Spec Shea
Francis Joseph Shea (The Naugatuck Nugget)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 2, 1920 in Naugatuck, CT
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1947
Final Game: August 27, 1955
Died: July 19, 2002 in New Haven, CT
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Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1947 NYY AL 26 P 27 23 9 14 0 0 1.000 0.85 .952 0.95 AS,MVP-14,RoY-3
1948 NYY AL 27 P 28 22 4 17 1 0 .955 0.75 .964 0.91
1949 NYY AL 28 P 20 12 2 9 1 1 .917 0.55 .967 1.01
1951 NYY AL 30 P 25 22 7 14 1 3 .955 0.84 .955 0.99
1952 WSH AL 31 P 22 37 14 23 0 1 1.000 1.68 .965 1.03
1953 WSH AL 32 P 23 29 5 24 0 2 1.000 1.26 .955 0.88
1954 WSH AL 33 P 23 11 71.1 23 5 17 1 1 .957 2.78 0.96 .961 2.01 0.93
1955 WSH AL 34 P 27 4 56.1 12 3 7 2 0 .833 1.60 0.37 .958 1.98 0.83
8 Seasons P 195 15 127.2 180 49 125 6 8 .967 12.27 0.89 .959 2.00 0.94
8 Seasons TOT 195 15 127.2 180 49 125 6 8 .967 12.27 0.89 .926 2.00 0.94

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1947 NYY AL 26 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 NYY AL 27 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 NYY AL 28 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 NYY AL 30 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 WSH AL 31 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 WSH AL 32 23 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 WSH AL 33 23 11 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 WSH AL 34 27 4 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 195 15 195 195 195 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 WSH AL 33 346 83% 19% 16 88% 3 5 0 2 17 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 67%
1955 WSH AL 34 250 82% 22% 10 80% 0 2 0 1 7 7 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 50%
2 Seasons 596 83% 20% 26 85% 3 7 0 3 24 17 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 8 63%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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