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Ben Shields

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: June 17, 1903 in Huntersville, NC us

Died: January 24, 1982 in Woodruff, SC

Buried: Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, NC

Last Game: May 23, 1931 (Age 27-340d)
vs. BRO 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Full Name: Benjamin Cowan Shields

Nicknames: Lefty or Big Ben

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

8.27

41.1

WHIP

1.984

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1924	21	-5.9	Pittsfield	EL	A		0	2	.000	5.19	7.27	5						26.0	39	21	15		9							1.846	13.5		3.1
1924	21	-7.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		27.00	27.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	6	6	6	0	2		3	0	0	0	13	4.000	27.0	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50
1925	22	-5.0	Richmond	VIRL	B		21	14	.600	3.15	3.84	40						300.0	270	128	105		70							1.133	8.1		2.1
1925	22	-6.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	0	1.000	4.88	4.88	4	2	2	2	0	0	24.0	24	13	13	2	12		5	2	0	0	105	1.500	9.0	0.8	4.5	1.9	0.42

1930	27	-0.1	Buffalo	IL	AA		0	0				1
1930	27	-1.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	0		9.00	9.90	3	0	3	0	0	0	10.0	16	11	10	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	48	2.200	14.4	0.0	5.4	0.9	0.17
1931	28	2.0	Bloomington	IIIL	B		0	1	.000			2						12.0
1931	28	-2.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	0	1.000	15.19	15.19	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	9	9	9	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	32	3.000	15.2	1.7	11.8	0.0	0.00
1932	29	1.9	Omaha	WL	A		1	8	.111		7.88	12						80.0	95	70			40							1.688	10.7		4.5
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		4	0	1.000	8.27	8.49	13	2	7	2	0	0	41.1	55	39	38	3	27	0	9	2	0	0	198	1.984	12.0	0.7	5.9	2.0	0.33
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		22	25	.468			60						418.0	404	219	120		119
All Levels (5 Seasons)							26	25	.510			73	2	7	2	0	0	459.1	459	258	158	3	146	0	9	2	0	0	198

AA (1 season)					Minors		0	0				1
A (2 seasons)					Minors		1	10	.091		7.73	17						106.0	134	91	15		49							1.726	11.4		4.2
B (2 seasons)					Minors		21	15	.583		3.69	42						312.0	270	128	105		70