Art Shires

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: August 13, 1906 in Italy, TX us

Died: July 13, 1967 in Italy, TX

Buried: Italy Cemetery, Italy, TX

High School: Waxahachie HS (Waxahachie, TX)

Debut: August 20, 1928 (Age 22-007d, 6,770th in major league history)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 4 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 31, 1932 (Age 25-353d)
vs. STL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Charles Arthur Shires

Nicknames: Art The Great

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

986

287

.291

118

RBI

119

OBP

.347

SLG

.395

OPS

.741

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-14 / in Starts: 19-13
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 137 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	63 (40-16-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 137 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	90 (45-28-16)

Most Driven In
J Mostil	1
B Falk	1
B Crouse	1
A Metzler	1
M Berg	1
B Hunnefield	0

Most Driven In By
A Metzler	3
W Kamm	3
G Blackerby	3
C Reynolds	3
B Redfern	1
B Falk	1

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 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	1	119 (118)	Aug 20	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	5	5	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.800	.800	1.200	2.000	2	.90	0.143	.00	0.00%	1.72	1B
2	2	120	Aug 21	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.667	.875	1.542	2	.94	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.08	1B
3	3	121	Aug 22	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.462	.583	1.045	2	1.07	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.85	1B
4	4	122	Aug 23	CHW	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.412	.563	.974	2	1.13	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.64	1B
5	5	123	Aug 25 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.474	.824	4	1.08	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.89	1B
6	6	124	Aug 25 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-13	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.333	.435	.768	4	1.03	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.17	1B
7	7	125	Aug 28 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.321	.407	.729	4	1.99	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-0.89	1B
8	8	126	Aug 28 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.303	.375	.678	4	1.10	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.00	1B
9	9	127	Aug 29	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.297	.361	.658	4	1.17	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.56	1B
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
10	10	128	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.293	.350	.643	4	.97	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.02	1B
11	11	129	Sep 2	CHW		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.311	.349	.660	2	1.10	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.05	1B
12	12	130	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		DET	W,5-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.283	.340	.348	.688	2	.62	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.02	1B
13	13	131	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		DET	W,7-5	GS-0	3	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.313	.377	.396	.773	2						1B
14	14	132	Sep 4 (1)	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.379	.396	.776	2	.96	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.32	1B
15	15	133	Sep 4 (2)	CHW		DET	W,3-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.315	.373	.389	.762	2	.65	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.17	1B
16	16	134	Sep 5	CHW		DET	L,2-10	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1		0	0	.310	.375	.397	.772	2	1.01	0.142	.00	0.00%	1.02	1B
17	17	135	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.382	.393	.776	2	1.01	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.22	1B
18	18	136	Sep 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.384	.385	.768	2	1.15	0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.13	1B
19	19	137	Sep 9	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	6	6	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.324	.392	.394	.787	2						1B
20	20	138	Sep 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.393	.387	.780	2	.80	0.081	.00	0.00%	0.47	1B
21	21	139	Sep 11	CHW	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.416	.397	.813	2	1.39	0.221	.00	0.00%	1.26	1B
22	22	140	Sep 13	CHW	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.329	.409	.390	.799	2	1.18	0.074	.00	0.00%	1.06	1B
23	23	141	Sep 14	CHW	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.388	.368	.756	2	1.21	-0.168	.00	0.00%	-1.42	1B
24	24	142	Sep 15	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.330	.402	.396	.798	2	1.04	0.148	.00	0.00%	0.91	1B
25	25	143	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,7-1	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	3	2		0	0	0				0	1	.330	.411	.404	.815	2						1B
26	26	144	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.327	.405	.398	.803	2						1B
27	27	146 (1)	Sep 20	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	CG(12)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.308	.385	.375	.760	2	1.35	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.98	1B
28	28	147	Sep 21	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.377	.367	.744	2	1.37	-0.204	.00	0.00%	-1.63	1B
29	29	148	Sep 22	CHW		NYY	W,5-2	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.319	.394	.381	.774	2	.64	0.064	.00	0.00%	1.05	1B
30	30	149	Sep 23	CHW		WSH	W,8-3	GS-0	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.330	.403	.426	.829	2						1B
31	31	151 (1)	Sep 25	CHW		WSH	L,0-3	GS-8	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.345	.414	.437	.851	2	1.56	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.51	1B
32	32	154 (2)	Sep 29	CHW		PHA	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.418	.442	.860	9	4.73	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.34	PH
33	33	155	Sep 30	CHW		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.341	.409	.431	.840	2	.79	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.53	1B
							19-14		137	123	20	42	6	1	1	10	13	0	10	1	0		3		0	4	.341	.409	.431	.840		1.11	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-2.30

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