John Shackelford (baseball)

Biography

John Gerald "Gable" Shackelford (July 17, 1905 – June 27, 1964), was an American professional baseball third baseman, second baseman, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. In addition to his baseball career, Shackelford was also an attorney, having received his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. He lived much of his early life in Prescott, Arkansas, and in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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