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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Team Record in Appearances: 6-14 / in Starts: 1-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 2

1949 Pitching Game Log

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1949 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	56	12	Apr 30	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	9-GF	W(1-0)	99	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.51	3	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.041	2.30	0.11%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	57	13	May 1	NYY		BOS	L,2-11	4-GF(8)		0	5.0	8	6	5	2	4	1	0	7.50	4.34	24	11	1	0	0	6		0	0	1	1	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	.22	-0.062	.98	-0.16%	-3.36	4t --- 0 out d4	8t end d 9
3	58	17	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-5	L(1-1)	4	5.0	6	6	6	5	3	0	0	9.00	4.33	24	4	6	0	0	6	29			2	0	1	19	3	1	0	1	0	0	.81	-0.325	3.85	-0.93%	-3.47	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
4	59	23	May 14	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-8	8-GF(8)		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.74	4.28	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.002	.30	0.01%	0.11	8b --- 2 out d3	8b end d 3
5	60	24	May 15(1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	4-7		0	3.2	3	2	2	3	0	0	0	7.80	4.44	17	4	8	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.014	5.06	0.04%	-0.39	4b --- 0 out a2	7b 12- 2 out a2
6	61	29	May 21	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GS-3		5	2.2	2	2	2	4	2	0	0	7.64	4.61	13	0	5	1	0	2	44			1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.094	5.34	-0.27%	-0.75	1t start tie	3t -2- 2 out d1
7	62	36	May 30(1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-6	6-6		8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.23	4.49	3	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.018	1.58	0.06%	0.51	6b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	63	40	Jun 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-7	2-5		3	3.2	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	6.45	4.48	16	2	6	0	0	4		3	3	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	-0.049	7.98	-0.16%	-0.90	2b 123 1 out a4	5b 3 out tie
9	64	43	Jun 5(2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.92	4.24	6	0	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.044	1.36	0.13%	1.11	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
10	65	46	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	L,5-9	GS-6		3	5.2	5	4	4	6	2	0	0	6.00	4.38	28	6	9	1	0	5	39			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	1	0	1	1.38	-0.195	8.72	-0.74%	-1.07	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out a1
11	66	53	Jun 16(1)	NYY		CHW	L,6-10	6-8		6	3.0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.73	4.39	13	4	4	1	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	.27	-0.014	1.40	-0.04%	0.58	6t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d5
12	67	59	Jun 22(1)	NYY		SLB	L,1-5	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.56	4.45	5	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.004	.34	0.01%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
13	68	63	Jun 25	NYY		DET	L,3-9			2	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.20	4.30	7												6	0	0	0		0
14	69	65	Jun 26(2)	NYY		DET	L,4-12	3-GF		0	7.0	7	6	6	4	1	2	0	5.61	4.84	32	8	13	2	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.116	1.56	-0.46%	-2.30	3t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 8
15	70	67	Jun 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-7	6-6		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.48	4.86	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.021	2.36	0.09%	0.57	6b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	71	74	Jul 5	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	8-GF		5	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	5.44	5.06	9	0	5	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.069	2.60	-0.22%	0.06	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
17	72	76	Jul 8	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.21	5.08	8	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.114	5.48	0.35%	1.06	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
18	73	77	Jul 9	NYY		WSH	L,5-7	9-GF		0	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.18	5.12	3	0	1	0	1	1		3	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.85	-0.371	13.82	-1.08%	-1.21	9t 123 2 out tie	9t end d 2
19	74	82	Jul 17(2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-7			7	1.2	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	5.01	5.11	9												7	1	0	0		0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	75	135	Sep 11(1)	NYY		WSH	W,20-5	8-GF	S(1)	55	2.0	4	5	2	4	3	1	0	5.16	5.38	14	2	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.02	0.00%	-3.94	8t --- 0 out a19	9t end a15
							6-14		W-L:1-1,Sv:1	3.3	52.1	48	36	30	43	22	5	0	5.16	5.38	239	0.65		7%	3%	42	37	6	83%	5	1	2	192	12	2	0	4	0	4	.71	-1.037	3.78	-3.27%	-12.35

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