Merv Shea

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: September 5, 1900 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: January 27, 1953 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

Debut: April 23, 1927 (Age 26-230d, 6,541st in major league history)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 19, 1944 (Age 43-349d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Mervyn John Shea

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

1197

263

.220

105

RBI

115

OBP

.327

SLG

.277

OPS

.603

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-9 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	21 (12-6-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
L Appling	1
T Piet	1
J Dykes	0
J Hayes	0

Most Driven In By
Z Bonura	1
R Radcliff	1
M Kreevich	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	342	6 (5)	Apr 23	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.22	-0.005	.72	-0.01%	-0.42	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	343	33 (26)	May 26 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,9-12	5-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.05	0.000	.10	0.00%	0.14	C
3	344	39 (5)	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	.02	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.37	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	345	42 (2)	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-11	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8						C
5	346	49 (6)	Jun 11	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8						C
6	347	61 (11)	Jun 24	CHW		NYY	L,11-18	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.20	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	348	116 (54)	Aug 16 (2)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	.57	-0.062	.01	0.00%	-1.18	C
8	349	130 (13)	Aug 31	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	8	1.36	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.69	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	350	132 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	1.19	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
10	351	135 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	8	.93	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-1.18	C
11	352	137 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	CHW		DET	W,8-7	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.105	.227	.105	.333	8	1.59	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.93	C
12	353	140 (2)	Sep 11	CHW		PHA	W,17-2	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.261	.105	.366	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.36	C
13	354	151 (10)	Sep 23 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG(6)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.269	.136	.406	8	.66	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.58	C
14	355	153 (1)	Sep 26 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,8-6	CG(7)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	8	.41	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
							5-9		31	24	3	3	0	0	0	2	6	0	5	0	1		0		0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425		.73	-0.205	.03	-0.01%	-2.62

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