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Merkle923 · 08-04-2015, 10:16 PM

186 career games, only one season as a starter, a series of colorful nicknames including "Muskrat Bill," a family name mercifully shortened (he was born either Shipkenhauer or Shipkrethaver) - and yet Bill Shipke left behind at least two prominent cards (he's in the T206 set and also the gold-leafed Ramly series).

Shipke produced a 1.8 WAR as the Senators' third baseman in 1908, his only shot as a major league regular. Baseball-Reference's biography of him cryptically notes: "An old Senators fan convinced Bill to paste a piece of paper with 'magical properties' to his bat and Shipke had a great month after starting the experiment."

Whatever it was, it didn't last, and by May 14 of the 1909 season, he was out of the majors for good.

08-04-2015, 10:16 PM	#25831
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,195	Bill Shipke 1906 186 career games, only one season as a starter, a series of colorful nicknames including "Muskrat Bill," a family name mercifully shortened (he was born either Shipkenhauer or Shipkrethaver) - and yet Bill Shipke left behind at least two prominent cards (he's in the T206 set and also the gold-leafed Ramly series). Shipke produced a 1.8 WAR as the Senators' third baseman in 1908, his only shot as a major league regular. Baseball-Reference's biography of him cryptically notes: "An old Senators fan convinced Bill to paste a piece of paper with 'magical properties' to his bat and Shipke had a great month after starting the experiment." Whatever it was, it didn't last, and by May 14 of the 1909 season, he was out of the majors for good. Last edited by Merkle923; 08-02-2017 at 12:28 AM.