William Martin Shipke (November 18, 1882 – September 10, 1940) was a
Major League Baseball
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third baseman
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who played for four seasons. He played for the
Cleveland Naps
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. Since , the team has played its home gam ...
in 1906 and the
Washington Senators from 1907 to 1909.
External links
Bill Shipkeat
SABR
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(Baseball BioProject)
1882 births
1940 deaths
Major League Baseball third basemen
Cleveland Naps players
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
20th-century American sportsmen
Baseball players from Missouri
Minor league baseball managers
Springfield Reds players
Fort Scott Giants players
Omaha Rangers players
Omaha Rourkes players
Des Moines Champs players
Huron Packers players
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