Clyde Mitchell Shoun (March 20, 1912 – March 20, 1968) was an American

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player. A left-handed

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, he was born in

Mountain City, Tennessee Mountain City is a town in and the county seat of Johnson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2000 census and 2,531 at the 2010 census. It is the northeasternmost county seat in Tennessee. In addition, at an elevati ...

, and known as "Hardrock", due to his fastball. He was the younger brother of professional basketball player Slim Shoun. Shoun was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 7, 1935, with the Chicago Cubs. He played for the Cubs,

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, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, and

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

. Shoun led the major leagues in games pitched with 54 in 1940 when he was a member of the Cardinals. While with the Reds, Shoun

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the Boston Braves 1–0 on May 15, 1944. The lone baserunner came on a walk to his mound opponent,

Jim Tobin James Anthony Tobin (December 27, 1912 – May 19, 1969), known as "Abba Dabba", was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Bees/ Braves and Detroit Tigers from 1937 to 1945. With the Boston Brav ...

, himself a no-hit pitcher just 18 days earlier on April 27, and well known for being a good-hitting pitcher. Shoun missed the 1945 professional baseball season due to his service in the

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during World War II. However, he continued to play baseball during the year while in the service. Shoun died on his 56th birthday in the veterans center in

Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City is a city in Washington, Carter, and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, mostly in Washington County. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 71,046, making it the eighth largest city in Tennessee. John ...

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* : 1912 births 1968 deaths Baseball players from Tennessee Birmingham Barons players Boston Braves players Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Indianapolis Indians players Major League Baseball pitchers Oakland Oaks (baseball) players People from Mountain City, Tennessee St. Louis Cardinals players United States Navy personnel of World War II {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub

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