Dan Shannon

Daniel Webster Shannon

Second baseman

Born: March 23, 1865
Died: October 24, 1913 (aged 48)
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 17, 1889 for the Louisville Colonels
Final game
September 16, 1891 for the Washington Statesmen
Career statistics
Batting average	.233
Home runs	8
Runs	111
Teams
As Player Louisville Colonels (1889) Philadelphia Athletics (1890) New York Giants (1890) Washington Statemen (1891) As Manager Louisville Colonels (1889) Washington Statemen (1891)
Career highlights and awards

Daniel Webster Shannon (March 23, 1865 - October 24, 1913) was 19th century major league baseball player and manager. He began his major league career in 1889 with the Louisville Colonels as their second baseman. During the season, he became player-manager for a total of 56 games, of which only 10 were victories. In 1890, he jumped to the Players League and played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Giants that season. When the league folded the following year, he moved over the Washington Statemen, and again was named player-manager during the season, this time for a period of 49 games winning only 15.^[1]

Dan moved on to minor leagues after his major league career was over, and was the manager for the Buffalo Bisons of International League in 1899 when he was fired by owner for his "drunkenness".^[2] He died at age of 48 in his hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was buried in the St. Michael's Cemetery in Stratford, Connecticut.^[1]