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Spec Shea

Francis Joseph Shea (The Naugatuck Nugget)

All-Star Player

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Senators 1947-1955
Final Game: August 27, 1955
Died: July 19, 2002 in New Haven, CT
Buried: St. James Cemetery,in Naugatuck, CT
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1947 26 NYY AL 14 5 .737 3.07 27 23 3 13 3 1 178.2 127 63 61 10 89 89 4 0 0 734 116 1.209 6.4 0.5 4.5 4.5 1.00 AS,MVP-14,RoY-3
1948 27 NYY AL 9 10 .474 3.41 28 22 4 8 3 1 155.2 117 66 59 10 87 71 2 1 1 663 119 1.310 6.8 0.6 5.0 4.1 0.82
1949 28 NYY AL 1 1 .500 5.33 20 3 10 0 0 1 52.1 48 36 31 5 43 22 0 0 1 239 76 1.739 8.3 0.9 7.4 3.8 0.51
1951 30 NYY AL 5 5 .500 4.33 25 11 7 2 2 0 95.2 112 59 46 11 50 38 4 0 1 431 89 1.693 10.5 1.0 4.7 3.6 0.76
1952 31 WSH AL 11 7 .611 2.93 22 21 1 12 2 0 169.0 144 62 55 6 92 65 2 0 4 723 122 1.396 7.7 0.3 4.9 3.5 0.71
1953 32 WSH AL 12 7 .632 3.94 23 23 0 11 1 0 164.2 151 82 72 11 75 38 4 1 3 706 99 1.372 8.3 0.6 4.1 2.1 0.51
1954 33 WSH AL 2 9 .182 6.18 23 11 9 1 0 0 71.1 97 54 49 9 34 22 2 0 3 334 58 1.836 12.2 1.1 4.3 2.8 0.65
1955 34 WSH AL 2 2 .500 3.99 27 4 16 1 1 2 56.1 53 31 25 4 27 0 16 1 0 2 246 99 1.420 8.5 0.6 4.3 2.6 0.59
8 Seasons 56 46 .549 3.80 195 118 50 48 12 5 943.2 849 453 398 66 497 0 361 19 2 15 4076 100 1.426 8.1 0.6 4.7 3.4 0.73
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .549 3.80 42 26 11 10 3 1 205 184 98 86 14 108 78 4 0 3 886 100 1.426 8.1 0.6 4.7 3.4 0.73
WSH (4 yrs) 27 25 .519 3.92 95 59 26 25 4 2 461.1 445 229 201 30 228 0 141 9 1 12 2009 95 1.459 8.7 0.6 4.4 2.8 0.62
NYY (4 yrs) 29 21 .580 3.68 100 59 24 23 8 3 482.1 404 224 197 36 269 220 10 1 3 2067 104 1.395 7.5 0.7 5.0 4.1 0.82

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1947 26 NYY AL WS W BRO 2 0 1.000 2.35 3 3 0 1 0 0 15.1 10 4 4 0 8 1 10 0 1 0 61 1.174 5.9 0.0 4.7 5.9 1.25
1 WS 2 0 1.000 2.35 3 3 0 1 0 0 15.1 10 4 4 0 8 1 10 0 1 0 61 1.174 5.9 0.0 4.7 5.9 1.25

Standard Batting

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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
1947 26 NYY AL 27 69 56 8 11 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 9 .196 .262 .268 .530 48 15 1 0 8 1 AS,MVP-14,RoY-3
1948 27 NYY AL 28 59 47 4 7 0 2 0 4 0 0 6 11 .149 .259 .234 .493 32 11 1 1 5 1
1949 28 NYY AL 20 14 12 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 .250 .357 .250 .607 62 3 0 0 0 1
1951 30 NYY AL 25 31 28 5 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 7 .214 .267 .321 .588 61 9 0 0 1 1
1952 31 WSH AL 22 66 63 6 15 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 16 .238 .262 .270 .531 50 17 2 0 1 1
1953 32 WSH AL 23 68 62 2 11 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 9 .177 .203 .226 .429 17 14 3 0 4 1
1954 33 WSH AL 23 20 20 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .050 .050 .100 .150 -58 2 0 0 0 0 1
1955 34 WSH AL 27 10 10 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 .600 1.000 170 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 195 337 298 29 58 8 4 1 33 0 0 19 63 .195 .245 .258 .504 39 77 7 1 19 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 280 248 24 48 7 3 1 27 0 0 16 52 .195 .245 .258 .504 39 64 6 1 16
WSH (4 yrs) 95 164 155 11 31 6 1 0 19 0 0 4 34 .200 .220 .252 .472 31 39 5 0 5 0 0
NYY (4 yrs) 100 173 143 18 27 2 3 1 14 0 0 15 29 .189 .270 .266 .536 47 38 2 1 14

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 26 NYY AL WS BRO W 3 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 0

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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1947 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1947 AL (14, 7%)
0.07 Career Shares (1001st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1947 AL  3.07 (8th)
1948 AL  3.41 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1947 AL  14 (9th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1947 AL  .737 (1st)
1952 AL  .611 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1947 AL  1.209 (3rd)
1948 AL  1.311 (8th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 AL  6.397 (1st)
1948 AL  6.764 (1st)
1952 AL  7.669 (8th)
1953 AL  8.253 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 AL  4.483 (9th)
1948 AL  4.105 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1953 AL  11 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1947 AL  3 (5th)
1948 AL  3 (5th)
1951 AL  2 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1947 AL  89 (10th)
1952 AL  92 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1952 AL  .320 (3rd)
1953 AL  .601 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 AL  4 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1948 AL  119 (10th)
1952 AL  122 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 7 (332), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 31 (757), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (675), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (815), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

May 3, 1952: Traded by the New York Yankees with Jackie Jensen, Jerry Snyder and Archie Wilson to the Washington Senators for Irv Noren and Tom Upton.

January 19, 1956: Released by the Washington Senators.

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