John Shelby

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 23, 1958 in Lexington, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (20th) of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN).

School: Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN)

Debut: September 15, 1981 (Age 23-204d, 14,540th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 11, 1991 (Age 33-169d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John T. Shelby

Nicknames: T-Bone

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Relatives: Uncle of Josh Harrison

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

3090

739

.239

389

RBI

313

OBP

.281

SLG

.364

OPS

.645

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	BAL		CHW	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	3 (1)	Apr 7	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
3	5 (1)	Apr 10	BAL		KCR	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	6	Apr 11	BAL		KCR	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	8 (1)	Apr 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	9	Apr 16	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	10	Apr 17	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
8	11	Apr 18	BAL	@	TOR	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
9	12	Apr 19	BAL	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	13	Apr 20	BAL		MIN	W,4-2	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
11	14	Apr 21	BAL		MIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	15	Apr 22	BAL		MIN	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
13	16	Apr 23	BAL	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	17	Apr 24	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
15	18	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	19	Apr 26	BAL	@	KCR	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	20	Apr 27	BAL		TEX	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	21	Apr 28	BAL		TEX	W,6-1	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	23 (1)	Apr 30	BAL		CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	24	May 1	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
21	25	May 2	BAL		CLE	L,7-9	GF	48	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
22	26	May 4	BAL	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	27	May 5	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-5	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
24	28	May 6	BAL	@	TEX	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	29	May 9 (1)	BAL		TOR	W,7-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	30	May 9 (2)	BAL		TOR	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	31	May 10	BAL		TOR	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
28	32	May 11	BAL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	33	May 12	BAL		OAK	L,2-12	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	35 (1)	May 14	BAL		CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	38 (2)	May 18	BAL		SEA	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
32	39	May 19	BAL		SEA	L,5-6	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	40	May 20	BAL		SEA	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
34	42 (1)	May 23	BAL	@	OAK	W,9-5	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
35	43	May 24	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
36	45 (1)	May 26	BAL	@	CAL	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
37	46	May 27	BAL	@	CAL	W,8-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	48 (1)	May 29	BAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	49	May 30	BAL	@	SEA	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	50	Jun 1	BAL	@	DET	L,2-14	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	51	Jun 2	BAL	@	DET	W,5-0	GF	9	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
42	52	Jun 3	BAL	@	DET	W,2-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	53	Jun 4	BAL		MIL	W,6-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	55 (1)	Jun 6	BAL		MIL	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	56	Jun 8	BAL		DET	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
46	58 (1)	Jun 10 (1)	BAL		DET	L,4-10	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
47	59	Jun 10 (2)	BAL		DET	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	60	Jun 11	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
49	61	Jun 12	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	48	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	CF
50	63 (1)	Jun 14	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	64	Jun 15	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	65	Jun 16	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-8	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
53	66	Jun 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	67	Jun 19	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	68	Jun 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-1	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	69	Jun 21	BAL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	70	Jun 22	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	71	Jun 23	BAL		NYY	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
59	74 (2)	Jun 27	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
60	75	Jun 28	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
61	76	Jun 29	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	77	Jun 30	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	81 (3)	Jul 4	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-4	GF	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	82	Jul 6	BAL		KCR	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
65	83	Jul 7 (1)	BAL		KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	84	Jul 7 (2)	BAL		KCR	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	85	Jul 8	BAL		KCR	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
68	87 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	88	Jul 13	BAL		CHW	W,7-5	CG	47	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	90 (1)	Jul 15	BAL		CHW	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	91	Jul 16	BAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	92	Jul 17	BAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
73	93	Jul 18	BAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	94	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
75	95	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	96	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
77	97	Jul 22	BAL	@	KCR	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
78	98	Jul 23	BAL	@	TEX	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	101 (2)	Jul 27	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	105 (3)	Jul 31	BAL		TEX	L,6-7	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	109 (3)	Aug 5	BAL		TOR	L,3-4	GF	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
82	112 (2)	Aug 8	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
83	113	Aug 9	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
84	115 (1)	Aug 11	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
85	116	Aug 12	BAL	@	TOR	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	117	Aug 13	BAL	@	TOR	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	118	Aug 14	BAL		OAK	L,3-4	GF	4	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	119	Aug 15	BAL		OAK	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	120	Aug 16	BAL		OAK	L,1-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
90	121	Aug 17	BAL		CAL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	122	Aug 18	BAL		CAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	123	Aug 19	BAL		CAL	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	124	Aug 20	BAL		SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	125	Aug 21	BAL		SEA	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	126	Aug 22	BAL		SEA	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
96	127	Aug 24	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	128	Aug 25	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	129	Aug 26	BAL	@	OAK	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	130	Aug 27	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-6	GS	47	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF
100	131	Aug 28	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
101	132	Aug 29	BAL	@	CAL	L,5-7	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	133	Aug 31	BAL	@	SEA	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	134	Sep 1	BAL	@	SEA	L,9-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	135	Sep 2	BAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
105	137 (1)	Sep 4	BAL	@	DET	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	138	Sep 5	BAL	@	DET	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
107	139	Sep 7	BAL		MIL	L,8-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	140	Sep 8	BAL		MIL	W,5-3	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	141	Sep 9	BAL		MIL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	142	Sep 10	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
111	144 (1)	Sep 12	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	145	Sep 14	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	146	Sep 15	BAL	@	MIL	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
114	147	Sep 16	BAL	@	MIL	W,11-8	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
115	149 (1)	Sep 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-10	GS	33	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
116	151 (1)	Sep 20	BAL		BOS	W,15-1	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
117	153 (1)	Sep 22	BAL		BOS	L,2-4	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
118	154	Sep 23	BAL		BOS	L,2-6	GF	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
119	155	Sep 24 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	156	Sep 24 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,7-6	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
121	158 (1)	Sep 26	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	159	Sep 27	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	160	Sep 28	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	161	Sep 29	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	162	Sep 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
							127gm		835.2	260	9	2	271	1