Chih-Wei Shih

Chih-Wei Shih (石志偉) (little head)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 187 lb.

• School Taipei Physical Education College
• High School Chung-Hua High School

• Born August 4, 1977 in Chiayi County Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Chih-Wei Shih was an infielder in the CPBL for 11 years.

Shih played for Taiwan in the 1994 World Junior Championship and 1995 World Junior Championship, hitting .400 in 1995. He went 2 for 10 with 2 walks in the 2000 Haarlem Baseball Week and hit .348/.407/.435 in the 2003 World Port Tournament. Shih was Taiwan's starting second baseman in the 2003 Baseball World Cup, batting .242/.265/.273.

The La New Bears drafted Shih in the first round of the 2004 CPBL Draft, and he debuted in 2004. He hit .286/.318/.362, setting a CPBL rookie record with 117 hits. The record would be broken 5 years later by Yi-Chuan Lin. Shih also attended the 2004 CPBL All-Star Game as a rookie, and he was 2-for-4 with a triple. He won the Gold Glove at second base and also took home Rookie of the Year honors. In 2005, the sophomore slump struck and his production fell to .261/.291/.299. The next season, the Bears infielder batted .312/.360/.371 and won a Gold Glove at third base. Shih hit .412/.412/.529 in the 2006 Taiwan Series, and the Bears swept the Uni-President Lions. He was with Taiwan for the 2006 Asian Games.

In the 2007 CPBL, Shih's batting line was .263/.316/.321 and he fielded .951. He hit .208/.269/.208 in the 2007 Taiwan Series, and the Bears lost to the Lions in 7 games. After a strong start to 2008 in terms of average, he was placed on Taiwan's team for the 2008 Olympics. He hit .208/.345/.292 in Beijing after being forced into the starting third baseman role when Tai-Shan Chang tested positive for a banned substance. Shih's batting line was .332/.377/.406 in 2008, and he became the first player in the CPBL to get more than 100 hits for 5 straight seasons since debuting. He was 5th in batting (.059 behind Cheng-Min Peng) and 2nd in hits (7 behind Kuan-Jen Chen). He also won his second Gold Glove as a third baseman.

Shih was selected into the 2009 CPBL All-Star Game, and he had a 1-for-2 record with a run scored. He ended up hitting .274/.341/.337 in 2009, but he got injured so he only played 42 games in 2010. Shih recovered in 2011, and he hit .266/.317/.317 in 86 games. He attended the 2011 CPBL All-Star Game, and he was 1-for-2. In 2012, Shih was moved to first base and he hit .291/.346/.344. He won his only Best Ten and also took home his 4th Gold Glove. In the 2012 Taiwan Series, Shih was 2-for-6 and the Monkeys beat the Lions in 5 games. Due to injuries, Shih only played 31 games in 2013. He slumped to .214/.214/.250 in 16 games in 2014, then he announced his retirement. He was a scout for the Monkeys from 2014 to 2015, and he became a coach of the CTBC Brothers in 2017.

Overall, Shih hit .285/.333/.343 with 876 hits, 124 doubles and 45 steals in 11 seasons in the CPBL.

Sources

• 1996 Baseball Almanac
• Taiwan Baseball Wiki
• Harry Wedemeijer's international tourney stats
• Defunct IBAF site
• CPBL player page
• 2008 Olympics