James Robert Shawkey was an American baseball pitcher who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball.
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13 Facts About Bob Shawkey
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Bob Shawkey played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees from 1915 to 1927.
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Bob Shawkey batted and threw right-handed and served primarily as a starting pitcher.
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Bob Shawkey was born to John William Bob Shawkey and Sarah Catherine Anthony, in Sigel, Pennsylvania.
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Bob Shawkey moved from Slippery Rock State College to an independent league in 1911, then to the American League in 1912 as a pitcher for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics.
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At the start of the 1923 season, Bob Shawkey was chosen to be the Yankees' Opening Day starting pitcher.
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Bob Shawkey served as the Yankees' manager in the 1930 season—following the sudden death of Miller Huggins—and guided the Yankees to a third-place finish.
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Bob Shawkey won 195 games in his career, and won 20 or more games in four of his seasons.
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Bob Shawkey is noted as the starting pitcher in the first game played in Yankee Stadium on April 18,1923, and set the franchise record for 15 strikeouts in a single game, which stood until Ron Guidry broke it in 1978.
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Bob Shawkey credited his success to a super fastball and an outstanding curve ball.
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In 1970, Bob Shawkey was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in Brookville, Pennsylvania.
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