About Harvey Shank
Born 1946. Harvey Shank is an American baseball player.
Harvey Tillman Shank (born July 29, 1946) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in one game for the 1970 California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed.
Biography Shank attended Wheaton College in Illinois where he played college basketball on a team which defeated both Notre Dame and Portland) as well as college baseball. After one year, he transferred to Stanford University, and was selected by the California Angels in the 10th round of the 1968 MLB draft. He then had a four-season minor league career, playing from 1968 through 1971 within the Angels' farm system.
Shank's lone major league appearance was with the Angels on May 16, 1970, in an away game against the Oakland Athletics. With the Angels losing, 7–2, Shank entered the game in the bottom of the fifth inning.
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Who is Harvey Shank?
Canadian baseball player
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Harvey Shank was born on 29 July 1946 in Toronto.
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Harvey Shank is a baseball player.
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MLA: "Harvey Shank." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/harvey-shank/.
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