| Dan Shannon | |
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| Second baseman/Manager | |
| Born:(1865-03-23)March 23, 1865 Bridgeport, Connecticut | |
| Died: October 24, 1913(1913-10-24) (aged 48) Bridgeport, Connecticut | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1889, for the Louisville Colonels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 16, 1891, for the Washington Statesmen | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs | 111 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Daniel Webster Shannon (March 23, 1865 – October 24, 1913) was anAmericanMajor League Baseball player andmanager. He began his Major League career in1889 with theLouisville Colonels as theirsecond baseman. During the season, he becameplayer-manager for a total of 56 games, of which only 10 were victories. In1890, he jumped to thePlayers' League and played for thePhiladelphia Athletics and theNew York Giants that season. When the league folded the following year, he moved over theWashington Statesmen, and again was named player-manager during the season, this time for a period of 49 games winning only 15.[1]
Dan moved on tominor leagues after his Major League career was over, and was the manager for theBuffalo Bisons ofInternational League in1899 when he was fired by owner for his "drunkenness".[2] He died aged 48 in his hometown ofBridgeport, Connecticut, and was buried in the St. Michael's Cemetery inStratford, Connecticut.[1]
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