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	23-25 / in Starts: 22-18
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 7 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 148 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	82 (35-26-21) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 148 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	101 (51-32-17)

Most Driven In
D Camilli	4
L Durocher	2
K Cuyler	2
C Lavagetto	2
E Koy	2
G Rosen	1

Most Driven In By
J Hudson	3
G Rosen	3
K Cuyler	2
P Rogers	1
D Camilli	1
T Stainback	1
V Tamulis	0

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	381	17 (16)	May 6	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-10	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.29	C
2	382	19 (1)	May 8	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						C
3	383	31 (11)	May 21	BRO		PIT	L,4-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.70	-0.046	.72	-0.03%	-0.77	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
4	384	40 (8)	Jun 1	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.09	-0.055	.38	-0.01%	-0.46	C
5	385	47 (6)	Jun 8	BRO	@	STL	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	1.01	0.095	.60	0.03%	0.55	C
6	386	51 (3)	Jun 17 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,3-4	GS-10	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	8	.83	0.048	.52	0.02%	0.41	C
7	387	60 (8)	Jun 25	BRO		STL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.429	.829	8	1.44	0.149	.43	0.03%	1.14	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
8	388	64 (3)	Jul 1	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.353	.686	4	1.85	-0.153	.49	-0.02%	-1.14	C
9	389	65	Jul 2	BRO		NYG	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.300	.586	8	1.05	-0.086	.20	-0.01%	-0.98	C
10	390	66	Jul 3 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.304	.333	.391	.725	8						C
11	391	67	Jul 3 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.280	.333	.360	.693	8						C
12	392	68	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.321	.621	8	1.43	-0.197	.19	-0.02%	-2.04	C
13	393	70 (1)	Jul 8	BRO	@	PHI	W,13-2	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.343	.394	.737	8	.67	0.109	.03	0.00%	2.36	C
14	394	71	Jul 9	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-12	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.325	.368	.693	8	1.74	-0.165	.10	-0.01%	-0.73	C
15	395	72	Jul 10 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.300	.378	.375	.753	8	.87	0.048	.04	0.00%	1.15	C
16	396	73	Jul 10 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.347	.341	.688	8	1.78	-0.185	.11	-0.01%	-1.46	C
17	397	74	Jul 12	BRO		NYG	W,13-5	CG	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.283	.377	.370	.747	8	.27	0.046	.01	0.00%	1.79	C
18	398	75	Jul 13	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.275	.362	.353	.715	8						C
19	399	76	Jul 14	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.255	.339	.327	.666	8						C
20	400	78 (1)	Jul 16	BRO	@	CIN	W,12-5	3-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.333	.322	.655	2	.67	0.042	.04	0.00%	0.07	C
21	401	79	Jul 17 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.329	.306	.635	8	.64	-0.022	.06	0.00%	-0.39	C
22	402	80	Jul 17 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.311	.288	.599	8	.70	-0.073	.08	-0.01%	-1.11	C
23	403	81	Jul 19	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.275	.583	8	.62	0.000	.08	0.00%	-0.37	C
24	404	82	Jul 21 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.309	.278	.586	8	1.19	0.138	.17	0.01%	1.37	C
25	405	83	Jul 21 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.321	.274	.595	8	1.00	0.026	.11	0.00%	0.39	C
26	406	84	Jul 22	BRO	@	STL	L,3-12	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.318	.270	.588	8	.46	-0.013	.05	0.00%	-0.37	C
27	407	85	Jul 23	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.303	.256	.560	8	1.26	-0.150	.09	-0.01%	-1.32	C
28	408	86	Jul 24 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.304	.250	.554	8	1.21	0.024	.14	0.00%	0.31	C
29	409	87	Jul 24 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.238	.530	8	.77	-0.091	.05	0.00%	-1.05	C
30	410	92 (4)	Jul 31	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.293	.241	.534	8	.76	0.008	.03	0.00%	-0.17	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
31	411	93	Aug 2 (1)	BRO		STL	W,6-2	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.311	.239	.549	8	.23	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.55	C
32	412	95 (1)	Aug 3	BRO		STL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.305	.233	.538	8	2.11	-0.108	.10	0.00%	-0.88	C
33	413	96	Aug 5	BRO		CIN	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.306	.237	.542	8	1.05	-0.005	.04	0.00%	0.04	C
34	414	97	Aug 6	BRO		CIN	L,6-11	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.312	.237	.548	9	.44	0.018	.01	0.00%	0.66	PH
35	415	98	Aug 7 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,11-10	GS-8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.319	.232	.550	8	.77	-0.012	.01	0.00%	0.42	C
36	416	99	Aug 7 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.319	.235	.554	8	1.03	0.050	.01	0.00%	0.31	C
37	417	100	Aug 9	BRO		PHI	W,9-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.325	.245	.570	8	.99	0.130	.01	0.00%	1.34	C
38	418	101	Aug 12	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.325	.245	.570	8						C
39	419	102	Aug 13 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.320	.236	.556	8	.35	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.43	C
40	420	105 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-6	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.323	.234	.556	8	1.17	0.016	.03	0.00%	0.16	C
41	421	107 (1)	Aug 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.318	.229	.547	8	1.57	-0.079	.03	0.00%	-0.68	C
42	422	108	Aug 18	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.323	.225	.549	8	.55	-0.001	.01	0.00%	0.30	C
43	423	113 (4)	Aug 23	BRO	@	STL	L,7-9	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.328	.237	.565	8	1.58	0.227	.01	0.00%	1.87	C
44	424	120 (6)	Aug 29	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.328	.237	.565	4						C
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
45	425	126 (5)	Sep 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,0-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.191	.326	.235	.561	8	.39	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.16	C
46	426	129 (2)	Sep 6	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.331	.231	.562	8	.71	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.30	C
47	427	135 (5)	Sep 14 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,6-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.336	.227	.563	8	.43	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
48	428	137 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	BRO		STL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.338	.225	.563	8	.94	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.03	C
							23-25		148	120	14	22	5	0	0	13	28	2	20	0	0		1	1	1	0	.183	.338	.225	.563		.94	-0.268	.11	-0.02%	0.60

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