Joe Shannon (baseball)
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Joseph Aloysius Shannon (February 11, 1897 July 20, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball
second baseman
and outfielder
who played five games for the Boston Braves in 1915
. He is the brother of Red Shannon
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
and outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
who played five games for the Boston Braves in 1915
1915 in baseball
-Champions:*World Series: Boston Red Sox over Philadelphia Phillies Inter-league playoff: Boston declined challenge by Chicago Inter-league playoff: Philadelphia declined challenge by Chicago -Statistical leaders:...
. He is the brother of Red Shannon
Red Shannon
Maurice Joseph "Red" Shannon born in Jersey City, New Jersey was an infielder for the Boston Braves , Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators and Chicago Cubs .In parts of seven seasons, he played in 310 games and had 1,070 At Bats, 124 Runs, 277 Hits, 38 Doubles, 22...
.