Joseph Aloysius Shannon (February 11, 1897July 20, 1955) was a

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second baseman and

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who played five games for the Boston Braves in 1915. He is the twin brother of

Red Shannon Maurice Joseph "Red" Shannon (February 11, 1897 – April 12, 1970) born in Jersey City, New Jersey was an infielder for the Boston Braves (1915), Philadelphia Athletics (1917–1919 and 1920–21), Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox a ...

, and both played on the Braves in the 1915 season. They played together in only one game, on October 7, 1915, Red's first-ever major league game, and Joe's last.

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