Mule Shirley

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: May 24, 1901 in Snow Hill, NC us

Died: August 3, 1955 in Goldsboro, NC

Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, NC

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Last Game: July 12, 1925 (Age 24-049d)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Ernest Raeford Shirley

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1924 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

100

.210

RBI

OBP

.240

SLG

.280

OPS

.520

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1922	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-B		11	39	39		11	1	1	0										14
1922	21	-8.1	Richmond	VIRL	B
1922	21	-4.7	Martinsburg	BLRI	D		11		39		11	1	1	0						.282		.359		14

1924	23	-5.7	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	30	87	77	12	18	2	2	0	16	0	0	3	7	.234	.263	.312	.574	24		0	7		0
1925	24	-3.4	Jersey City	IL	AA		59		198		58	8	8	1						.293		.429		85
1925	24	-4.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	14	24	23	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	7	.130	.167	.174	.341	4		0	0		0
1926	25		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AA		126	450	450		126	24	5	2						.280		.369		166
1926	25	-2.9	Rochester	IL	AA		10		30		10	3	0	0						.333		.433		13
1926	25	-3.0	Hartford	EL	A		78		293		88	16	4	1						.300		.393		115
1926	25	-3.5	Mobile	SOUA	A		38		127		28	5	1	1						.221		.299		38
1927	26	-1.3	Greenville	SALL	B		150		547		181	23	13	32						.331		.596		326
1928	27	-1.3	Birmingham	SOUA	A		155		590		202	32	17	9						.342		.500		295
1929	28		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-B-D		61	186	186		58	14	2	8										100
1929	28	-0.7	Minneapolis	AA	AA		47		133		44	10	1	7						.331		.579		77
1929	28	1.3	Asheville	SALL	B		14		53		14	4	1	1						.264		.434		23
1929	28	2.5	Burlington	MSVL	D
1930	29		3 Teams	2 Lgs	A		132	506	506		175	27	10	3										231
1930	29	2.0	Dallas	TL	A		7		23		2	0	0	0						.087		.087		2
1930	29	0.3	Chattanooga	SOUA	A
1930	29	0.3	Atlanta	SOUA	A
1931	30		2 Teams	SOUA	A		145	555	555		173	19	8	13										247
1931	30	1.4	Atlanta	SOUA	A
1931	30	1.4	Nashville	SOUA	A
1932	31		2 Teams	SOUA	A		140	548	548		163	21	6	12										232
1932	31	2.4	Atlanta	SOUA	A
1932	31	2.4	Nashville	SOUA	A
1933	32		2 Teams	SOUA	A	WSH	56	214	214		73	10	4	3										100
1933	32	4.2	Knoxville	SOUA	A
1933	32	4.2	Chattanooga	SOUA	A	WSH
1934	33	5.9	Chattanooga	SOUA	A	WSH	150		574		177	34	9	2						.308		.409		235
1935	34		2 Teams	SOUA	A	WSH-NYG	134	510	510		167	28	5	2										211
1935	34	6.8	Chattanooga	SOUA	A	WSH
1935	34	6.8	Nashville	SOUA	A	NYG
1936	35	9.5	Wilkes-Barre	NYPL	A		130	550	498	70	164	19	9	2	68	2	3	44	19	.329	.384	.416	.800	207			8
1937	36		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-A1-D		60	250	226	26	68	11	1	0	32	1	0	18	15					81		2	4
1937	36	10.5	Wilkes-Barre	NYPL	A		37	156	139	18	48	6	1	0	21	0	0	12	8	.345	.405	.403	.808	56		2	3
1937	36	9.1	Little Rock	SOUA	A1	BOS	23	94	87	8	20	5	0	0	11	1		6	7	.230	.280	.287	.567	25		0	1
1937	36	13.6	Jackson	KITL	D
1937	36		Lenoir	CARB	Ind
1938	37	13.7	Goldsboro	COPL	D
1939	38	13.6	Goldsboro	COPL	D		89		315		84									.267
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		44	111	100	14	21	3	2	0	18	0	0	4	14	.210	.240	.280	.520	28		0	7		0
Minors (16 seasons)					Minors		998	3722	3646	96	1131	166	65	56	100	3	3	62	34					1511		2	12
Other (1 season)					Other
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1042	3833	3746	110	1152	169	67	56	118	3	3	66	48					1539		2	19		0

AA (3 seasons)					Minors		116	361	361		112	21	9	8						.310		.485		175
A (10 seasons)					Minors		595	2313	2244	88	709	112	41	15	89	2	3	56	27					948		2	11
A1 (1 season)					Minors		23	94	87	8	20	5	0	0	11	1		6	7	.230	.280	.287	.567	25		0	1
B (3 seasons)					Minors		164	600	600		195	27	14	33										349
D (5 seasons)					Minors		100	354	354		95	1	1	0										14