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	21-6 / in Starts: 19-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 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 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	37 (26-10-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
Y Berra	1
P Rizzuto	0

Most Driven In By
T Henrich	6
J Lindell	2

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	4 (3)	Apr 19	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	9 (4)	Apr 24	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.073	5.08	-0.16%	-0.50	P
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
3	3	13 (3)	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.29	-0.028	.89	-0.05%	-0.93	P
4	4	18 (4)	May 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.30	0.046	.83	0.08%	1.07	P
5	5	23 (4)	May 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	9	1.18	0.110	2.79	0.16%	0.71	P
6	6	28 (4)	May 21	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9	.39	-0.027	.87	-0.04%	-1.01	P
7	7	32 (3)	May 26	NYY		BOS	W,9-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9						P
8	8	35 (2)	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	9	1.01	-0.056	3.13	-0.10%	-0.13	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
9	9	40 (4)	Jun 3	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.273	.250	.523	9	.74	-0.111	3.29	-0.29%	-1.42	P
10	10	45 (4)	Jun 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	9	1.04	0.038	4.19	0.09%	0.27	P
11	11	50 (4)	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.269	.519	9	1.55	-0.075	7.00	-0.20%	-0.65	P
12	12	55 (4)	Jun 16	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.250	.483	9	1.24	-0.065	5.69	-0.18%	-0.49	P
13	13	57 (1)	Jun 20	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.241	.491	9	.69	-0.004	3.54	-0.01%	-0.26	P
14	14	62 (4)	Jun 25	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.257	.313	.570	9	.32	-0.007	1.94	-0.03%	-0.05	P
15	15	68 (5)	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.263	.314	.577	9	.68	-0.006	4.81	-0.03%	-0.33	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
16	16	72 (3)	Jul 5	NYY		PHA	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.268	.316	.584	9	.51	0.031	3.27	0.12%	0.63	P
17	17	77 (4)	Jul 12 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-2	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.268	.316	.584	9						P
18	18	91 (13)	Jul 23	NYY		SLB	L,2-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.268	.316	.584	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
19	19	107 (15)	Aug 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.268	.316	.584	9						P
20	20	111 (3)	Aug 14	NYY		PHA	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.268	.316	.584	9						P
21	21	116 (4)	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	W,14-13	4-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.256	.300	.556	9	1.12	-0.056	1.04	-0.03%	-0.46	P
22	22	122 (5)	Aug 24 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,16-6	GS-5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.286	.547	9	.38	-0.005	.13	0.00%	-0.24	P
23	23	127 (4)	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9	.69	-0.054	.14	-0.01%	-0.75	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
24	24	133 (5)	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	GS-8	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.184	.245	.265	.511	9	.59	-0.012	.06	0.00%	-0.27	P
25	25	140 (6)	Sep 11 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.236	.255	.491	9	.86	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
26	26	148 (7)	Sep 18	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.259	.278	.536	9	1.23	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.77	P
27	27	152 (3)	Sep 23 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.267	.273	.539	9	.70	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
							21-6		69	55	8	11	2	1	0	1	5	0	9	0	9		2	1	0	0	.200	.267	.273	.539		.79	-0.310	2.42	-0.68%	-4.06

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