John Shelby

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 23, 1958 in Lexington, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (20th) of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN).

School: Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN)

Debut: September 15, 1981 (Age 23-204d, 14,540th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 11, 1991 (Age 33-169d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John T. Shelby

Nicknames: T-Bone

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Relatives: Uncle of Josh Harrison

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

3090

739

.239

389

RBI

313

OBP

.281

SLG

.364

OPS

.645

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-5 / in Starts: 11-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1983	ALCS g2	Oct 6	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	.44	-0.049	12.52	-0.78%	-0.41	CF
2	1983	ALCS g3	Oct 7	BAL	@	CHW	W,11-1	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	1	.01	0.000	.41	0.01%	0.39	PH CF
3	1983	ALCS g4	Oct 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	1	1.38	-0.123	62.47	-2.91%	-0.51	CF
4	1983	WS g1	Oct 11	BAL		PHI	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	8	2.47	-0.063	129.23	-2.14%	-0.23	PH CF
5	1983	WS g2	Oct 12	BAL		PHI	W,4-1	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	1	.51	-0.017	25.92	-0.48%	-0.23	PH CF
6	1983	WS g3	Oct 14	BAL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.313	.665	1	1.14	0.028	71.61	0.95%	0.14	CF
7	1983	WS g4	Oct 15	BAL	@	PHI	W,5-4	6-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.353	.368	.353	.721	9	2.08	0.035	126.50	1.37%	0.14	PH CF
8	1983	WS g5	Oct 16	BAL	@	PHI	W,5-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.350	.333	.683	1	.05	-0.001	1.74	-0.03%	-0.22	PH CF
1988 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1988	NLCS g1	Oct 4	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.05	-0.101	27.34	-1.60%	-0.62	CF
10	1988	NLCS g2	Oct 5	LAD		NYM	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.41	-0.041	10.46	-0.57%	-1.18	CF
11	1988	NLCS g3	Oct 8	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-8	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	5	1.01	0.100	31.72	2.13%	1.43	CF
12	1988	NLCS g4	Oct 9	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG(12)	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214	.353	.214	.567	5	1.29	0.226	41.54	4.79%	2.33	CF
13	1988	NLCS g5	Oct 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.409	.235	.644	5	.74	0.001	30.77	0.04%	0.11	CF
14	1988	NLCS g6	Oct 11	LAD		NYM	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.346	.190	.537	5	.78	-0.075	29.63	-1.87%	-0.79	CF
15	1988	NLCS g7	Oct 12	LAD		NYM	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.300	.167	.467	5	.44	-0.026	36.88	-1.20%	-0.65	CF
16	1988	WS g1	Oct 15	LAD		OAK	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.294	.179	.473	5	1.08	-0.001	56.63	0.02%	0.00	CF
17	1988	WS g2	Oct 16	LAD		OAK	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.263	.156	.419	5	.28	-0.028	15.01	-0.81%	-0.87	CF
18	1988	WS g3	Oct 18	LAD	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.310	.200	.510	5	1.38	0.211	57.66	5.57%	1.42	CF
19	1988	WS g4	Oct 19	LAD	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.304	.231	.535	5	.78	0.021	47.15	0.85%	0.01	CF
20	1988	WS g5	Oct 20	LAD	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.300	.214	.514	5	.46	-0.041	16.04	-0.96%	-0.41	CF
									70	60	5	14	1	0	0	5	8	1	26	0	0	2		0	4	0	.233	.314	.250	.564

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