Ben Shields
Benjamin Cowan Shields (Lefty and Big Ben)
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 17, 1903 in Huntersville, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1924
Final Game: May 23, 1931
Died: January 24, 1982 in Woodruff, SC
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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
1924 NYY AL 21 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30
1925 NYY AL 22 P 4 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.25 .960 1.40
1930 BOS AL 27 P 3 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.00 .933 1.17
1931 PHI NL 28 P 4 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 1.000 1.20
4 Seasons P 13 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 0.69 .956 1.27
4 Seasons TOT 13 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 0.69 .956 1.27

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
1924 NYY AL 21 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1925 NYY AL 22 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1930 BOS AL 27 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1931 PHI NL 28 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 13 13 13 13 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.

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