Ben Shaw | |
Position: | First Base / Catcher |
Birth Date: | 18 June 1893 |
Birth Place: | LaCenter, Kentucky, U.S. |
Death Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 11 |
Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Statyear: | 1918 |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | August 27 |
Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .184 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 7 |
Stat3label: | Runs |
Stat3value: | 5 |
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Benjamin Nathaniel Shaw (June 18, 1893 - March 16, 1959) was an American professional baseball and football player. Shaw played in the National League with the Pittsburgh Pirates from to . He also played with the Canton Bulldogs of the National Football League (NFL) in 1923 as an offensive guard, helping the team to the NFL championship.[1] After that season, he joined the Gilberton Cadamounts in the Anthracite League, after Canton failed to issue him a contract for 1924.[2]