Frank Shaughnessy

Frank Shaughnessy
Biographical details
Born(1883-04-08)April 8, 1883
Amboy, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1969(1969-05-15) (aged 85)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Playing career
1901–1904Notre Dame
Position(s)End, OF/C
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907Clemson
1909Washington & Lee (freshmen)
1912–27, 1932–34McGill
1915Ottawa Rough Riders
Baseball
1907Clemson
1909–1911Roanoke Tigers
1912Fort Wayne Railroaders
1913–1915Ottawa Senators
1916Warren Warriors
1913–1915Hamilton Tigers
1921–1925Syracuse Stars
1925Newark Bears
1926Reading Keystones
1928Detroit Tigers (asst.)
1934–1936Montreal Royals
Ice hockey
1914–1916Ottawa Senators (manager)
1919–1927McGill (men)
?McGill (women)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1934Montreal Royals (GM)
1936–1960International League (president)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1963)
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (1983)
Shag Shaughnessy
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
Games9
Runs batted in1
Teams
As player
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1983

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.