3B Howard Shankle #4
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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3B HOWARD SHANKLE #4 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/27/1946
Born in:Concord Township, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 17th Pick in Round 8
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Marshalltown - R 17 56 203 50 7 0 7 38 32 21 0 3 31 1 0 .246 .313 .384 .697 62 52 -0.7
1964 Marshalltown - R 18 46 162 53 6 0 2 34 26 17 1 3 21 0 0 .327 .388 .401 .789 85 83 0.3
1964 Tampa - A 18 74 256 70 13 1 2 20 24 29 2 1 40 0 0 .273 .351 .355 .706 80 78 0.1
1964 Springfield - A 18 7 17 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .353 .389 .412 .801 112 116 0.2
1965 Marshalltown - R 19 30 85 27 4 0 1 10 8 16 0 0 15 0 0 .318 .426 .400 .826 93 95 -0.1
1965 Tampa - A 19 67 260 85 12 1 5 45 31 31 1 2 32 0 1 .327 .398 .438 .836 109 109 1.4
1965 Springfield - A 19 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -66 -76 -0.1
1966 Marshalltown - R 20 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 15 -11 -0.0
1966 Tampa - A 20 18 62 21 4 0 1 8 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 .339 .388 .452 .840 121 117 0.4
1966 Springfield - A 20 50 78 15 1 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 18 0 0 .192 .250 .205 .455 33 29 -0.2
1967 Tampa - A 21 6 26 10 0 0 1 6 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 .385 .433 .500 .933 181 176 0.5
1967 Springfield - A 21 81 229 54 4 0 3 21 14 7 3 2 54 0 0 .236 .266 .293 .558 66 61 -0.1
1967 Galveston - AA 21 14 18 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .333 .368 .333 .702 88 69 -0.0
1968 Marshalltown - R 22 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 4 60 -0.0
1968 Tampa - A 22 17 36 8 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 7 0 0 .222 .300 .306 .606 81 77 0.2
1968 Springfield - A 22 27 58 14 1 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 9 0 0 .241 .279 .310 .589 83 62 -0.0
1968 Galveston - AA 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.1
1969 Grand Island - A 23 133 441 118 15 3 4 53 40 32 2 2 55 0 0 .268 .319 .342 .661 98 94 1.6
1970 Grand Island - A 24 131 444 114 11 0 4 53 58 43 0 8 86 0 1 .257 .317 .309 .626 66 63 -0.4
1971 Grand Island - A 25 7 24 9 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 7 0 0 .375 .423 .500 .923 140 134 0.3
Total HL 167 389 89 7 0 4 30 23 18 3 2 87 0 0 .229 .267 .278 .545 61 54
Total SEL 182 640 194 30 3 9 80 67 72 3 4 87 0 1 .303 .374 .402 .776 100 98
Total LSA 16 20 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 .300 .333 .300 .633 70 51
Total WBL 271 909 241 29 3 8 107 102 77 2 10 148 0 1 .265 .321 .330 .651 84 80
Total UMVA 139 457 131 17 0 10 82 66 56 1 6 68 1 0 .287 .362 .389 .751 75 71
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Marshalltown - R 2B 3 3 11 5 0 16 0 1.000 26.0 5.54 -0.6 .952
1963 Marshalltown - R 3B 42 42 29 69 7 102 4 .961 351.1 2.51 -0.4 1.014
1963 Marshalltown - R SS 10 10 19 28 5 47 0 1.000 80.1 5.27 -1.4 .941
1964 Tampa - A 2B 38 37 87 59 8 151 5 .967 311.1 4.22 -2.3 .967
1964 Marshalltown - R 2B 32 31 82 70 9 158 6 .962 244.0 5.61 +0.1 .999
1964 Springfield - A 3B 7 7 5 10 3 15 0 1.000 47.0 2.87 +0.8 1.057
1964 Tampa - A 3B 20 16 17 23 2 42 2 .952 133.0 2.71 +0.8 1.044
1964 Marshalltown - R 3B 8 3 1 8 0 10 1 .900 36.0 2.25 +0.2 .948
1964 Tampa - A SS 20 19 42 46 7 89 1 .989 167.0 4.74 -1.0 .951
1964 Marshalltown - R SS 9 9 10 27 5 37 0 1.000 69.0 4.83 +0.6 1.050
1965 Tampa - A 2B 37 37 86 80 26 168 2 .988 318.0 4.70 -0.6 .985
1965 Marshalltown - R 2B 7 2 8 9 5 17 0 1.000 21.0 7.29 +0.1 1.052
1965 Springfield - A 3B 2 2 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 +0.2 1.063
1965 Tampa - A 3B 22 17 13 43 3 57 1 .982 159.2 3.16 +2.4 1.077
1965 Marshalltown - R 3B 3 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.3 1.074
1965 Tampa - A SS 3 3 2 7 1 10 1 .900 28.0 2.89 -0.5 .942
1965 Marshalltown - R SS 3 3 8 8 2 17 1 .941 25.0 5.76 -0.3 .918
1965 Tampa - A LF 8 8 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 60.1 1.79 +0.1 1.056
1965 Marshalltown - R LF 17 17 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 137.0 1.18 -3.1 .912
1966 Springfield - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Springfield - A 2B 11 3 12 12 1 24 0 1.000 48.2 4.44 +0.6 1.036
1966 Tampa - A 2B 5 5 10 13 1 24 1 .958 44.0 4.70 +0.3 .937
