Spike Shannon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1878
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 16-May-1940
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Spike Shannon
- William Porter "Spike" Shannon (February 7, 1878 – May 16, 1940) was a professional baseball player and umpire. Shannon was an outfielder over parts of five seasons (1904–1908) with the St.
- Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates.
- He was the National League leader in runs scored in 1907, when he scored 104 runs for the Giants.
- For his career, he compiled a .259 batting average, 183 runs batted in, 383 runs scored, and 145 stolen bases.
- After his playing career, he was an umpire in the Federal League during 1914 and 1915 for a total of 177 games. Shannon was an alumnus of Grove City College.
- He was born in Pittsburgh, and later died in Minneapolis at the age of 62.
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