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Chick Shorten
Charles Henry Shorten
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 19, 1892 in Scranton, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1915
Final Game: September 24, 1924
Died: October 23, 1965 in Scranton, PA
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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
1915 23 BOS AL 6 14 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .214 .286 .500 52 4 0 0 /O
1916 24 BOS AL 53 123 112 14 33 2 1 0 11 1 10 8 .295 .352 .330 .683 104 37 0 1 O
1917 25 BOS AL 69 188 168 12 30 4 2 0 16 2 10 10 .179 .229 .226 .455 40 38 1 9 O
1919 27 DET AL 95 313 270 37 85 9 3 0 22 5 22 13 .315 .366 .370 .737 109 100 0 21 O
1920 28 DET AL 116 410 364 35 105 9 6 1 40 2 4 28 14 .288 .339 .354 .694 85 129 0 18 O
1921 29 DET AL 92 243 217 33 59 11 3 0 23 2 3 20 11 .272 .333 .350 .684 75 76 0 6 O
1922 30 SLB AL 55 152 131 22 36 12 5 2 16 0 1 16 8 .275 .354 .489 .842 115 64 0 5 O
1924 32 CIN NL 41 75 69 7 19 3 0 0 6 0 0 4 2 .275 .315 .319 .634 71 22 0 2 O
8 Seasons 527 1518 1345 161 370 51 20 3 134 12 8 110 68 .275 .330 .349 .680 87 470 1 62
162 Game Avg. 162 467 413 49 114 16 6 1 41 4 34 21 .275 .330 .349 .680 87 144 0 19
BOS (3 yrs) 128 325 294 27 66 7 3 0 27 3 20 20 .224 .276 .269 .545 65 79 1 10
DET (3 yrs) 303 966 851 105 249 29 12 1 85 9 7 70 38 .293 .346 .358 .705 90 305 0 45
CIN (1 yr) 41 75 69 7 19 3 0 0 6 0 0 4 2 .275 .315 .319 .634 71 22 0 2
SLB (1 yr) 55 152 131 22 36 12 5 2 16 0 1 16 8 .275 .354 .489 .842 115 64 0 5
AL (7 yrs) 486 1443 1276 154 351 48 20 3 128 12 8 106 66 .275 .331 .351 .682 87 448 1 60
NL (1 yr) 41 75 69 7 19 3 0 0 6 0 0 4 2 .275 .315 .319 .634 71 22 0 2

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
1916 24 BOS AL WS BRO W 2 8 7 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 .571 .571 .571 1.143 4 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 2 8 7 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 .571 .571 .571 1.143 4 0 0 1 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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1915 BOS AL 23 OF 5 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 1.40 .957 1.98 0-4-1
1916 BOS AL 24 OF 33 46 46 0 0 0 1.000 1.39 .961 2.03 13-19-1
1917 BOS AL 25 OF 43 86 82 2 2 0 .977 1.95 .966 2.14 16-20-7
1919 DET AL 27 OF 75 149 143 2 4 2 .973 1.93 .957 2.16 0-18-57
1920 DET AL 28 OF 99 184 168 14 2 3 .989 1.84 .961 2.16 0-31-68
1921 DET AL 29 OF 51 106 101 3 2 2 .981 2.04 .959 2.21 3-36-12
1922 SLB AL 30 OF 31 60 58 2 0 1 1.000 1.94 .963 2.22 4-16-12
1924 CIN NL 32 OF 15 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 0.93 .964 2.24 11-0-4
8 Seasons OF 352 652 617 25 10 8 .985 1.82 .961 2.16 47-144-162
8 Seasons TOT 352 652 617 25 10 8 .985 1.82 .945 2.16 47-144-162

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 17, 1919: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Eddie Ainsmith and Slim Love to the Detroit Tigers for Ossie Vitt.

December 14, 1921: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Browns from the Detroit Tigers.

May 29, 1924: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from Minneapolis (American Association).

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