Costen Shockley

John Costen Shockley (February 8, 1942 – May 30, 2022) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 51 Major League games for the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels (1965). A first baseman who batted and threw left-handed, Shockley was listed as tall and .

Early life Shockley was born on February 8, 1942, in Georgetown, Delaware. He was the eldest of seven children, and was named after two of his great-grandfathers. As a youth, he was a star player in the PONY Leagues. The News Journal reported in May 1960 that fifteen Major League Baseball (MLB) teams had made personal appearances to Shockley stating they were interesting in him. However, shortly afterwards he contracted hepatitis and was hospitalized for several weeks, causing most MLB scouts to lose interest in him. He was assigned to the Class A Williamsport Grays, but did not play in his first year as a result of his illness. He finished the first half of the season with 10 home runs and a .359 batting average, and ended with 23 home runs and an average of .360.

In 1962, Shockley was a member of the Class A Williamsport Grays.

In 1981, Shockley coached his son's Little League baseball team in Georgetown to the Senior League World Series championship.

Shockley was inducted into the Delaware Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976, into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995, and into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1998.