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Steve Shields
Stephen Mack Shields
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: November 30, 1958 in Gadsden, AL
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 1985
Final Game: June 19, 1989
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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
1985 26 ATL NL 1 2 .333 5.16 23 6 3 0 0 0 68.0 86 46 39 9 32 6 29 1 0 6 311 74 1.735 11.4 1.2 4.2 3.8 0.91
1986 27 TOT 0 0 5.06 9 0 4 0 0 0 21.1 16 13 12 5 11 1 8 0 0 1 88 80 1.266 6.8 2.1 4.6 3.4 0.73
1986 27 ATL NL 0 0 7.11 6 0 2 0 0 0 12.2 13 10 10 4 7 0 6 0 0 0 55 56 1.579 9.2 2.8 5.0 4.3 0.86
1986 27 KCR AL 0 0 2.08 3 0 2 0 0 0 8.2 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 33 204 0.808 3.1 1.0 4.2 2.1 0.50
1987 28 SEA AL 2 0 1.000 6.60 20 0 10 0 0 3 30.0 43 25 22 7 12 1 22 0 0 3 144 72 1.833 12.9 2.1 3.6 6.6 1.83
1988 29 NYY AL 5 5 .500 4.37 39 0 13 0 0 0 82.1 96 44 40 8 30 4 55 2 1 3 362 91 1.530 10.5 0.9 3.3 6.0 1.83
1989 30 MIN AL 0 1 .000 7.79 11 0 2 0 0 0 17.1 28 18 15 3 6 1 12 0 0 2 86 53 1.962 14.5 1.6 3.1 6.2 2.00
5 Seasons 8 8 .500 5.26 102 6 32 0 0 3 219.0 269 146 128 32 91 13 126 3 1 15 991 77 1.644 11.1 1.3 3.7 5.2 1.38
162 Game Avg. 5 5 .500 5.26 64 4 20 0 0 2 138 169 92 81 20 57 8 79 2 1 9 624 77 1.644 11.1 1.3 3.7 5.2 1.38
ATL (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 5.47 29 6 5 0 0 0 80.2 99 56 49 13 39 6 35 1 0 6 366 70 1.711 11.0 1.5 4.4 3.9 0.90
MIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.79 11 0 2 0 0 0 17.1 28 18 15 3 6 1 12 0 0 2 86 53 1.962 14.5 1.6 3.1 6.2 2.00
KCR (1 yr) 0 0 2.08 3 0 2 0 0 0 8.2 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 33 204 0.808 3.1 1.0 4.2 2.1 0.50
NYY (1 yr) 5 5 .500 4.37 39 0 13 0 0 0 82.1 96 44 40 8 30 4 55 2 1 3 362 91 1.530 10.5 0.9 3.3 6.0 1.83
SEA (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 6.60 20 0 10 0 0 3 30.0 43 25 22 7 12 1 22 0 0 3 144 72 1.833 12.9 2.1 3.6 6.6 1.83
AL (4 yrs) 7 6 .538 5.14 73 0 27 0 0 3 138.1 170 90 79 19 52 7 91 2 1 9 625 81 1.605 11.1 1.2 3.4 5.9 1.75
NL (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 5.47 29 6 5 0 0 0 80.2 99 56 49 13 39 6 35 1 0 6 366 70 1.711 11.0 1.5 4.4 3.9 0.90
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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
1985 26 ATL NL 23 19 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .111 .158 .111 .269 -25 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 27 TOT 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1986 27 ATL NL 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 29 20 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .105 .150 .105 .255 -29 2 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 112 106 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 34 .105 .150 .105 .255 -29 11 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 29 20 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .105 .150 .105 .255 -29 2 0 0 0 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1985 ATL NL 26 P 23 6 68.0 13 6 6 1 0 .923 0.0 0.0 1.59 0.52 .954 1.92 0.68
1986 TOT 27 P 9 0 21.4 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.69 0.44 .950 1.90 0.67
1986 ATL NL 27 P 6 0 12.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.42 0.33 .950 1.92 0.67
1986 KCR AL 27 P 3 0 8.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.08 0.67 .950 1.87 0.67
1987 SEA AL 28 P 20 0 30.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.80 0.30 .950 1.83 0.67
1988 NYY AL 29 P 39 0 82.1 18 9 8 1 2 .944 0.0 0.0 1.86 0.44 .961 1.78 0.67
1989 MIN AL 30 P 11 0 17.1 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.56 0.27 .967 1.87 0.66
5 Seasons P 102 6 219.0 44 18 24 2 3 .955 0.0 0.0 1.73 0.41 .957 1.85 0.67
5 Seasons TOT 102 6 219.0 44 18 24 2 3 .955 0.0 0.0 1.73 0.41 .911 1.85 0.67

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Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

October 20, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

October 26, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

September 23, 1986: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Darryl Motley.

December 10, 1986: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Scott Bankhead and Mike Kingery to the Seattle Mariners for Rick Luecken and Danny Tartabull.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

November 11, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

March 20, 1989: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Balvino Galvez.

October 3, 1989: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Minnesota Twins$125,000
Career (may be incomplete)$125,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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