Urban Shocker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Urban Shocker

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1890

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1928

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Urban Shocker

  • 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.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 at least 20 games 4 seasons in a row from 1920 to 1923.
  • At his time of retirement he was the Browns all time leader in wins with 126 and shutouts with 23.

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