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Shea		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 2, 1920 in Usa, CT, NAUGATUCK
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 26 MON NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 7
1948 27 MON NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7
1949 28 BSN NL   9 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 5
1950 29 TAM AL   9 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1951 30 TAM AL   9 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
1952 31 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
1953 32 CIN NL   9 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 26 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 27 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 28 BSN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 29 TAM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 30 TAM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 31 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 32 CIN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 26 MON NL 3 8 .273 40 12 2 0 0 110.7 132 80 8 76 29 6.51 .293 .396 .411 .807 0.0
    AAA   2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 33.3 30 15 2 21 28 4.05 .236 .345 .331 .675  
1948 27 MON NL 2 2 .500 21 0 0 0 3 25.7 22 17 2 17 3 5.96 .244 .358 .389 .747 1.4
    AAA   7 7 .500 21 21 1 1 0 135.7 150 61 11 73 104 4.05 .280 .366 .397 .764  
1949 28 AA   2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 36.0 24 9 3 17 26 2.25 .186 .281 .302 .583  
1950 29 AA   7 13 .350 28 28 2 2 0 187.3 159 76 19 93 138 3.65 .233 .325 .360 .685  
1951 30 AAA   6 4 .600 40 4 0 0 0 83.3 95 54 10 45 56 5.83 .291 .376 .428 .804  
1952 31 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 24 0 0 0 0 34.0 48 23 5 21 9 6.09 .320 .404 .480 .884 0.4
1953 32 AAA   0 1 .000 15 0 0 0 1 22.7 23 12 3 13 24 4.77 .261 .356 .432 .788  
3 Years Sim 6 10 .375 85 12 2 0 3 170.3 202 120 15 114 41 6.34 .293 .392 .423 .816 1.8
4 Years AAA 15 15 .500 81 30 1 1 1 275.0 298 142 26 152 212 4.65 .276 .366 .402 .768  
2 Years AA 9 16 .360 33 33 2 2 0 223.3 183 85 22 110 164 3.43 .225 .318 .351 .669  
6 Years Minors 24 31 .436 114 63 3 3 1 498.3 481 227 48 262 376 4.10 .254 .345 .380 .725  
Season Average 2 3 .400 28 4 0 0 1 56.8 67 40 5 38 13 6.34 .293 .392 .423 .816  
Career Highs 3 8 1.000 40 12 2 0 3 110.7 132 80 8 76 29 6.51 .320 .404 .480 .884  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   101 61 6 53 20   .293 .387 .409 .796
vs LH   101 59 9 61 21   .293 .399 .438 .837
Home 5 4 .556 49 6 1 0 2 95.7 113 63 8 74 22 5.93 .296 .410 .411 .821
Away 1 6 .143 36 6 1 0 1 74.7 89 57 7 40 19 6.87 .289 .371 .438 .809
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 0 27.7 20 10 0 7 9 3.25 .194 .245 .223 .469
May 0 0 .000 15 0 0 0 0 14.3 21 13 2 11 2 8.17 .323 .421 .492 .913
June 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.3 17 5 2 4 3 4.36 .362 .412 .596 1.008
July 1 3 .250 11 6 1 0 0 49.3 55 31 6 39 11 5.66 .274 .392 .403 .795
August 2 2 .500 22 0 0 0 2 25.3 30 24 4 18 3 8.53 .297 .403 .495 .898
Sep/Oct 2 4 .333 14 6 1 0 1 43.3 59 37 1 35 13 7.69 .341 .452 .451 .903
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 26 MON NL 40 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .071 .133 .071 .205 -0.5 0.0
1948 27 MON NL 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
1952 31 CIN NL 24 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1953 32 AAA   10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3  
3 Years Sim 85 36 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .083 .154 .083 .237 -0.2 0.0
1 Years AAA 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3  
162 Game Average 68 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 .083 .154 .083 .237 -0.3  
Career Highs 40 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .250 .200 .400 0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .136 .240 .136 .376 0.4
vs LH   14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
Home 49 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 .158 .111 .269 -0.2
Away 36 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .056 .150 .056 .206 -0.8
RISP   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 17 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
May 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 6 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .133 .071 .205 -0.7
August 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Sep/Oct 14 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091 .231 .091 .322 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 26 MON NL P 40 12 110.7 10 27 0 1 1.000 3.01    
1948 27 MON NL P 21 0 25.7 2 3 0 1 1.000 1.75    
1952 31 CIN NL P 24 0 34.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.85    
Career Totals   85 12 170.3 13 36 0 2 1.000 2.59    
Career Highs   40 12 110.7 10 27 0 1 1.000 3.01    
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  6. Ron Kline (983)
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  8. Bob Walk (981)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 50th overall pick, by Montreal in 1947
Had first career hit on 7/7/1947, off Tommy Hughes (OAK)
Earned first career win on 7/20/1947
Injured on 4/16/1948 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Traded from Montreal to Boston (N) on 2/13/1949 (Going to MON: P Doyle Lade. Going to BSN: P Hal White, P Lee Stine, P Spec Shea)
Injured on 4/23/1949 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Boston (N) to Tampa Bay on 2/3/1950 (Going to TAM: P Spec Shea. Going to BSN: 1B Johnny Mize)
Injured on 7/10/1950 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/9/1951 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 2/21/1952 (Going to TAM: P Hoyt Wilhelm. Going to CIN: P Spec Shea)
 
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