Mule Shirley

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: May 24, 1901 in Snow Hill, NC us

Died: August 3, 1955 in Goldsboro, NC

Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, NC

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Debut: May 6, 1924 (Age 22-348d, 5,994th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 12, 1925 (Age 24-049d)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Ernest Raeford Shirley

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1924 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

100

.210

RBI

OBP

.240

SLG

.280

OPS

.520

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-13 / in Starts: 11-6
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 87 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	68 (29-25-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 87 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (28-18-10)

Most Driven In
O Bluege	4
G Goslin	4
R Peckinpaugh	3
D Prothro	2
M Ruel	2

Most Driven In By
W Matthews	2
E McNeely	2
B Harris	2
W Johnson	1
M Ruel	1
P Zahniser	1
S Rice	1
D Prothro	1

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	20 (19)	May 6	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
2	2	23 (2)	May 10	WSH		DET	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 1B
3	3	24	May 13	WSH		DET	W,6-3	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.96	0.015	1.85	0.02%	-0.06	1B
4	4	25	May 14	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	1.18	-0.014	2.49	-0.02%	-0.18	1B
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
5	5	43 (17)	Jun 7	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-3	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	4	1.56	-0.134	3.43	-0.18%	-1.08	PR 1B
6	6	46 (2)	Jun 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	5-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	5	1.81	0.220	3.24	0.24%	0.74	1B
7	7	47	Jun 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,12-1	CG	5	5	2	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.353	.588	.941	8	.52	0.055	.86	0.05%	2.21	1B
8	8	48	Jun 13	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.333	.333	.524	.857	8	.71	-0.007	1.37	-0.01%	0.17	1B
9	9	49	Jun 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.375	.375	.542	.917	8	.58	0.018	1.25	0.02%	1.68	1B
10	10	50	Jun 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.333	.333	.481	.815	8	1.08	-0.101	2.60	-0.15%	-0.99	1B
11	11	51	Jun 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.323	.433	.756	8	.78	-0.065	1.76	-0.09%	-0.45	1B
12	12	52	Jun 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,12-6	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.281	.324	.406	.730	8	.52	0.008	1.04	0.01%	0.08	1B
13	13	53	Jun 18	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.250	.289	.361	.651	8	1.80	-0.204	4.16	-0.28%	-1.69	1B
14	14	54	Jun 20	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-2	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.225	.262	.325	.587	8						1B
15	15	55	Jun 21	WSH	@	PHA	W,11-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				0	0	.205	.239	.295	.535	8						1B
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
16	16	116 (60)	Aug 16	WSH		DET	L,2-5	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.255	.311	.566	9	1.10	0.048	6.75	0.18%	0.40	PH
17	17	121 (4)	Aug 21	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.304	.554	5	.47	-0.014	2.57	-0.05%	-0.39	1B
18	18	127 (5)	Aug 27	WSH		SLB	L,6-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.245	.298	.543	9	.48	-0.013	3.97	-0.06%	-0.18	PH
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
19	19	133 (5)	Sep 1 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.260	.313	.573	9	6.79	0.463	65.55	2.68%	1.07	PH
20	20	134	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	W,12-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.255	.306	.561	5	.02	-0.001	.21	0.00%	-0.83	1B
21	21	135	Sep 6	WSH		BOS	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.208	.236	.283	.519	8	.23	-0.018	2.38	-0.11%	-1.09	1B
22	22	136	Sep 7	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.254	.298	.552	8	.57	0.033	6.00	0.21%	0.24	1B
23	23	137	Sep 8	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.270	.344	.614	8	.50	0.111	5.56	0.74%	1.64	1B
24	24	138	Sep 10 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.270	.344	.614	5						1B
25	25	139	Sep 10 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.284	.354	.637	8	.63	0.148	7.59	1.07%	2.12	1B
26	26	140	Sep 11	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.279	.348	.628	5	.04	-0.001	.47	-0.01%	-0.34	PR 1B
27	27	141	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.250	.282	.338	.620	8	.96	0.032	13.22	0.27%	0.27	1B
28	28	142	Sep 14	WSH	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.236	.267	.319	.586	8	1.54	-0.168	20.17	-1.32%	-1.84	1B
29	29	148 (5)	Sep 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,14-15	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.233	.263	.315	.578	9	4.31	0.169	71.24	1.68%	0.59	PH
30	30	156 (7)	Sep 30	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.263	.312	.574	5	.52	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.57	1B
							17-13		87	77	12	18	2	2	0	15	3	0	7	0	7		5		0	0	.234	.263	.312	.574		.95	0.528	5.88	4.90%	1.35

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