Steve Shields

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: November 30, 1958 in Gadsden, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hokes Bluff HS (Hokes Bluff, AL).

High School: Hokes Bluff HS (Hokes Bluff, AL)

Debut: June 1, 1985 (Age 26-183d, 15,028th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: June 19, 1989 (Age 30-201d)
vs. MIL 2.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Stephen Mack Shields

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.2

ERA

5.26

102

219.0

126

WHIP

1.644

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 32 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 8 go ahead

5 Tms
ATL	13
NYY	8
SEA	7
MIN	3
KCR	1

Platoon
vs LHB	17
vs RHB	15

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	11

Outs
0	14
1	9
2	9

18 Opps
MIN	4
CIN	4
LAD	4
OAK	3
SEA	3
TEX	2
SDP	1
CAL	1
CHC	1
BAL	1
KCR	1
NYM	1
BOS	1
MON	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
MIL	1
TOR	1

27 Batters
Alvin Davis	3
Dave Parker	3
Kirby Puckett	2
Tony Bernazard	1
George Bell	1
Kurt Stillwell	1
Greg Brock	1
Keith Hernandez	1
Wade Boggs	1
Darrell Porter	1
Phil Garner	1
Mike Marshall	1
Glenn Braggs	1
Pete Incaviglia	1
Eric Davis	1
Ron Cey	1
Alex Treviño	1
Jack Howell	1
Randy Bush	1
Tim Wallach	1
Gary Gaetti	1
Dave Anderson	1
Dwayne Murphy	1
Brook Jacoby	1
Graig Nettles	1
Eddie Murray	1
Dave Henderson	1

10 Parks
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	11
Metrodome (MIN)	6
Kingdome (SEA)	5
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1

Where Hit
9	9
7	7
8	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	21
2	4
4	3
1	2
3	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	5
123	2
12-	2
-23	2
--3	1

52 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	20
1 on	6
2 on	4
3 on	2
Any on	12

Inning
2	1
4	6
5	3
6	3
7	8
8	7
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	1
4-6	12
7-end	19

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	2
+2	2
+1	1
Tied	5
-1	3
-2	4
-4..	4

Ahead	16
Tied	5
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	21
1-2	3
0-0	2
1-0	2
0-1	2
1-1	1
3-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	8
1B	6
CF	5
RF	5
LF	4
PH	1
2B	1
C	1
SS	1

OrderPos
4th	9
3rd	7
6th	4
5th	3
9th	3
7th	2
8th	2
1st	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	2
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1985-06-05	Ron Cey	CHC		ATL	behind 0-2	b 5	0	1--		2	7	5	23%	57%		Home Run; J. Davis Scores
2	2	2	1	1985-06-09	Mike Marshall	LAD	@	ATL	behind 0-2	t 2	2	---		1	6	9	10%	35%		Home Run
3	3	3	2	1985-06-09	Dave Anderson	LAD	@	ATL	behind 1-5	t 7	0	1--		2	8	5	9%	17%		Home Run; M. Scioscia Scores
4	4	4	1	1985-06-13	Dave Parker	CIN	@	ATL	tied 0-0	t 4	2	--3		2	4	9	22%	71%		Home Run; G. Redus Scores
5	5	5	1	1985-06-17	Phil Garner	HOU	@	ATL	behind 1-2	t 4	2	---		1	6	5	13%	45%		Home Run
6	6	6	1	1985-06-21 (1)	Dave Parker	CIN		ATL	tied 0-0	b 4	0	12-		3	4	9	20%	87%		Home Run; E. Milner Scores; P. Rose Scores
7	7	7	1	1985-07-04	Keith Hernandez	NYM	@	ATL	ahead 6-4	t 8	0	---		1	3	3	6%	94%		Home Run
8	8	8	1	1985-09-10 (2)	Greg Brock	LAD	@	ATL	ahead 5-4	t 7	0	123		4	5	3	11%	97%		Home Run; E. Cabell Scores; K. Landreaux Scores; M. Marshall Scores
9	9	9	1	1985-09-27	Graig Nettles	SDP	@	ATL	ahead 7-0	t 4	2	---		1	4	5	1%	98%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1986-06-15	Dave Parker	CIN	@	ATL	ahead 7-0	t 4	0	---		1	3	9	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	2	2	1986-06-15	Eric Davis	CIN	@	ATL	ahead 8-0	t 4	2	---		1	6	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	1986-06-19	Alex Treviño	LAD	@	ATL	ahead 7-4	t 7	0	---		1	6	2	5%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF Line)
13	13	4	1	1986-07-05	Tim Wallach	MON	@	ATL	ahead 11-2	t 9	1	---		1	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
14	14	5	1	1986-10-05	Dwayne Murphy	OAK		KCR	ahead 5-0	b 7	1	---		1	2	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1987-04-09	Jack Howell	CAL		SEA	behind 1-7	b 9	0	---		1	5	7	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	2	1	1987-05-25	George Bell	TOR	@	SEA	tied 3-3	t 8	1	12-		3	4	7	34%	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Ducey Scores; W. Upshaw Scores
17	17	3	1	1987-06-10	Darrell Porter	TEX	@	SEA	behind 4-5	t 8	1	-23		3	9	PH	36%	83%		Home Run; D. Slaught Scores; O. McDowell Scores
18	18	4	2	1987-06-10	Pete Incaviglia	TEX	@	SEA	ahead 7-5	t 9	1	---		1	4	7	5%	96%		Home Run
19	19	5	1	1987-06-20	Brook Jacoby	CLE		SEA	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	---		1	8	5	4%	95%		Home Run
20	20	6	1	1987-07-26	Wade Boggs	BOS		SEA	ahead 10-1	b 5	1	---		1	3	5	0%	100%		Home Run
21	21	7	1	1987-08-10	Tony Bernazard	OAK	@	SEA	ahead 9-4	t 5	1	-23		3	1	4	3%	98%		Home Run; D. Murphy Scores; A. Griffin Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1988-05-28	Alvin Davis	SEA		NYY	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	2	1	1988-05-30	Dave Henderson	OAK		NYY	tied 2-2	b 14	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	8	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)
24	24	3	1	1988-06-11	Eddie Murray	BAL	@	NYY	behind 3-8	t 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	3	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Ripken Scores
25	25	4	1	1988-08-05 (2)	Gary Gaetti	MIN	@	NYY	ahead 10-2	t 8	0	---	7,(3-2) ..BCBFFBX	1	4	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
26	26	5	1	1988-08-12	Kirby Puckett	MIN		NYY	behind 1-3	b 7	2	---	4,(1-2) FSBX	1	3	8	13%	28%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	6	2	1988-08-12	Randy Bush	MIN		NYY	behind 2-3	b 8	2	1--	2,(0-1) 1F1X	2	9	9	62%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Gagne Scores
28	28	7	1	1988-08-14	Kirby Puckett	MIN		NYY	behind 2-9	b 7	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	3	8	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	8	1	1988-08-20	Alvin Davis	SEA	@	NYY	ahead 6-0	t 6	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1989-05-16	Kurt Stillwell	KCR	@	MIN	ahead 6-0	t 8	1	1--	4,(1-2) .B1CFX	2	9	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Wellman Scores
31	31	2	1	1989-06-15	Alvin Davis	SEA	@	MIN	behind 3-5	t 7	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	3	3	35%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O. Vizquel Scores; H. Reynolds Scores; G. Briley Scores
32	32	3	1	1989-06-17	Glenn Braggs	MIL	@	MIN	tied 1-1	t 6	0	---	4,(1-2) .BCFX	1	4	7	16%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)