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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	LAD		SFG	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 5	LAD		SFG	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	8	Apr 13	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 14	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 16	LAD		ATL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 17	LAD		ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 18	LAD		SDP	W,6-0	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	30 (16)	May 12	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	32 (1)	May 14	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	33	May 15	LAD		PHI	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	34	May 17	LAD		MON	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	35	May 18	LAD		MON	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	36	May 19	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	37	May 20	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	38	May 21	LAD		NYM	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	39	May 22	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
23	40	May 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	47	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
24	41	May 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	42	May 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
26	43	May 27	LAD	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
27	44	May 28	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	45	May 29	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	46	May 30	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	47	May 31	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	48	Jun 1	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	49	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	W,13-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	50	Jun 4	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	51	Jun 5	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	52	Jun 6	LAD		HOU	L,4-10	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	53	Jun 7	LAD		HOU	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	54	Jun 8	LAD		HOU	W,11-1	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	55	Jun 9	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	56	Jun 10	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	57	Jun 11	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	58	Jun 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	59	Jun 14	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	60	Jun 15	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	61	Jun 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	62	Jun 17 (1)	LAD		SDP	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	63	Jun 17 (2)	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	64	Jun 18	LAD		SDP	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	65	Jun 19 (1)	LAD		SDP	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	66	Jun 19 (2)	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	CG	51	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	67	Jun 20	LAD		ATL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	68	Jun 21	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
52	69	Jun 22	LAD		ATL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	70	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	71	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	72	Jun 26	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	73	Jun 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
57	74	Jun 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	75	Jun 29	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	76	Jul 1	LAD		CHC	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	77	Jul 2	LAD		CHC	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
61	78	Jul 3	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	79	Jul 4	LAD		STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
63	80	Jul 5	LAD		STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	81	Jul 6	LAD		STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	82	Jul 8	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	83	Jul 9	LAD		PIT	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	84	Jul 10	LAD		PIT	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	85	Jul 14 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	86	Jul 14 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	87	Jul 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
71	88	Jul 16	LAD	@	CHC	T,2-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
72	89	Jul 17 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	90	Jul 17 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	91	Jul 18	LAD	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	92	Jul 19	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	93	Jul 20	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS	19	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	97 (3)	Jul 24	LAD	@	PIT	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	98	Jul 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
79	99	Jul 26 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	100	Jul 26 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	101	Jul 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	102	Jul 29	LAD		HOU	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	103	Jul 30	LAD		HOU	L,6-14	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	104	Jul 31	LAD		HOU	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	105	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	106	Aug 2	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
87	107	Aug 3	LAD		CIN	L,4-7	CG	47	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
88	108	Aug 5	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	109	Aug 6	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	110	Aug 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	111	Aug 8	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	112	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	113	Aug 10	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	114	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	49	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	115	Aug 12	LAD		SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	116	Aug 13	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
97	117	Aug 14	LAD		SFG	L,4-15	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	118	Aug 15	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
99	119	Aug 16	LAD		PHI	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
100	120	Aug 17	LAD		PHI	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	121	Aug 18	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	122	Aug 19	LAD		MON	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
103	123	Aug 20	LAD		MON	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	124	Aug 21	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	125	Aug 22	LAD		NYM	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	126	Aug 23	LAD		NYM	L,1-5	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	127	Aug 24	LAD		NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	128	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
109	129	Aug 27	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
110	130	Aug 28	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
111	131	Aug 29	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	132	Aug 30	LAD	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	133	Aug 31	LAD	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	32	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	134	Sep 2	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-8	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	135	Sep 3	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	136	Sep 5	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	137	Sep 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	138	Sep 7	LAD		HOU	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	139	Sep 8	LAD		HOU	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
120	140	Sep 9	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
121	141	Sep 10	LAD		CIN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	142	Sep 11	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	143	Sep 12	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	144	Sep 13	LAD		ATL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	145	Sep 14	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	146	Sep 16	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	147	Sep 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
128	148	Sep 18	LAD	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	149	Sep 19	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	150	Sep 20	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-0	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
131	151	Sep 21 (1)	LAD		SDP	L,3-9	GS	17	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	152	Sep 21 (2)	LAD		SDP	W,6-5	GS	35	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
133	153	Sep 22	LAD		SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	154	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	155	Sep 24	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	156	Sep 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
137	157	Sep 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
138	159 (1)	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	45	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	160	Sep 30	LAD		SFG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
140	162 (1)	Oct 2	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							140gm		1212.0	329	6	6	341	0