Urban Shocker
American baseball player (1890-1928) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Urbain Jacques Shockcor (September 22, 1890 – September 9, 1928), known as Urban James Shocker, was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns between 1916 and 1928.[1][2]
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Urban Shocker | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1890-09-22)September 22, 1890 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died: September 9, 1928(1928-09-09) (aged 37) Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 24, 1916, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 30, 1928, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 187–117 |
Earned run average | 3.17 |
Strikeouts | 983 |
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Shocker, known as one of the last legal spitball pitchers, led the American League (AL)—and set the Browns' record—in 1921 with 27 wins, and won 20 games in four consecutive seasons from 1920 to 1923.[2] At the time of his retirement, he was the Browns' all-time leader in wins with 126 and shutouts with 23.[3]