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Biographical details | |
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Born | Amboy, Illinois, U.S. | April 8, 1883
Died | May 15, 1969 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
1901–1904 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | End, OF/C |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1907 | Clemson |
1909 | Washington & Lee (freshmen) |
1912–27, 1932–34 | McGill |
1915 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Baseball | |
1907 | Clemson |
1909–1911 | Roanoke Tigers |
1912 | Fort Wayne Railroaders |
1913–1915 | Ottawa Senators |
1916 | Warren Warriors |
1913–1915 | Hamilton Tigers |
1921–1925 | Syracuse Stars |
1925 | Newark Bears |
1926 | Reading Keystones |
1928 | Detroit Tigers (asst.) |
1934–1936 | Montreal Royals |
Ice hockey | |
1914–1916 | Ottawa Senators (manager) |
1919–1927 | McGill (men) |
? | McGill (women) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1932–1934 | Montreal Royals (GM) |
1936–1960 | International League (president) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1963) Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (1983) | |
Shag Shaughnessy | |
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Centerfielder | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 17, 1905, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 22, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .281 |
Games | 9 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
As player
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Member of the Canadian | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1983 |
Francis Joseph "Shag" Shaughnessy (April 8, 1883 – May 15, 1969) was an American athlete and sports executive. Shaughnessy played both baseball and football and was an executive in baseball, football and ice hockey. He was born in the United States and moved to Canada in the 1910s, where he was involved with football and ice hockey teams in Montreal and Ottawa. He was later president of the International League of baseball. His son Frank Shaughnessy Jr. also played football and ice hockey, and played ice hockey for the United States in the 1936 Winter Olympics.