Merv Shea

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: September 5, 1900 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: January 27, 1953 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

Debut: April 23, 1927 (Age 26-230d, 6,541st in major league history)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 19, 1944 (Age 43-349d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Mervyn John Shea

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

1197

263

.220

105

RBI

115

OBP

.327

SLG

.277

OPS

.603

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-19 / in Starts: 13-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 94 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	47 (21-18-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 94 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (31-19-11)

Most Driven In
M McManus	3
J Tavener	2
H Heilmann	1
J Neun	1
B Fothergill	1
H Manush	0
A Ruble	0

Most Driven In By
J Tavener	1
A Wingo	1
C Gehringer	1

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 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	1	6 (5)	Apr 23	DET		SLB	L,10-15	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH
2	2	7	Apr 24	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.01	-0.033	2.83	-0.06%	-0.28	C
3	3	10 (2)	Apr 27	DET	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.70	-0.045	4.49	-0.07%	-0.46	C
4	4	11	Apr 28	DET		CLE	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.92	-0.093	4.62	-0.14%	-0.77	C
5	5	12	Apr 29	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	8	1.03	0.034	2.67	0.05%	0.66	C
6	6	13	Apr 30	DET		CLE	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	8	1.03	-0.054	2.77	-0.09%	-0.52	C
May		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
7	7	15 (1)	May 2	DET		CHW	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	8	1.69	-0.071	4.90	-0.12%	-0.61	C
8	8	17 (1)	May 4	DET		CHW	L,5-11	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	8	.84	0.047	2.26	0.08%	0.32	C
9	9	19 (1)	May 7	DET		BOS	L,3-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	8						C
10	10	23 (3)	May 11	DET		PHA	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	8	1.91	-0.134	5.12	-0.22%	-1.08	C
11	11	26 (2)	May 16	DET		NYY	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.154	.302	8	1.16	-0.092	2.93	-0.14%	-0.77	C
12	12	29 (2)	May 19	DET		WSH	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.207	.374	8	1.37	-0.019	2.21	-0.02%	-0.33	C
13	13	40 (10)	May 30 (1)	DET		CLE	L,8-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.176	.212	.389	8	.72	0.077	.55	0.04%	0.39	C
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
14	14	50 (9)	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,10-5	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.143	.189	.200	.389	8						C
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
15	15	72 (21)	Jul 5	DET	@	SLB	L,8-17	6-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.135	.179	.189	.369	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
16	16	87 (14)	Jul 19	DET		PHA	W,10-9	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.175	.184	.359	9	.22	-0.005	.04	0.00%	-0.38	PH
17	17	97 (9)	Jul 30	DET	@	WSH	L,1-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.171	.179	.350	8	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
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
18	18	112 (14)	Aug 17	DET		BOS	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.119	.159	.167	.326	8	.49	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.24	C
19	19	113	Aug 19 (1)	DET		BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0	0	.111	.167	.156	.322	8						C
20	20	114	Aug 19 (2)	DET		BOS	W,14-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0	0	.125	.192	.167	.359	8						C
21	21	115	Aug 20 (1)	DET		WSH	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.182	.157	.339	8	.49	-0.038	.01	0.00%	-0.78	C
22	22	116	Aug 20 (2)	DET		WSH	T,6-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.193	.208	.401	8	1.33	0.158	.03	0.00%	1.15	C
23	23	117	Aug 21	DET		WSH	W,11-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.197	.228	.425	8	.49	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.06	C
24	24	118	Aug 22 (1)	DET		WSH	W,4-2	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.138	.206	.224	.430	8	.97	-0.031	.03	0.00%	-0.37	C
25	25	119	Aug 22 (2)	DET		WSH	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.209	.242	.451	8	.28	-0.011	.01	0.00%	0.22	C
26	26	120	Aug 24	DET		NYY	L,5-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.138	.200	.231	.431	8	.79	-0.038	.11	0.00%	-0.65	C
27	27	121	Aug 25	DET		NYY	L,2-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.208	.227	.436	8	.76	0.033	.04	0.00%	0.28	C
28	28	122	Aug 26	DET		NYY	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.203	.221	.423	8	1.18	-0.066	.03	0.00%	-0.61	C
29	29	123	Aug 27	DET		PHA	L,7-8	CG	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.153	.218	.278	.496	8	.99	0.153	.00	0.00%	1.56	C
30	30	124	Aug 28	DET		PHA	L,5-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.213	.270	.483	8	.92	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.50	C
Sep/Oct		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
31	31	133 (8)	Sep 5 (2)	DET		CHW	W,10-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.226	.295	.521	8	.53	0.059	.00	0.00%	1.08	C
32	32	134	Sep 6	DET		CHW	L,6-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.218	.284	.502	8	1.06	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.88	C
33	33	141 (6)	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.216	.280	.496	2	9.14	-0.236	.00	0.00%	-0.80	PH
34	34	156 (14)	Oct 2 (2)	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.239	.318	.557	8	1.58	0.122	.00	0.00%	0.73	C
							14-19		94	85	5	15	6	3	0	9	7	0	15	0	1		4		0	0	.176	.239	.318	.557		1.04	-0.449	1.14	-0.68%	-3.86

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