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Al Shaw (catcher)

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Al Shaw
Catcher
Born: (1873-05-22)May 22, 1873
Burslem, England
Died: March 25, 1958(1958-03-25) (aged 84)
Uhrichsville, Ohio
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 10, 1901, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1909, for the Boston Doves
MLB statistics
Batting average.200
Home runs1
Runs batted in32
Teams

Alfred Louis Shaw (May 22, 1873 – March 25, 1958), nicknamed "Shoddy", was an English born Major League Baseball catcher who played four seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1901), Boston Americans (1907), Chicago White Sox (1908), and Boston Doves (1909).[1]

Shaw was born in Burslem in the English county of Staffordshire, and made his Major League debut at age 28 with the Tigers. He hit .269 with a .321 on-base percentage in 55 games in 1901 with 20 runs and 23 RBIs for the Tigers. Shaw did not play again in the Major Leagues for six years, when he signed with the Boston Americans in 1907. In 76 games for Boston, Shaw hit only .192. His batting average continued to decline in 1908 (.082) and 1909 (.098), and he played his last Major League game for the Doves on September 13, 1909.

In March 1958, Shaw died in Uhrichsville, Ohio, at age 84.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Al Shaw Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  2. ^ "'Shoddy' Shaw, Ex-Tiger, Dies". Detroit Free Press. March 26, 1958. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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