April 19, 2021

In 1928, one year after winning the World Series, Yankees spitball pitcher Urban Shocker died at age 37 in Denver from a heart ailment. He pitched from 1916-1928, with both the New York Yankees and St. Louis Brown. Led the Majors in Wins in 1921 and led the Majors in strikeouts in 1922. But long before he was a star in New York, Shocker got his start in the Border League playing for…