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Merv Shea
Mervyn John Shea
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 5, 1900 in San Francisco, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1927
Final Game: August 19, 1944
Died: January 27, 1953 in Sacramento, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1927 26 DET AL 34 94 85 5 15 6 3 0 9 0 0 7 15 .176 .239 .318 .557 43 27 0 2 2
1928 27 DET AL 39 97 85 8 20 2 3 0 9 2 2 9 11 .235 .316 .329 .645 69 28 1 2 2
1929 28 DET AL 50 182 162 23 47 6 0 3 24 2 1 19 18 .290 .365 .383 .747 93 62 0 1 2
1933 32 TOT AL 110 385 335 27 81 14 1 1 35 2 0 47 33 .242 .335 .299 .634 65 100 0 3 2
1933 32 BOS AL 16 60 56 1 8 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 7 .143 .200 .196 .396 5 11 0 0 2
1933 32 SLB AL 94 325 279 26 73 11 1 1 27 2 0 43 26 .262 .360 .319 .679 77 89 0 3 2
1934 33 CHW AL 62 202 176 8 28 3 0 0 5 0 1 24 19 .159 .260 .176 .436 13 31 0 2 2
1935 34 CHW AL 46 154 122 8 28 2 0 0 13 0 0 30 9 .230 .382 .246 .627 64 30 0 2 2
1936 35 CHW AL 14 31 24 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 .125 .300 .125 .425 7 3 0 1 2
1937 36 CHW AL 25 86 71 7 15 1 0 0 5 1 0 15 10 .211 .349 .225 .574 48 16 0 0 2
1938 37 BRO NL 48 148 120 14 22 5 0 0 12 1 28 20 .183 .338 .225 .563 56 27 2 0 0 2
1939 38 DET AL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /2
1944 43 PHI NL 7 19 15 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 .267 .421 .467 .888 153 7 1 0 0 /2
11 Seasons 439 1400 1197 105 263 39 7 5 115 8 4 189 145 .220 .327 .277 .603 58 331 3 1 13
162 Game Avg. 162 517 442 39 97 14 3 2 42 3 70 54 .220 .327 .277 .603 58 122 0 5
DET (4 yrs) 127 375 334 36 82 14 6 3 42 4 3 35 45 .246 .319 .350 .669 73 117 0 1 5
CHW (4 yrs) 147 473 393 26 74 6 0 0 25 1 1 75 43 .188 .318 .204 .522 35 80 0 5
PHI (1 yr) 7 19 15 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 .267 .421 .467 .888 153 7 1 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 16 60 56 1 8 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 7 .143 .200 .196 .396 5 11 0 0
BRO (1 yr) 48 148 120 14 22 5 0 0 12 1 28 20 .183 .338 .225 .563 56 27 2 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 94 325 279 26 73 11 1 1 27 2 0 43 26 .262 .360 .319 .679 77 89 0 3
AL (9 yrs) 384 1233 1062 89 237 34 7 4 102 7 4 157 121 .223 .324 .280 .603 56 297 0 1 13
NL (2 yrs) 55 167 135 16 26 5 0 1 13 1 32 24 .193 .347 .252 .599 66 34 3 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1927 DET AL 26 C 31 117 94 17 6 1 .949 3.58 .974 3.91 3
1928 DET AL 27 C 30 123 93 24 6 2 .951 3.90 .976 4.03 2
1929 DET AL 28 C 46 196 157 32 7 4 .964 4.11 .977 4.04 2
1933 TOT AL 32 C 101 449 376 71 2 17 .996 4.43 .988 4.28 3
1933 BOS AL 32 C 16 59 48 11 0 2 1.000 3.69 .988 4.28 0
1933 SLB AL 32 C 85 390 328 60 2 15 .995 4.56 .988 4.28 3
1934 CHW AL 33 C 60 283 240 35 8 4 .972 4.58 .981 4.36 7
1935 CHW AL 34 C 43 193 161 30 2 2 .990 4.44 .984 4.20 2
1936 CHW AL 35 C 14 35 32 3 0 0 1.000 2.50 .977 4.22 0
1937 CHW AL 36 C 25 116 91 21 4 1 .966 4.48 .980 4.62 0
1938 BRO NL 37 C 47 172 149 19 4 2 .977 3.57 .979 4.26 0
1939 DET AL 38 C 4 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.25 1.000 4.45 0
1944 PHI NL 43 C 6 21 18 2 1 0 .952 3.33 .981 3.95 1
11 Seasons C 407 1707 1412 254 41 33 .976 4.09 .982 4.22 20
11 Seasons TOT 407 1707 1412 254 41 33 .976 4.09 .958 4.22 20

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Oldest s c a p y
1938 NL--born 1900-09-05--7th
1939 AL--born 1900-09-05--5th
1944 NL--born 1900-09-05--1st

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 7, 1933: Traded by Louisville (American Association) to the Boston Red Sox for Al Van Camp and cash.

May 9, 1933: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the St. Louis Browns for Lloyd Brown and Rick Ferrell.

December 11, 1933: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.

May 3, 1938: Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

September 22, 1938: Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

June 14, 1945: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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