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Chris Shelton

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 220lb (183cm, 99kg)

Born: June 26, 1980 in Salt Lake City, UT us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 33rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT).

High School: Cottonwood HS (Salt Lake City, UT)

Schools: Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City, UT), University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

Debut: April 15, 2004 (Age 23-294d, 18,414th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 30, 2009 (Age 29-034d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Lon Babby

Full Name: Christopher Bob Shelton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

930

254

.273

132

RBI

124

OBP

.345

SLG

.457

OPS

.802

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-5 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	23 (8-8-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-3)

Most Driven In
I Suzuki	3
J Wilson	1

Most Driven In By
F GutiÃ©rrez	1

2009 Batting Game Log

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2009 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	291	86 (85)	Jul 10	SEA		TEX	L,4-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.83	-0.053	2.94	-0.05%	-0.33	PH
2	292	88 (1)	Jul 12	SEA		TEX	W,5-3	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	6	2.89	0.208	4.22	0.18%	1.00	PH
3	293	89	Jul 16	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	6	.41	-0.011	.52	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
4	294	92 (2)	Jul 19	SEA	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.375	.625	4	1.17	-0.124	1.54	-0.10%	-1.20	DH
5	295	96 (3)	Jul 24	SEA		CLE	L,0-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.182	.250	.273	.523	4	.67	-0.029	.87	-0.02%	-0.38	DH
6	296	99 (2)	Jul 27	SEA		TOR	L,4-11	CG	4	3	0	2	0	2	1	0	.286	.375	.357	.732	4	1.57	0.237	1.37	0.12%	1.79	1B
7	297	100	Jul 28	SEA		TOR	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	1	0	2	.278	.350	.389	.739	4	1.59	-0.033	1.19	-0.02%	0.51	1B
8	298	101	Jul 29	SEA		TOR	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.273	.333	.364	.697	5	1.12	-0.081	.92	-0.04%	-0.99	1B
9	299	102	Jul 30	SEA	@	TEX	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.231	.286	.308	.593	5	.36	-0.038	.41	-0.03%	-1.45	1B
							4-5		28	26	1	6	2	4	2	11	.231	.286	.308	.593		1.15	0.076	1.23	0.05%	-1.21

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