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baseball:ralph_shinners

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 **Weight:** 180 lbs.\\ **Weight:** 180 lbs.\\
 **Born:** October 4, 1895 in Monches, WI\\ **Born:** October 4, 1895 in Monches, WI\\
 +**Died:** July 23, 1962 (Buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI)\\
 **Hometown:** \\ **Hometown:** \\
 **High School:** Marquette Academy\\ **High School:** Marquette Academy\\
  
 ===== High School Career ===== ===== High School Career =====
 +
 +He was captain of the Marquette Academy baseball team.
  
 ===== Marquette Career ===== ===== Marquette Career =====
  
 ===== Professional Career ===== ===== Professional Career =====
 +{{  :baseball:shinners.ralph_new_york_giants.jpg?300x300}}
  
-Shinners debuted for the New York Giants on April 12, 1922. He would see action in 56 games that season as the Giants would sweep the New York Yankees in the World Series. Shinners would play in 33 games in the next season; they would lose in the World Series to the Yankees.+==== Minor League ==== 
 +After his Marquette career, Shinners played semi-pro baseball and eventually was signed by the American Association minor league team, Indianapolis Indians. He was described as "remarkably fast" and "destined to make a name for himself in the majors" ([[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10912FC3E5A1B7A93C1A81782D85F458285F9|NY Times, 9/13/21]]). During an away game at Milwaukee on May 20, 1921, Marquette students presented a honorary watch to Shinners ([[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19210520&id=mqtRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VyEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4318,4133375|The Milwaukee Journal, 5/20/21]]). At the time his contract was purchased by the New York Giants, he was batting .341 and ranked 2nd with 41 stolen bases. He still holds the Indianapolis Indians' season records for hits (236 in 1921), runs (138 in 1921), doubles (50 in 1921), and triples (26 in 1921).
  
-During the 1924 season, he was not playing professional baseball.+In August of 1922, the New York Giants traded Shinners to the Toledo Mud Hens for Lee King. 
 + 
 +After two years with the New York Giants, Shinners played for Toledo in 1924. Following the 1925 season, he played for many minor league teams: Oakland Oaks (1926-27); Fort Worth Panthers (1928); Toronto Maple Leafs (1928-1929); Newark Bears (1930); and Buffalo Bisons (1930-1931). 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB 
 +1920 24 Indianapolis AA AA 111 356 88 9 6 2 .247 .323 115  
 +1921 25 Indianapolis AA AA 164 683 236 50 26 13 .346 .552 377  
 +1924 28 Toledo AA AA 148 614 184 36 16 9 .300 .454 279  
 +1926 30 Oakland PCL AA 110 369 102 23 2 7 .276 .407 150  
 +1927 31 Oakland PCL AA 95 313 93 22 2 6 .297 .438 137  
 +1928 32 2 Teams 2 Lgs A-AA DET 129 463 162 30 3 9 .350 .486 225  
 +1928 32 Fort Worth TL A DET 92 333 121 27 1 6 .363 .505 168  
 +1928 32 Toronto IL AA 37 130 41 3 2 3 .315 .438 57  
 +1929 33 Toronto IL AA 143 495 167 39 7 12 .337 .517 256  
 +1930 34 2 Teams 1 Lg AA 135 510 158 39 4 20 .310 .520 265  
 +1930 34 Newark IL AA  
 +1930 34 Newark,Buffalo IL AA 135 510 158 39 4 20 .310 .520 265  
 +1930 34 Buffalo IL AA  
 +1931 35 Buffalo IL AA 117 386 104 14 1 15 .269 .427 165  
 +9 Seasons 1152 4189 4189 1294 262 67 93 .309 .309 .470 .779 1969  
 +AA (9 seasons) AA 1060 3856 3856 1173 235 66 87 .304 .304 .467 .771 1801  
 +A (1 season) A 92 333 333 121 27 1 6 .363 .363 .505 .868 168  
 +</code> 
 + 
 +==== Major League ==== 
 + 
 +Shinners debuted for the New York Giants on April 12, 1922. He would see action in 56 games that season; however, he was traded to the Toledo Mud Hens in August 1922. The Giants would later sweep the New York Yankees in the World Series. Shinners would play in 33 games in the next season, and they would lose in the World Series to the Yankees.
  
 In what would be his last season, Shinners suited up as a St. Louis Cardinal for the 1925 season. He played in 74 games as the Cardinals would finish 4th in the National League. In what would be his last season, Shinners suited up as a St. Louis Cardinal for the 1925 season. He played in 74 games as the Cardinals would finish 4th in the National League.
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 STL (1 yr) 74 273 251 39 74 9 2 7 36 8 5 12 19 .295 .330 .430 .760 91 108 1 9  STL (1 yr) 74 273 251 39 74 9 2 7 36 8 5 12 19 .295 .330 .430 .760 91 108 1 9
 </code> </code>
 +
 +**1922 New York Giants Team Photo**\\
 +Ralph Shinners (Top Row, Second from Left)\\
 +{{:baseball:shinners_nyg_1922_team_photo_second_on_left_top_row.jpg?750x576}}
 +
 +=== Japan Tour ===
 +
 +In 1931, Shinners was a member of a major league all-star squad that visited Japan in 1931. Lefty O'Doul was the head coach of a team that featured future Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig, Mickey Cochrane, Al Simmons, Frank Fritsch, Lefty Grove, George Kelly, and Rabbit Maranville. The other players and personnel included Bruce Cunningham, Larry French, Herbert Hunter, Willie Kamm, Tom Oliver, Beans Reardon, Muddy Ruel, and Fred Lieb, a NY sportswriter.
 +
 +{{:baseball:shinners_1931_japan_tour_signed_ball.jpg|}} A signed ball from the 1931 Japan tour. Shinners's signature can be seen at the far right.
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