John Shaffer

John W. "Cannon Ball" Shaffer
Batted: unknown
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: unknown
Born: February 18, 1864 in Lock Haven, PA
Died: November 21, 1926 in Endicott, NY

John was outstanding in his debut year for the Mets, and then in his sophomore season, was not. He never had another shot in the big leagues. He pitched two seasons in the majors, had the excellent nickname of "Cannon Ball," but no one is quite sure any more which hand he threw with (Baseball-Reference.com has since decided Right). Such was the record-keeping in the late nineteenth century. The sketch above also comes courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com—apparently a clip from an old team photo.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB    G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R ER SO BB ShO SV  ERA
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1886 *METS*  8  8  8  69.0  5  3 .625  40  29 15 36 29   1  0 1.96
1887 *METS* 13 13 13 112.0  2 11 .154 148 119 77 22 53   0  0 6.19
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CAREER TOTS 21 21 21 181.0  7 14 .333 188 148 92 58 82   1  0 4.57

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I own no John Shaffer memorabilia of any kind. If you have anything, and are willing to trade or donate it, contact me at Rounding Third.

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