Royal N. "Hunky" Shaw (September 29, 1884 – July 3, 1969) was a

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. Shaw played for the

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in . In 1 career game, he had 0 hits in 1 at-bat. He batted and threw right-handed. Shaw was born and died in

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. He attended the

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, where he played

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for the Huskies in 1905.

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