Sailor Bob Shawkey

A four-time 20-game winner, Shawkey played on seven American League champion teams and won 195 games over 15 seasons. “He has a beautiful fastball with a great hop to it,” said Amos Rusie.

Shawkey was also known for his sharp-breaking curveball. One of the smartest pitchers in baseball, Shawkey kept a mental book on hitters and their tendencies. “Pitching,” he said, “is first and last a study of the batter and a never-ending effort to give him something that he doesn’t want.” “Sailor Bob” (aka “Bob the Gob”) Shawkey served in the Navy in World War I. He taught baseball in Japan with Ty Cobb, and he mined for gold in Canada. He was industrious, adventurous, and affable. (source SABR)

Note: “Sailor Bob” Shawkey is not Urban Shocker.

Entries in “1927: The Diary of Myles Thomas”

The Yankees Steal Babe Ruth's Mail  (April 11, 1927)
Babe Ruth's Biggest Blunder: Memories of 1926  (April 14, 1927)
Sailor Bob Shawkey And The Tiger Lady  (April 15, 1927)
The Tiger Lady threw him out of their house and into the street with only his clothes, two deer heads (Shawkey’s a big hunter, and was quite grateful to keep the heads), and his hunting dogs.
Hoyt the Mortician  (April 27, 1927)
Lou, What Do You Think?  (April 28, 1927)
Reading and Writing Ruth's Mail  (May 13, 1927)
Miller Huggins's Yankees  (May 16, 1927)
"You Can't Get Pissed Off At Ruth. (But You Can Get Pissed Off At Koenig.)  (May 24, 1927)
Hooded Baseball  (June 2, 1927)
Bowling On Long Island: "Nine Pins To Eight"  (June 6, 1927)
The Worst Inning of My Life  (July 1, 1927)
Big Bill Dinneen Doesn’t Appreciate Me  (July 4, 1927)
Fork Me.  (July 11, 1927)
"Cheating. Plain and Simple."  (July 29, 1927)
World Series Game 1. (“My Advice Is Start Drinking Heavily.”)(October 5, 1927)
World Series Game 2. "We Want Cuyler!"  (October 6, 1927)