1966 Springfield - A 3B 12 2 3 13 1 17 1 .941 51.1 2.81 +1.1 1.138
1966 Tampa - A 3B 2 2 2 7 3 10 1 .900 21.0 3.86 -0.2 .942
1966 Marshalltown - R 3B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.108
1966 Springfield - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Tampa - A SS 7 7 12 24 6 39 3 .923 61.0 5.31 -0.4 .953
1966 Springfield - A LF 8 6 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 58.2 1.99 -0.2 .955
1966 Tampa - A LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 -0.0 1.062
1967 Galveston - AA 2B 2 2 5 1 1 7 1 .857 13.2 3.95 -0.4 .000
1967 Springfield - A 2B 20 4 18 28 9 46 0 1.000 64.1 6.44 +0.8 1.099
1967 Tampa - A 2B 2 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 9.1 3.86 +0.4 1.045
1967 Galveston - AA 3B 7 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 21.2 1.66 +0.1 1.045
1967 Springfield - A 3B 38 32 23 51 7 78 4 .949 270.0 2.47 -0.6 .975
1967 Tampa - A 3B 4 3 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.2 1.081
1967 Galveston - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Springfield - A SS 13 3 9 18 2 28 1 .964 52.0 4.67 -0.4 1.020
1967 Tampa - A SS 2 2 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 14.2 4.30 +0.1 1.077
1967 Galveston - AA LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.0 1.007
1967 Springfield - A LF 18 14 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 126.1 2.07 +0.1 .946
1968 Springfield - A 2B 8 1 3 7 3 10 0 1.000 19.0 4.74 +0.4 1.039
1968 Tampa - A 2B 7 0 4 8 1 12 0 1.000 18.1 5.89 +1.0 1.034
1968 Marshalltown - R 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Galveston - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Springfield - A 3B 11 7 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 77.0 1.17 +0.6 1.072
1968 Tampa - A 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Marshalltown - R 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Galveston - AA SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 -0.1 .000
1968 Springfield - A SS 4 4 9 9 5 20 2 .900 33.0 4.91 -1.4 .827
1968 Tampa - A SS 1 1 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 -0.3 .912
1968 Marshalltown - R SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Springfield - A LF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.1 1.91 +0.1 1.010
1968 Tampa - A LF 7 7 14 0 0 16 2 .875 57.0 2.21 +1.1 1.127
1968 Marshalltown - R LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.009
1969 Grand Island - A 2B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 +0.6 .000
1969 Grand Island - A 3B 130 127 83 216 33 317 18 .943 1063.1 2.53 -1.8 1.001
1969 Grand Island - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Grand Island - A LF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 +0.6 1.271
1970 Grand Island - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Grand Island - A 3B 114 109 74 163 23 252 15 .940 913.1 2.34 +2.8 1.014
1970 Grand Island - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Grand Island - A LF 19 17 15 0 0 16 1 .938 133.1 1.01 -0.0 1.021
1971 Grand Island - A 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 1.064
1971 Grand Island - A LF 6 5 15 0 0 17 2 .882 47.0 2.87 +2.2 1.271
TOTAL 2B 174 126 329 297 65 641 15 .977 1141.0 4.94 +0.4 .992
TOTAL 3B 429 372 267 617 82 931 47 .950 3219.0 2.47 +6.7 1.014
TOTAL SS 74 61 116 177 36 302 9 .970 542.2 4.86 -5.2 .963
TOTAL LF 98 80 131 0 0 136 5 .963 683.1 1.73 +0.9 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 2; Eye: 1.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 17, 157th overall pick) by the Kansas City Kings, out of high school Western (Western; Detroit, MI).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
03/24/1964 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
05/03/1965 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 5 days.
07/08/1965 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/11/1968 Released by the Seattle organization.
01/08/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Grand Island Gulls organization.
02/04/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
05/05/1969 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1969 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/20/1970 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/23/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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