Herbert Shaw, born November 15th, 1918 in Pulaski County, AR,1
was a Negro League baseball player in 1942.
Biography
Herb Shaw was the son of Thomas Wilson Shaw and Ora Shaw.2 3 4
Shaw briefly played with the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro American League in 1942. He had previously played with the semi-pro Missouri Pacific shops team in North Little Rock, AR.5 He may also have played with the Memphis Red Sox during exhibition games in Little Rock in 19426 and 1943.7
Shaw died on March 21st, 1947 in Proviso, IL.8 He was buried Haven of Rest Cemetery in Little Rock, AR.9
Stats
Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
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Excerpts
"The new player is Herbert Shaw, a 190-pounder who is a left-handed hitter and who always bats better than .300 for the season. He was with the Missouri Pacific team in Little Rock last year where he hit many home runs."10
Biography
Herb Shaw was the son of Thomas Wilson Shaw and Ora Shaw.2 3 4
Shaw briefly played with the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro American League in 1942. He had previously played with the semi-pro Missouri Pacific shops team in North Little Rock, AR.5 He may also have played with the Memphis Red Sox during exhibition games in Little Rock in 19426 and 1943.7
Shaw died on March 21st, 1947 in Proviso, IL.8 He was buried Haven of Rest Cemetery in Little Rock, AR.9
Stats
Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
Statistics at Seamheads.com
Statistics at Retrosheet.org
Excerpts
"The new player is Herbert Shaw, a 190-pounder who is a left-handed hitter and who always bats better than .300 for the season. He was with the Missouri Pacific team in Little Rock last year where he hit many home runs."10
1
Shaw's WWII draft card (accessed at Fold3.com).
2
"United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDF6-H8P : Fri Nov 10 12:42:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilson Shaw and Othal Shaw, 1920.
3
"United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMGZ-V29 : Wed Oct 04 08:46:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilson Shaw and Orle H Shaw, 1930.
4
"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ23-X33 : Thu Nov 16 07:30:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilson Shay and Ora Shay, 1940.
6
Arkansas Gazette, 4/24/1942, p.21. A Memphis player is listed as "Shaw."
7
Arkansas Gazette, 8/10/1943, p.11. A Memphis player is listed as "Bradshaw."
8
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MH-DVQC : 17 March 2018), Herbert Shaw, 21 Mar 1947; citing Proviso, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
9
Arkansas Gazette, 3/29/1947, p.14