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Urban James Shocker

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Urban James Shocker Famous memorial

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
9 Sep 1928 (aged 37)
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.7052, Longitude: -90.24285
Plot
Section 24, Lot 3313, Grave 2
Memorial ID
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Major League Baseball Player. Born in in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut for the New York Yankees on April 24, 1916. For thirteen seasons, he played with the New York Yankees (1916-17, 1925-28) and St. Louis Browns (1918-24). He ended his career with a record of 187 wins, 117 loss, 200 complete games, 28 shutouts, 25 saves, 983 strikeouts and a 3.17 earned run average. He died of heart disease at age 37 in Denver, Colorado.
Major League Baseball Player. Born in in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut for the New York Yankees on April 24, 1916. For thirteen seasons, he played with the New York Yankees (1916-17, 1925-28) and St. Louis Browns (1918-24). He ended his career with a record of 187 wins, 117 loss, 200 complete games, 28 shutouts, 25 saves, 983 strikeouts and a 3.17 earned run average. He died of heart disease at age 37 in Denver, Colorado.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Originally Created by: Connie Nisinger
  • Added: Oct 24, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5886063/urban_james-shocker: accessed ), memorial page for Urban James Shocker (22 Sep 1890–9 Sep 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5886063, citing Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.