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	14-9 / in Starts: 14-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	42 (21-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
J Busby	2
P Runnels	1
W Terwilliger	1
E FitzGerald	1
C Vollmer	1
M Grasso	0

Most Driven In By
P Runnels	1
M Vernon	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	123	16 (15)	May 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.18	0.069	1.66	0.06%	0.31	P
2	124	21 (4)	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.21	0.041	1.62	0.03%	0.45	P
3	125	26 (4)	May 14	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.625	1.125	9	1.44	0.006	3.03	0.01%	-0.20	P
4	126	31 (4)	May 20	WSH		CLE	W,8-3	GS-8	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.636	.636	.727	1.364	9	.74	0.062	1.72	0.09%	1.78	P
5	127	43 (11)	May 31 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.571	1.071	9	.44	-0.034	.96	-0.04%	-0.60	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
6	128	49 (5)	Jun 7 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.471	.471	.529	1.000	9	.89	0.043	2.01	0.06%	0.35	P
7	129	55 (5)	Jun 14	WSH	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.381	.381	.429	.810	9	.63	-0.026	.42	-0.01%	-0.41	P
8	130	61 (5)	Jun 21	WSH		CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.375	.708	9	.37	-0.049	.17	-0.01%	-1.09	P
9	131	68 (6)	Jun 27	WSH		DET	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.308	.333	.346	.679	9	1.06	-0.077	.17	-0.01%	-0.53	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	132	73 (4)	Jul 3	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.290	.300	.590	9	.97	-0.108	.40	-0.03%	-1.14	P
11	133	81 (7)	Jul 9	WSH		PHA	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.265	.522	9	.41	-0.046	.11	-0.01%	-1.16	P
12	134	85 (3)	Jul 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.237	.243	.480	9	1.02	-0.077	.13	-0.01%	-0.57	P
13	135	92 (6)	Jul 23 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-9	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.231	.475	9	1.86	0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
14	136	98 (5)	Jul 28	WSH		DET	L,5-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.244	.231	.475	9						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	137	102 (3)	Aug 1	WSH		CHW	L,0-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.225	.463	9	1.87	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
16	138	107 (4)	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.222	.209	.432	9	.54	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
17	139	113 (5)	Aug 12	WSH		NYY	L,1-22	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.222	.209	.432	9						P
18	140	118 (4)	Aug 16 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.204	.191	.396	9	.79	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.05	P
19	141	123 (4)	Aug 21 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.212	.240	.452	9	1.93	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
20	142	128 (4)	Aug 27	WSH	@	DET	W,12-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.211	.236	.447	9	.17	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.36	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
21	143	134 (5)	Sep 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-7	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.203	.228	.431	9	.43	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
22	144	140 (5)	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.222	.233	.456	9	.58	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.71	P
23	145	147 (6)	Sep 19	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.177	.215	.226	.441	9	.39	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
							14-9		69	62	2	11	1	1	0	6	3	0	9	0	4		2	3	0	0	.177	.215	.226	.441		.84	-0.416	.57	0.13%	-5.23

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