32	32	3	1	1967-06-06	STL		HOU	Mike Cuellar	behind 1-3	b 7	1	---	1	5	5	0.132	28%		Home Run (LF-CF)
33	33	4	1	1967-07-01	STL	@	NYM	Dennis Bennett	behind 1-2	t 4	0	1--	2	5	5	0.234	64%		Home Run (Deep RF); O. Cepeda Scores
34	34	5	1	1967-07-02 (1)	STL	@	NYM	Bob Hendley	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	1--	2	5	9	0.181	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Flood Scores
35	35	6	1	1967-07-12	STL		PIT	Pete Mikkelsen	behind 2-3	b 8	1	1--	2	6	5	0.589	87%		Home Run (LF-CF); O. Cepeda Scores
36	36	7	1	1967-07-17	STL		NYM	Don Cardwell	tied 1-1	b 4	0	1--	2	6	5	0.207	81%		Home Run (LF-CF); T. McCarver Scores
37	37	8	1	1967-07-23 (2)	STL		ATL	Ed Rakow	behind 0-3	b 5	1	1--	2	6	5	0.193	36%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. McCarver Scores
38	38	9	1	1967-07-30	STL	@	ATL	Pat Jarvis	behind 3-4	t 6	1	---	1	6	5	0.186	47%		Home Run (Deep RF)
39	39	10	1	1967-08-18	STL	@	HOU	Mike Cuellar	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1	5	5	0.153	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	11	1	1967-09-06	STL	@	NYM	Jack Fisher	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	---	1	6	5	0.089	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	12	1	1967-09-15	STL	@	CIN	Gary Nolan	tied 0-0	t 3	1	12-	3	6	5	0.249	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Tolan Scores; T. McCarver Scores
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1968-04-14	STL	@	CHC	Joe Niekro	behind 3-6	t 4	0	1--	2	6	5	0.165	36%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. McCarver Scores
43	43	2	1	1968-04-16	STL	@	ATL	Ron Reed	ahead 3-0	t 5	1	12-	3	6	5	0.086	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Cepeda Scores; T. McCarver Scores
44	44	3	1	1968-04-24	STL		CIN	John Tsitouris	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	6	5	0.129	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	4	1	1968-04-28	STL		PIT	Tommie Sisk	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	1	6	5	0.121	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	5	1	1968-05-03	STL	@	SFG	Juan Marichal	ahead 3-2	t 9	0	---	1	6	5	0.078	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	6	1	1968-05-12	STL		HOU	Larry Dierker	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	1	5	5	0.162	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	7	1	1968-05-30	STL		SFG	Ray Sadecki	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	-2-	2	5	5	0.172	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Cepeda Scores
49	49	8	1	1968-06-01	STL	@	NYM	Cal Koonce	tied 5-5	t 10	1	---	1	6	5	0.406	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	9	1	1968-06-26 (1)	STL		PIT	Ron Kline	ahead 2-0	b 8	2	---	1	6	5	0.030	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	10	1	1968-06-28	STL	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 4-2	t 5	2	1--	2	6	5	0.145	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Tolan Scores
52	52	11	1	1968-07-04	STL	@	LAD	Claude Osteen	tied 1-1	t 8	2	1--	2	5	5	0.437	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Javier Scores
53	53	12	1	1968-07-14	STL		LAD	Mike Kekich	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	1	5	5	0.046	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	13	1	1968-07-15	STL		LAD	Claude Osteen	behind 0-2	b 7	0	1--	2	5	5	0.343	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Cepeda Scores
55	55	14	1	1968-08-11	STL	@	ATL	Pat Jarvis	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	5	0.131	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
56	56	15	1	1968-08-15	STL	@	CHC	Bill Stoneman	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	123	4	5	5	0.096	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); N. Briles Scores; J. Javier Scores; O. Cepeda Scores
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1969-04-10	STL		PIT	Dock Ellis	behind 1-3	b 9	2	---	1	6	5	0.029	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	2	1	1969-04-15	STL	@	MON	Carl Morton	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	5	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
59	59	3	1	1969-04-26	STL	@	PHI	Barry Lersch	behind 1-3	t 8	1	12-	3	5	5	0.547	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Flood Scores; J. Hicks Scores
60	60	4	1	1969-06-05	STL	@	HOU	Jim Ray	tied 2-2	t 4	1	---	1	6	5	0.141	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	5	1	1969-06-25 (2)	STL	@	MON	Roy Face	ahead 5-3	t 9	2	12-	3	6	5	0.062	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Torre Scores; T. McCarver Scores
62	62	6	1	1969-06-29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	Dick Selma	behind 0-4	t 4	2	---	1	5	5	0.054	15%		Home Run (Deep CF)
63	63	7	1	1969-07-06 (2)	STL		CHC	Rich Nye	behind 2-3	b 3	2	12-	3	5	5	0.336	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Pinson Scores; J. Torre Scores
64	64	8	1	1969-07-17	STL		PHI	Jerry Johnson	ahead 6-0	b 3	0	---	1	6	5	0.014	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
65	65	9	1	1969-08-10	STL	@	SFG	Don McMahon	behind 3-4	t 9	1	---	1	6	5	0.363	44%		Home Run (Deep RF)
66	66	10	1	1969-08-22	STL		ATL	Gary Neibauer	tied 2-2	b 5	2	1--	2	6	5	0.273	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. McCarver Scores
67	67	11	1	1969-08-31	STL	@	CIN	Jim Merritt	behind 2-7	t 6	0	-2-	2	5	5	0.060	13%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Torre Scores
68	68	12	1	1969-09-08	STL	@	PHI	Woodie Fryman	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	1--	2	6	5	0.126	93%		Home Run (Deep CF); P. Gagliano Scores

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