Francis X. Shaffer (December 6, 1859 – March 18, 1939) was an American
Major League Baseball player in the 19th century.
Career
Frank Shaffer was born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1859. His professional baseball career consists of six games played in 1884 for
Altoona Mountain City Altoona, a variant of "Altona", may refer to:
Places
*Altoona, Alabama
*Altoona, Florida
*Altoona, Iowa
*Altoona, Kansas
*Altoona, Ohio
* Altoona, Pennsylvania
* Altoona, Washington
* Altoona, Wisconsin
Biology
*''Altoona'', a synonym of the moth ...
of the
Union Association
The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season.
Seven of the twelve teams who were in the Association at some poi ...
. He appeared in four games as an
outfielder, one as a
third baseman, and one as a
catcher, with a
batting average of .158.
["Frank Shaffer Statistics and History"](_blank)
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
Shaffer was 5'11" and weighed 160 pounds. He died in
Eloise, Michigan, in 1939.
References
External links
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1859 births
1939 deaths
19th-century baseball players
Altoona Mountain Citys players
Baseball players from Pittsburgh