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Tex Shirley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

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

Born: April 25, 1918 in Birthright, TX us

Died: November 7, 1993 in DeSoto, TX

Buried: Red Oak Cemetery, Red Oak, TX

Debut: September 6, 1941 (Age 23-134d, 9,089th in major league history)
vs. WSH 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Last Game: September 21, 1946 (Age 28-149d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Alvis Newman Shirley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

W

L

ERA

4.25

G

102

GS

SV

IP

446.2

SO

168

WHIP

1.641

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1941	23	PHA-min	B	8	6	.571	3.21	20						126.0	117	58	45		59									1.397	8.4		4.2			WMT ISLG
1941	23	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	2.45	5	0	4	0	0	1	7.1	8	4	2	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	35	179	6.29	1.909	9.8	1.2	7.4	1.2	0.17
1942	24	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	5.30	15	1	7	0	0	1	35.2	37	30	21	0	22	2	10	2	0	0	162	73	3.53	1.654	9.3	0.0	5.6	2.5	0.45

1943	25	NYG-min	A,AA	7	11	.389	4.11	26	19	1	16	2		149.0	169	83	68		85		88	4	1	3				1.705	10.2		5.1	5.3	1.04	SPF,JER EL,IL
1944	26	SLB	AL	5	4	.556	4.15	23	11	6	2	1	0	80.1	59	45	37	4	64	5	35	1	0	2	360	88	4.43	1.531	6.6	0.4	7.2	3.9	0.55
1945	27	SLB	AL	8	12	.400	3.63	32	24	5	10	2	0	183.2	191	79	74	8	93	9	77	1	0	5	808	99	3.95	1.546	9.4	0.4	4.6	3.8	0.83
1946	28	SLB	AL	6	12	.333	4.96	27	18	4	7	0	0	139.2	148	89	77	7	105	11	45	1	0	0	656	76	4.33	1.811	9.5	0.5	6.8	2.9	0.43
1947	29	SLB-DET-min	AAA	9	10	.474	5.52	29	22	3	5	1		132.0	133	93	81		96		64	3	0	5				1.735	9.1		6.5	4.4	0.67	TOL,BFL AA,IL
1948	30	DET-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.15	9	9		2	0		52.0	53	35	24		34		17	1	0	1				1.673	9.2		5.9	2.9	0.50	BFL IL
5 Yrs				19	30	.388	4.25	102	54	26	19	3	2	446.2	443	247	211	20	290	27	168	5	0	7	2021	87	4.16	1.641	8.9	0.4	5.8	3.4	0.58
162 Game Avg.				8	13	.388	4.25	44	24	11	8	1	1	195	193	108	92	9	126	12	73	2	0	3	881	87	4.16	1.641	8.9	0.4	5.8	3.4	0.58

SLB (3 yrs)				19	28	.404	4.19	82	53	15	19	3	0	403.2	398	213	188	19	262	25	157	3	0	7	1824	87	4.18	1.635	8.9	0.4	5.8	3.5	0.60
PHA (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	4.81	20	1	11	0	0	2	43.0	45	34	23	1	28	2	11	2	0	0	197	82	4.00	1.698	9.4	0.2	5.9	2.3	0.39