Spec Shea

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: October 2, 1920 in Naugatuck, CT us

Died: July 19, 2002 in New Haven, CT

Buried: St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck, CT

Debut: April 19, 1947 (Age 26-199d, 10,310th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 27, 1955 (Age 34-329d)
vs. CHW 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Francis Joseph Shea

Nicknames: The Naugatuck Nugget

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

ERA

3.80

195

118

943.2

361

WHIP

1.426

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-9 / in Starts: 13-8
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	50 (20-20-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
M Vernon	2
F Baker	2
M Grasso	1
F Campos	1
J Busby	1
P Runnels	1
C Michaels	1
J Snyder	1

Most Driven In By
J Busby	2
J Jensen	1
E Yost	1
G Coan	1
M Hoderlein	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	101	16 (15)	May 5	WSH		SLB	W,13-1	GS-8	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.21	0.083	.49	0.12%	0.07	P
2	102	21 (4)	May 10	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	2.12	-0.013	5.80	-0.02%	-0.02	P
3	103	26 (4)	May 16	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9	.81	0.027	3.21	0.06%	0.02	P
4	104	38 (11)	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	9	.93	0.008	3.37	0.02%	0.03	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	105	44 (5)	Jun 6	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.400	.733	9	1.68	0.257	5.53	0.51%	1.38	P
6	106	49 (4)	Jun 12	WSH		CLE	L,4-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	9	2.08	-0.046	4.92	-0.07%	-0.45	P
7	107	54 (4)	Jun 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9	.50	-0.052	1.05	-0.07%	-0.81	P
8	108	60 (5)	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.261	.261	.304	.565	9	1.86	-0.021	4.80	-0.03%	-0.50	P
9	109	67 (6)	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.308	.604	9	.60	0.036	1.90	0.07%	0.51	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	110	74 (6)	Jul 5	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.267	.290	.300	.590	9	1.55	0.089	3.55	0.12%	0.20	P
11	111	78 (3)	Jul 11	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.286	.273	.558	9	1.66	-0.075	3.65	-0.10%	-0.35	P
12	112	86 (7)	Jul 17	WSH		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.278	.567	9	1.33	0.031	2.65	0.04%	0.06	P
13	113	92 (5)	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	W,5-2	GS-15	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.279	.293	.572	9	1.53	-0.031	4.21	-0.05%	-0.39	P
14	114	99 (6)	Jul 29	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.286	.558	9	.33	-0.008	.87	-0.01%	-0.10	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	115	106 (6)	Aug 5	WSH		NYY	L,2-3	CG(7)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.277	.289	.565	9	1.46	0.056	4.67	0.11%	0.46	P
16	116	111 (4)	Aug 10 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.280	.292	.572	9	2.13	0.245	4.41	0.31%	1.49	P
17	117	117 (5)	Aug 15	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.280	.549	9	1.43	-0.079	1.61	-0.05%	-0.81	P
18	118	122 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.226	.255	.264	.519	9	.86	0.005	.82	0.00%	-0.15	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	119	144 (21)	Sep 10	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.255	.264	.519	9						P
20	120	148 (3)	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.250	.491	9	1.27	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
21	121	152 (3)	Sep 20	WSH		BOS	W,10-6	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.267	.525	9	.85	0.179	.00	0.00%	1.62	P
22	122	155 (2)	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.262	.270	.531	9	.77	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
							13-9		66	63	6	15	2	0	0	10	2	0	16	0	1		3	2	0	0	.238	.262	.270	.531		1.24	0.584	2.76	0.95%	1.19

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