Merv Shea Stats

Merv Shea was born on Wednesday, September 5, 1900, in San Francisco, California. Shea was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1927, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Merv Shea baseball stats page.
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Merv Shea
 
 
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Birth Name:   Mervyn John Shea
Nickname:   Merv
Born On:   09-05-1900  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Francisco, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-27-1953 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sacramento, California
Cemetery:   St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-23-1927 (Age 26)
Last Game:   08-19-1944
Draft:   Not Applicable
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1927 27 Tigers 34 85 5 15 6 3 0 0 9 7 - 15 2 - 0 - .176 .239 .318
1928 28 Tigers 39 85 8 20 2 3 0 0 9 9 - 11 2 - 1 - .235 .316 .329
1929 29 Tigers 50 162 23 47 6 0 3 0 24 19 - 18 1 - 0 - .290 .365 .383
1933 33 Red Sox 16 56 1 8 3 0 0 0 8 4 - 7 0 - 0 - .143 .200 .196
1933 33 Browns 94 279 26 73 11 1 1 0 27 43 - 26 3 - 0 - .262 .360 .319
1934 34 White Sox 62 176 8 28 3 0 0 0 5 24 - 19 2 - 0 - .159 .260 .176
1935 35 White Sox 46 122 8 28 2 0 0 0 13 30 - 9 2 - 0 - .230 .382 .246
1936 36 White Sox 14 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 - 5 1 - 0 - .125 .300 .125
1937 37 White Sox 25 71 7 15 1 0 0 0 5 15 - 10 0 - 0 - .211 .349 .225
1938 38 Dodgers 48 120 14 22 5 0 0 0 12 28 - 20 0 - 0 2 .183 .338 .225
1939 39 Tigers 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1944 44 Phillies 7 15 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 - 4 0 - 0 1 .267 .421 .467
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 439 1,197 105 263 39 7 5 0 115 189 - 145 13 - 1 3 .220 .327 .277
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1927 Tigers C 31 28 624 117 3.8 111 94 17 6 1 3 16 4 .949 4.80
1928 Tigers C 30 26 447 123 4.1 117 93 24 6 2 2 8 7 .951 7.07
1929 Tigers C 46 42 984 196 4.3 189 157 32 7 4 2 28 18 .964 5.19
1933 Red Sox C 16 16 367 59 3.7 59 48 11 0 2 0 3 4 1.000 4.34
1933 Browns C 85 82 1,816 390 4.6 388 328 60 2 15 3 14 19 .995 5.77
1934 White Sox C 60 54 1,224 283 4.7 275 240 35 8 4 7 28 13 .972 6.07
1935 White Sox C 43 37 884 193 4.5 191 161 30 2 2 2 15 14 .990 5.83
1936 White Sox C 14 7 144 35 2.5 35 32 3 0 0 0 2 2 1.000 6.56
1937 White Sox C 25 23 536 116 4.6 112 91 21 4 1 0 7 6 .966 5.64
1938 Dodgers C 47 40 693 172 3.7 168 149 19 4 2 0 7 0 .977 6.55
1939 Tigers C 4 0 - 2 0.5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0.00
1944 Phillies C 6 5 27 21 3.5 20 18 2 1 0 1 0 0 .952 20.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 407 360 7,746 1,707 4.2 1,666 1,412 254 41 33 20 128 87 .976 5.81
11 Years 407 360 7,746 1,707 4.2 1,666 1,412 254 41 33 20 128 87 .976 5.81
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1927 Tigers 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 5.7 9.4 - - -
1928 Tigers 2 2 .500 9 0 n/a 0.0 7.7 9.4 - - -
1929 Tigers 2 1 .667 4 0 n/a 54.0 9.0 6.8 - - -
1933 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 7.0 - - -
1933 Browns 2 0 1.000 9 0 n/a 279.0 10.7 10.3 - - -
1934 White Sox 0 1 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 9.3 35.2 - - -
1935 White Sox 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 13.6 9.4 - - -
1936 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.8 12.0 - - -
1937 White Sox 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.1 14.2 - - -
1938 Dodgers 1 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 10.0 - - -
1939 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1944 Phillies 0 - - 1 0 n/a 15.0 3.8 15.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 8 4 .667 32 0 n/a 239.4 8.3 10.4 - - -
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1927 Detroit Tigers n/a $4,500.00 n/a -
1928 Detroit Tigers n/a $5,000.00 n/a -
1929 Detroit Tigers n/a $5,000.00 n/a -
1933 Boston Red Sox 9 $4,350.00 - -
1933 St. Louis Browns 8 "     "     - -
1934 Chicago White Sox 15 $4,800.00 - -
1935 Chicago White Sox 15 $4,500.00 - -
1936 Chicago White Sox 15 $4,800.00 - -
1937 Chicago White Sox 15 $4,800.00 - -
1938 Brooklyn Dodgers 26, 28 Undetermined - -
1939 Detroit Tigers 30 $2,500.00 - -
1944 Philadelphia Phillies 25 Undetermined - -




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