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- "The Tomahawk," Wednesday, April 3, 1968
Funeral services for Clyde Mitchell "Hardrock" Shoun, former National League baseball pitcher, were held Friday afternoon.
Shoun died at Mountain Home Veterans Hospital near Johnson City, Tenn., on his birthday Wednesday after an extended illness. He was 56.
During his 14 years with the major leagues, he pitched for four clubs - the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves.
A Mountain City native, he acquired his nickname, "Hardrock," because of the speed in which he could throw a baseball during his youth.
Perhaps his greatest acclaim as a major league hurler came May 15, 1944, when he pitched a 1-0 no hitter for the Reds against the Braves. A third inning base on ball to his rival pitcher, Jim Tobin, deprived him of a perfect game.
A veteran of World Wra[sic] II, Shoun spent the 1945 season in the Navy. He ended his major league career in 1948 as a member of the Braves.
He compiled a record of 72 victories, 58 losses and 475 strikeouts during his major league career.
After leaving baseball, Shoun engaged in farming here.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Winnie Dugger Shoun; and three daughters, Mrs. Ann Boone, and Mrs. Linda Cress, both of Waco, Texas, and Miss Debra Jean Shoun, Mountain City.
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1912 - 1968 (56 years)
