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: 4-23 / in Starts: 1-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 8

1955 Pitching Game Log

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1955 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	169	4	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	9-GF	S(1)	99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.37	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.011	.97	0.02%	0.42	9t 12- 2 out a4	9t end a 4
2	170	8	Apr 23	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-3	7-7		5	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	54.00	11.37	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.066	2.30	-0.10%	-0.97	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 12- 0 out d1
3	171	13	Apr 28	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	11.57	2.80	7	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.28	-0.035	.64	-0.05%	-0.03	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
4	172	15	Apr 30	WSH	@	DET	L,7-11	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	12.00	3.70	5	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.17	-0.014	.31	-0.02%	-0.94	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
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
5	173	25	May 11	WSH		DET	L,0-7	9-GF		10	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	13.50	7.37	5	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.005	.02	0.00%	-1.52	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 7
6	174	35	May 26(1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-8	7-GF(8)		14	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	9.00	5.87	7	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.009	.08	0.01%	0.99	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
7	175	36	May 26(2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-7	7-7		-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.71	5.37	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.05	0.00%	0.49	7b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
8	176	39	May 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-12	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1	0	10.13	6.74	6	0	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.057	.16	-0.02%	-2.46	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 5
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
9	177	43	Jun 2	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.10	5.87	8	3	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.042	.10	0.01%	0.98	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 1
10	178	52	Jun 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-10	2-4		8	2.2	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	7.11	5.60	15	8	2	0	0	3		2	0	1	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	2	.30	-0.025	.13	-0.01%	-1.06	2b 12- 1 out d4	4b 3 out d7
11	179	56	Jun 14(2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.59	5.22	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.016	.04	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
12	180	58	Jun 16	WSH		CLE	L,5-8	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.14	5.23	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.18	0.007	.03	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
13	181	60	Jun 18	WSH		KCA	L,4-9	9-GF		1	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	5.74	5.11	6	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.08	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.52	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
14	182	63	Jun 23	WSH		CHW	L,0-7	7-8		4	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	5.60	4.86	9	1	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	.03	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.05	7t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d7
15	183	68	Jun 28(1)	WSH		BOS	L,0-4	8-GF		4	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.03	4.66	8	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	.09	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.96	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
16	184	71	Jun 30	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	9-GF	S(2)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.95	4.52	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.21	0.229	.00	0.00%	0.75	9t 123 2 out a1	9t end a 1
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
17	185	73	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-12	1-2		1	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	5.40	5.09	8	1	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	.58	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.60	1b 12- 1 out d3	2b 3 out d5
18	186	75	Jul 4	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.24	5.01	3	0	2	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.65	8b -23 1 out d2	8b end d 4
19	187	77	Jul 7	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-6	7-GF(8)		2	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.88	4.95	7	1	4	0	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.50	7b 12- 1 out d1	8b end d 3
20	188	81	Jul 10(2)	WSH		NYY	L,3-8	5-5		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.68	4.77	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.48	5t --- 0 out d6	5t 3 out d6
21	189	86	Jul 17	WSH	@	KCA	W,4-0	SHO	W(1-0)	6	9.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.44	4.13	32	8	16	1	0	3	82			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.486	.00	0.00%	4.48	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a4
22	190	96	Jul 26(2)	WSH		KCA	L,1-3	GS-5	L(1-1)	8	5.0	6	3	2	2	0	0	0	3.46	4.06	21	5	8	0	0	6	43			1	0	0	19	1	1	0	2	0	1	1.01	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.61	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
23	191	102	Jul 31(2)	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	GS-5	L(1-2)	4	5.0	11	5	5	0	1	0	1	4.09	3.89	25	8	5	0	0	10	26			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	-0.341	.00	0.00%	-2.61	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
Aug				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
24	192	107	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	W,6-5	6-GF	W(2-2)	5	3.2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.78	3.86	16	3	8	1	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.26	0.417	.00	0.00%	1.60	6t 1-3 1 out a2	9t end a 1
25	193	112	Aug 14(1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS-5		7	5.0	5	4	4	5	1	1	0	4.10	4.21	24	5	8	0	0	5	37			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.155	.00	0.00%	-1.29	1b start a 1	5b 3 out a1
26	194	119	Aug 23	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.02	4.17	3	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
27	195	123	Aug 27	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-11	4-6		3	2.2	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	4.31	4.21	13	2	5	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-1.79	4b 1-3 1 out d3	6b 3 out d7
							4-23		W-L:2-2,Sv:2	3.4	56.1	53	31	27	27	16	4	1	4.31	4.21	246	0.70		2%	2%	52	47	17	35%	2	1	0	211	12	2	0	6	3	6	.73	0.239	.07	-0.16%	-3.00

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