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	4-18 / in Starts: 3-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	12 (7-2-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
E FitzGerald	1

Most Driven In By
J Busby	1
M Vernon	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	146	5 (4)	Apr 19	WSH		PHA	W,4-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.92	-0.048	5.01	-0.08%	-0.41	P
2	147	8 (2)	Apr 23	WSH		BOS	W,7-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.024	2.77	-0.04%	-0.21	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	148	13 (4)	May 1	WSH		DET	L,1-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.021	2.38	-0.03%	-0.34	P
4	149	19 (5)	May 7	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	150	24 (4)	May 15	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.049	.72	-0.03%	-0.35	P
6	151	30 (5)	May 22	WSH		PHA	L,3-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	152	32 (1)	May 25	WSH		NYY	L,3-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.18	-0.005	.14	0.00%	-0.46	P
8	153	36 (3)	May 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.115	.93	-0.05%	-0.92	P
9	154	40 (3)	May 31 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
10	155	53 (12)	Jun 13 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
11	156	57 (3)	Jun 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.032	.06	0.00%	-0.35	P
12	157	64 (6)	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	158	66 (1)	Jun 26	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						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
14	159	85 (18)	Jul 19	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
15	160	91 (5)	Jul 25	WSH		DET	W,11-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.40	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.97	P
16	161	96 (4)	Jul 31	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
17	162	106 (9)	Aug 8 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
18	163	116 (9)	Aug 18	WSH		BOS	L,8-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	164	117	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,6-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	165	119 (1)	Aug 22 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	T,4-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	166	127 (7)	Aug 29 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
22	167	138 (10)	Sep 7	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	4-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.100	.150	9	1.78	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
23	168	143 (4)	Sep 12 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.050	.100	.150	9						P
							4-18		20	20	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.100	.150		.94	-0.481	.72	-0.23%	-4.86

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