Timeline
Birth- 17/06/1903
Huntersville, Mecklenburg Co., NC
Employment: Employer
New York Yankees Baseball
Employment: End Date
1925
Employment: Position
Pitcher
Employment: Place
New York, NY
Employment: Start Date
1924
Gender
Male
Religion
Presbyterian
Occupation
Professional Baseball player, appliance repairman
Race or Ethnicity
White
Marriage- Sept 1925-Age: 22 years
Emily Stoddard Butler
Richmond, VA
Divorce Date
Marriage- 25/05/1940-Age: 37 years
Margaret Isabelle Parsons
Spouse Death Date
1/03/1940
SC
Death- 24/01/1982-Age: 79 years
Cardiorespiratory arrest
Woodruff, Spartanburg Co., SC
Burial
Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Mecklenburg Co., NC
Other Facts
Mother
Julia Nancy Alexander
Father
Cowan Lemley Shields
Also known as
Ben Shields
Full Name
Benjamin Cowan Shields, Sr.
