Spec Shea

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: October 2, 1920 in Naugatuck, CT us

Died: July 19, 2002 in New Haven, CT

Buried: St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck, CT

Debut: April 19, 1947 (Age 26-199d, 10,310th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 27, 1955 (Age 34-329d)
vs. CHW 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Francis Joseph Shea

Nicknames: The Naugatuck Nugget

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

ERA

3.80

195

118

943.2

361

WHIP

1.426

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-15 / in Starts: 7-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	17 (8-4-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Mize	2
J Coleman	1
J Hopp	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Y Berra	2
P Rizzuto	1
Self	1
M Mantle	0

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	76	5 (4)	Apr 21	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-7	GS-6	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.40	0.041	1.05	0.07%	0.53	P
2	77	8 (2)	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.74	-0.019	2.17	-0.03%	-0.75	P
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
3	78	14 (5)	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
4	79	18 (3)	May 6	NYY	@	DET	W,11-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.46	-0.012	2.00	-0.03%	-0.11	P
5	80	24 (5)	May 13 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
6	81	28 (3)	May 18	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.74	-0.062	3.91	-0.20%	-1.06	P
7	82	35 (6)	May 27 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,9-0	CG	4	3	3	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.500	.833	9	.44	0.026	2.02	0.07%	2.37	P
8	83	38 (2)	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,10-11	8-GF(15)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.412	.690	9	1.74	-0.139	9.87	-0.47%	-0.51	P
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
9	84	42 (3)	Jun 3 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.421	.721	9	1.15	-0.010	5.25	-0.03%	-0.03	P
10	85	48 (5)	Jun 9	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.381	.654	9	1.04	-0.008	6.64	-0.03%	-0.24	P
11	86	51 (2)	Jun 12	NYY		SLB	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.381	.654	9						P
12	87	55 (3)	Jun 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,11-9	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.381	.654	9						P
13	88	58 (2)	Jun 21	NYY		CHW	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.348	.598	9	.82	-0.041	5.87	-0.18%	-0.26	P
14	89	62 (3)	Jun 26	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-7	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.348	.598	9						P
Jul		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
15	90	70 (7)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.348	.598	9						P
16	91	73 (2)	Jul 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-10	2-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.375	.683	4	.22	0.018	1.53	0.08%	0.56	P
17	92	76 (2)	Jul 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.375	.683	9						P
18	93	80 (3)	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	W,8-6	3-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.240	.296	.360	.656	9	.64	-0.020	3.04	-0.06%	-0.38	P
19	94	85 (4)	Jul 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.231	.286	.346	.632	9						P
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
20	95	95 (9)	Aug 1 (1)	NYY		DET	L,8-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.346	.632	9						P
21	96	97 (1)	Aug 2	NYY		DET	L,0-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.346	.632	9						P
22	97	99 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,2-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.346	.632	9						P
23	98	108 (8)	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.346	.632	9						P
24	99	116 (7)	Aug 19	NYY		PHA	L,1-15	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.346	.632	9						P
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
25	100	154 (37)	Sep 30	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.321	.588	9	.73	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
							10-15		31	28	5	6	0	0	1	5	2	0	7	0	1		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.321	.588		.77	-0.261	3.60	-0.81%	-0.41

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