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| Born: August 22, 1890 Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Died: September 6, 1928 (aged 38) Denver, Colorado |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
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| April 24, 1916 for the New York Yankees |
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| Final game | ||
| May 30, 1928 for the New York Yankees |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss | 187-117 | |
| ER.A | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball, a loss (denoted L) is charged to the Pitcher of the losing team who allows the run that gives the opposing team the lead with which In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 17 | |
| Strike outs | 983 | |
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Urban James Shocker (August 22, 1890 – September 9, 1928), born Urbain Jacques Shockor in Cleveland, Ohio, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns from 1916 to 1928. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Headline Events of the Year First Radio broadcast of the World Series. Champions World Series: New York Giants over New York Yankees (4-0-1 Statistical Leaders Major Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions World Series: Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins (4-1 Awards and honors Champions World Series: New York Yankees over St Louis Cardinals Awards and honors League
The right-handed hurler had four consecutive 20-game-winning seasons with the Browns in the early 1920s. During those four years, he was one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. Urban was the last Yankees pitcher to legally throw a spitball. A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of Saliva, Petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance He, and a handful of other pitchers, was grandfathered into the practice after it was banned by baseball in 1920.
After his release from the Yankees in 1928, Shocker entered an exhibition tournament in Denver. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States He pitched in just one game on August 6 against a team from Cheyenne, Wyoming and fared poorly in that outing. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U Around this time, he contracted pneumonia and was hospitalized shortly thereafter. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal He died in Denver, Colorado from a weakened heart caused by the disease. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States
See also
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
- List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Tribute to the forgotten spitballer
- The Deadball Era
| Preceded by Jim Bagby |
American League Wins Champion 1921 (with Carl Mays) |
Succeeded by Eddie Rommel |
| Preceded by Walter Johnson |
American League Strikeout Champion 1922 |
Succeeded by Walter Johnson |
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