Art Shires Baseball player

Charles Arthur Shires (August 13, 1906 – July 13, 1967) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators and Boston Braves. Shires was a colorful personality with a penchant for self-praise, earning himself the nickname, Arthur The Great Shires.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 13, 1906
Birth place
Italy Texas
Date of deathJuly 13, 1967
Place of death
Italy Texas

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 20, 1928
Career endJuly 31, 1932
batting sideLeft
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago White Sox
position
First baseman
teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
throwing sideRight

Art Shires on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=107048&cat=boxer