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	13-15 / in Starts: 10-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 58 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	49 (23-18-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 58 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
G McQuinn	1
B Johnson	1
Y Berra	1
P Rizzuto	1

Most Driven In By
T Henrich	2
J DiMaggio	1
B Brown	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	28	4 (3)	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	L,0-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.028	2.37	-0.04%	-0.25	P
2	29	8 (3)	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.26	-0.040	3.60	-0.07%	-0.44	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	30	12 (3)	May 4	NYY		SLB	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	9	.84	-0.049	2.47	-0.09%	0.21	P
4	31	16 (3)	May 9	NYY		CHW	W,8-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	9	.16	-0.009	.50	-0.02%	0.17	P
5	32	20 (3)	May 15 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.33	-0.102	5.91	-0.27%	-0.87	P
6	33	25 (4)	May 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.364	.614	9	1.21	-0.035	3.81	-0.07%	-0.38	P
7	34	30 (4)	May 26	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.308	.522	9	.77	-0.039	2.82	-0.09%	-0.35	P
8	35	35 (4)	May 31 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,10-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.222	.380	9	.33	-0.045	.85	-0.07%	-2.62	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	36	44 (8)	Jun 7	NYY		SLB	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.200	.343	9	1.74	-0.090	6.40	-0.20%	-0.90	P
10	37	48 (3)	Jun 12 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.273	.490	9	.77	0.057	3.18	0.14%	0.52	P
11	38	52 (3)	Jun 18	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.250	.450	9	.94	-0.052	3.05	-0.10%	-0.42	P
12	39	57 (4)	Jun 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.240	.432	9	.86	-0.025	5.33	-0.09%	-0.24	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
13	40	70 (12)	Jul 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.231	.416	9	1.32	-0.038	6.02	-0.11%	-0.46	P
14	41	72 (1)	Jul 7	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.222	.401	9	1.42	-0.036	7.72	-0.12%	-0.17	P
15	42	76 (3)	Jul 11	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.222	.401	9						P
16	43	78 (1)	Jul 16	NYY		SLB	L,4-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.222	.401	9						P
17	44	86 (7)	Jul 24 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.207	.400	9	.64	0.044	2.25	0.09%	0.16	P
18	45	91 (4)	Jul 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-0	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.121	.171	.182	.353	9	.68	-0.095	2.61	-0.22%	-2.00	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	46	96 (4)	Aug 3	NYY	@	DET	W,15-3	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.139	.225	.194	.419	9	.67	0.109	3.31	0.32%	1.26	P
20	47	100 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.132	.214	.184	.398	9	.94	-0.050	7.18	-0.23%	-0.66	P
21	48	104 (3)	Aug 13	NYY		PHA	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.214	.184	.398	3						P
22	49	107 (2)	Aug 15 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.214	.184	.398	9						P
23	50	117 (9)	Aug 26	NYY		CHW	W,6-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.227	.179	.407	9	.68	0.001	4.08	0.00%	-0.04	P
24	51	123 (5)	Aug 30	NYY		DET	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.229	.186	.415	9	.29	-0.023	1.89	-0.09%	-0.83	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
25	52	127 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.235	.239	.474	9	.88	0.167	6.96	0.79%	1.48	P
26	53	132 (4)	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.235	.239	.474	9						P
27	54	134 (1)	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-6	6-GF(10)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.245	.234	.479	9	2.67	0.065	23.41	0.34%	0.15	P
28	55	152 (17)	Sep 30	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.245	.234	.479	9						P
							13-15		58	47	4	7	0	2	0	4	5	0	11	1	5		0	1	0	0	.149	.245	.234	.479		.86	-0.313	4.23	-0.17%	-6.67

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