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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	DET		NYY	L,0-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
2	7 (4)	Apr 16	DET		TOR	W,6-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
3	8	Apr 17	DET		TOR	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
4	9	Apr 18	DET	@	CHW	W,16-0	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
5	10	Apr 20	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS	46	12.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF LF
6	11	Apr 21	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	12	Apr 22	DET	@	NYY	W,10-5	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	17 (4)	Apr 28	DET	@	TOR	L,6-9	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	30 (12)	May 13	DET	@	TEX	L,1-8	GF	9	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	32 (1)	May 15	DET	@	TEX	L,4-5	GF	23	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
11	33	May 17	DET		MIN	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	38 (4)	May 22	DET		BAL	W,9-5	GS	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
13	39	May 23	DET		BOS	W,5-3	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	40	May 24	DET		BOS	L,9-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
15	41	May 25	DET		BOS	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	42	May 26	DET		BOS	W,9-4	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
17	43	May 27	DET	@	MIL	W,15-9	GS	66	14.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF LF
18	44	May 28	DET	@	MIL	L,2-15	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	47 (2)	Jun 1	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
20	50 (2)	Jun 4	DET		SEA	L,6-8	GF	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
21	52 (1)	Jun 6	DET		SEA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
22	53	Jun 7	DET	@	CAL	W,5-0	GS	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF LF
23	54	Jun 8	DET	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
24	55	Jun 9	DET	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	56	Jun 10	DET	@	OAK	L,6-12	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
26	64 (7)	Jun 19	DET		OAK	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
27	68 (3)	Jun 23	DET		CAL	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	69	Jun 25	DET		MIL	L,3-11	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
29	70	Jun 26	DET		MIL	W,8-7	CG	51	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	71	Jun 27	DET		MIL	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
31	74 (2)	Jun 30	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	75	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	L,2-10	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	76	Jul 2	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
34	77	Jul 3	DET	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
35	80 (2)	Jul 6	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	81	Jul 7	DET	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
37	85 (3)	Jul 14	DET		KCR	L,4-18	GF	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
38	89 (3)	Jul 19	DET	@	KCR	W,17-0	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	93 (3)	Jul 24	DET		MIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	98 (4)	Jul 29	DET	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	99	Jul 30	DET	@	MIN	L,7-9	CG	48	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
42	100	Jul 31	DET		CAL	W,3-1	GF	12	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	101	Aug 1	DET		CAL	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	102	Aug 2	DET		NYY	W,7-3	GF	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
45	110 (7)	Aug 10 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
46	111	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-12	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
47	112	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,8-10	GF	18	3.1	2	0	0	2	0	PR RF
							55gm		329.2	108	4	2	114	0