Art Shires
Baseball
Shires was a colorful personality with a penchant for self-praise, earning himself the nickname "Art The Great".\n', '
Art Shires was born on August 13, 1906 to Josh and Sallee Shires. He was one of nine children; his brother, Leonard, played professional baseball for nine seasons. He attended Waxahachie High School and played for the school\'s baseball team. While still in high school, he first tried out for the Washington Senators, who chose not to sign him, before beginning his professional career in Texas after graduation. Shires began his professional baseball career in 1926 at the age of 19 with the Waco Cubs of the Texas League. In 1928 he had a .387 batting average with 11 home runs in 108 games for Waco and, on July 31, his contract was purchased by the Chicago White Sox.\n', '
Shires made his major league debut with the White Sox on August 20, 1928 at the age of 21, deliverin…
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