Howie Shanks

Positions: Leftfielder, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: July 21, 1890 in Chicago, IL us

Died: July 30, 1941 in Monaca, PA

Buried: Union Cemetery, Monaca, PA

Debut: May 9, 1912 (Age 21-293d, 3,676th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1925 (Age 35-074d)
vs. PHA 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Howard Samuel Shanks

Nicknames: Hawk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

5699

1440

.253

604

RBI

620

185

OBP

.308

SLG

.337

OPS

.644

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	21 (20)	May 11	WSH		CLE	W,8-0	GS	12	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	24 (2)	May 14	WSH		CLE	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
3	33 (8)	May 25 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
4	34	May 27	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	35	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	36	May 29 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,8-21	CG	53	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	37	May 29 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,11-12	CG	38	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	38	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	39	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	40	Jun 1	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	41	Jun 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	42	Jun 3	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	43	Jun 4	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	44	Jun 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	45	Jun 6	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	46	Jun 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	47	Jun 8	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
18	48	Jun 9	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	49	Jun 10	WSH	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
20	50	Jun 11	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	51	Jun 12	WSH	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
22	52	Jun 13	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	53	Jun 14	WSH	@	CLE	W,13-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	54	Jun 15	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
25	55	Jun 18	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	56	Jun 19 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	35	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
27	57	Jun 19 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
28	58	Jun 20 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	59	Jun 20 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	60	Jun 21	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
31	61	Jun 22	WSH	@	PHA	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
32	62	Jun 24	WSH		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	63	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	64	Jun 26 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	65	Jun 27	WSH		BOS	W,8-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	66	Jun 28 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	67	Jun 28 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	68	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	69	Jul 1	WSH		PHA	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	70	Jul 2	WSH		PHA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	1	5	1
41	71	Jul 3 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	72	Jul 3 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,10-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	73	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	74	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	75	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	W,6-5	CG	63	16.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	76	Jul 6	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	77	Jul 9 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	78	Jul 9 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	79	Jul 10	WSH		CLE	W,8-7	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	80	Jul 11	WSH		CLE	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	0	0	2	2	0
51	81	Jul 12	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	82	Jul 13	WSH		CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	83	Jul 15	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
54	84	Jul 16	WSH		CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	85	Jul 17 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	86	Jul 17 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,6-7	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	87	Jul 19 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	88	Jul 19 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	89	Jul 20	WSH		SLB	T,3-3	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	90	Jul 22	WSH		DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	91	Jul 23	WSH		DET	L,7-12	CG	48	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
62	92	Jul 25 (1)	WSH		DET	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	93	Jul 25 (2)	WSH		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	94	Jul 27 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	95	Jul 27 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	96	Jul 28 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	97	Jul 28 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
68	98	Jul 31	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	99	Aug 1	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	102 (2)	Aug 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	103	Aug 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	104	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	105	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	106	Aug 8	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-8	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	107	Aug 10 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	108	Aug 10 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	109	Aug 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	110	Aug 13	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	111	Aug 14	WSH		CHW	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	112	Aug 15	WSH		CHW	W,4-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	113	Aug 16	WSH		CHW	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	114	Aug 17	WSH		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
83	115	Aug 20 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	116	Aug 20 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,2-0	CG	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	117	Aug 21	WSH		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	118	Aug 22	WSH		DET	L,6-9	GS	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
87	119	Aug 23 (1)	WSH		DET	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	120	Aug 23 (2)	WSH		DET	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	121	Aug 26 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	122	Aug 26 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	123	Aug 27	WSH		SLB	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	128 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	131 (2)	Sep 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	134 (2)	Sep 7	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	135	Sep 10	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	136	Sep 11	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	137	Sep 12	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	138	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	L,8-9	CG	48	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
99	139	Sep 14	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	140	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	141	Sep 18 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	142	Sep 18 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	143	Sep 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	144	Sep 20	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	145	Sep 22 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	146	Sep 22 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	147	Sep 26	WSH	@	PHA	T,3-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	148	Sep 27	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	80	19.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	149	Sep 28	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
110	150	Sep 30	WSH		BOS	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	151	Oct 1	WSH		BOS	L,3-12	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	152	Oct 3	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
113	153	Oct 4	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	154	Oct 5	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
							114gm			190	14	8	212	4