Shoun went 7-7 in his first full year with the Cubs before going to the Cardinals in a headline-generating trade for Dizzy Dean the following April. He led the National League in appearances in 1939 and 1940; his nine saves in '39 tied him for the league lead. Sold to Cincinnati in 1942, he went 14-5 in 1943, topping the NL with 13 wins out of the bullpen. Shoun made a career-high 21 starts in 1944. On May 15, he faced Boston's Jim Tobin, who had thrown a no-hitter 18 days earlier. Shoun matched the feat, and missed a perfect game only by walking Tobin in the third inning. (GB)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»April 16, 1938:
Dizzy Dean is sold by the Cardinals to the Chicago
Cubs. The Cubs pay $200,000 and send P Curt Davis
and Clyde Shoun to St. Louis. The Cardinals also buy
Tuck Stainback from the Cubs for $15,000.
»May 30, 1939:
Pittsburgh's Johnny Rizzo drives in nine runs, a Pirate record, to give the visiting Pirates a 14–8 victory over St. Louis in game 2. Rizzo includes homers in the 5th, off Clyde Shoun, and the 9th, off Bob Bowman, in the barrage. The Cardinals win the opener, 7–2.
»May 15, 1944: A day after the Reds pitch a one-hitter, Reds reliever Clyde Shoun, making his first start of the season, throws a no-hitter to nip the Boston Braves 1–0. Only 1,014 see the 32-year-old lefty top Jim Tobin, who had thrown one in April. Reds reserve 3B Chuck Aleno accounts for the sole run with his only 1944 home run.
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