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Shannon Paschal

George Shannon Paschal, born December 14th, 1880 in Camden, AR,1 was a professional baseball player in 1905. He was the brother of James Paschal.

Biography

Probably Shannon Paschal, or possibly his brother Sam, with the 1908 Martin Arms. Co. team of Little Rock, AR.
Probably Shannon Paschal, or possibly his brother Sam, with the 1908 Martin Arms. Co. team of Little Rock, AR.
Paschal's baseball career may have begun as early as 1903 with Monroe of the Cotton States League.2 Later, he played with Hopkinsville in the 1905 K.I.T. League and Texarkana in the 1905 North Texas League.3


Excerpts

"Shannon Paschal, a local ball player, left yesterday for Pine Bluff to join the Monroe team, for which he will play second base. Though an amatuer, he is probably the fastes infielder in the city, and his friends are satisfied that he will make good."4

"Shannon Paschal, of Little Rock, Ark., has signed with Hoptown as short-stop."5

"Pettifer and Paschal, The Arkansas Men, Let Out Yesterday . . . This was the last game that Pettifer and Paschal played, as both were released yesterday."6

""Big Si" Pettifer, the pitcher, and Shortstop Paschal, were released today by Manager Rutledge. Both are good men, but the league rules limiting the number of players made it necessary for them to go."7

Stats

2 Arkansas Gazette, 5/22/1903, p.8
4 Arkansas Gazette, 5/22/1903, p.8
5 Arkansas Gazette, 4/7/1905, p.6
6 Hopkinsville Kentuckian, 5/13/1905
7 The Paducah Sun, 5/13/1905