Tex Shirley Stats

Tex Shirley was born on Thursday, April 25, 1918, in Birthright, Texas. Shirley was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1941, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Tex Shirley baseball stats page.
"Do you have a favorite quote from or about this particular player that you would like to see here? If so, please visit the Contact option on the menu above this line, send it to us, and we'll update this page" - Baseball Almanac

Please consider sponsoring this page which is available.

Baseball Almanac started in 2000. Five years ago we averaged 255,048 hits per day, in 2011 we are averaging more than 1,800,000 hits per day. We rely on YOUR support and banner advertising (which we do our best to keep to a minimum). Please help us keep growing for another ten years.

How do you put your sponsorship here today for one full year (less than $3 per month and it REALLY does help us)? Simply click the PayPal button below, INCLUDE the player's name AND your message, and we will email you back usually within 24 hours:
Tex Shirley
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards Videos /
Birth Name:   Alvis Newman Shirley
Nickname:   Tex
Born On:   04-25-1918  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Birthright, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-07-1993 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   DeSoto, Texas
Cemetery:   Red Oak Cemetery, Red Oak, Texas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-06-1941 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-21-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable
Tex Shirley

Tex Shirley 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
1941 23 Athletics 5 0 4 0 1 .000 2.45 0 0 1 7.1 35 8 2 4 1 6 - 1 0 0 0 -
1942 24 Athletics 15 1 7 0 1 .000 5.30 0 0 1 35.2 162 37 21 30 0 22 - 10 0 2 0 -
1944 26 Browns 23 11 6 5 4 .556 4.15 2 1 0 80.1 360 59 37 45 4 64 - 35 2 1 0 -
1945 27 Browns 32 24 5 8 12 .400 3.63 10 2 0 183.2 808 191 74 79 8 93 - 77 5 1 0 -
1946 28 Browns 27 18 4 6 12 .333 4.96 7 0 0 139.2 656 148 77 89 7 105 - 45 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 102 54 26 19 30 .388 4.25 19 3 2 446.2 2,021 443 211 247 20 290 - 168 7 5 0 -
Tex Shirley

Tex Shirley Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 23 Athletics 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1942 24 Athletics 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 1 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1944 26 Browns 30 28 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 9 0 - 0 1 .143 .143 .143
1945 27 Browns 43 70 7 20 1 0 0 0 8 0 - 11 2 - 1 0 .286 .296 .300
1946 28 Browns 35 51 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 15 1 - 0 0 .196 .196 .235
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 128 159 23 34 3 0 0 0 9 0 - 38 4 - 1 1 .214 .219 .233
Tex Shirley

Tex Shirley Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1941 Athletics P 5 0 22 3 0.6 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.68
1942 Athletics P 15 1 107 6 0.4 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.51
1944 Browns P 23 11 241 15 0.7 13 6 7 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .867 1.46
1945 Browns P 32 24 551 41 1.3 39 8 31 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .951 1.91
1946 Browns P 27 18 419 31 1.1 29 6 23 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.87
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 102 54 1,340 96 0.9 90 21 69 6 5 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.81
5 Years 102 54 1,340 96 0.9 90 21 69 6 5 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.81
Tex Shirley

Tex Shirley Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.17 1.23 7.36
1942 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.45 2.52 5.55
1944 Browns 0 0 .000 0 7 n/a 0.0 3.1 28.0 0.55 3.92 7.17
1945 Browns 1 0 1.000 0 11 n/a 0.0 6.4 8.8 0.83 3.77 4.56
1946 Browns 0 0 .000 0 9 n/a 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.43 2.90 6.77
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 1 0 1.000 0 27 n/a 0.0 4.2 17.7 0.58 3.39 5.84
Tex Shirley

Tex Shirley Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1941 Philadelphia Athletics 17 Undetermined - -
1942 Philadelphia Athletics 17 Undetermined - -
1944 St. Louis Browns 21 Undetermined - Stats
1945 St. Louis Browns 21 Undetermined n/a -
1946 St. Louis Browns 28 Undetermined - -




Quick Find: Search Amazon | Search This Site
Useful Tools: Glossary | Print Friendly

Did you know that you can compare Tex Shirley to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1941 American League season?

You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.

If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.
     

Baseball Almanac on Facebook

Copyright © 2000-2013. All Rights Reserved by Baseball-Almanac. Privacy Policy.Design by Geisler Young. Web hosting by Hosting 4 Less.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Baseball Fever | Football Almanac | Pigskin Fever | Today in Baseball History.