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	6-8 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	18 (7-9-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
S Rice	1
B Harris	1
G Goslin	0

Most Driven In By
O Bluege	1

1925 Batting Game Log

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1925 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	31	8 (7)	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	2.52	0.096	8.48	0.19%	0.40	PH
2	32	10 (1)	Apr 26	WSH		NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5	1.37	-0.148	5.01	-0.32%	-1.56	1B
3	33	11	Apr 27	WSH	@	BOS	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	1.49	0.057	4.85	0.11%	0.14	1B
4	34	12	Apr 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	5	.29	0.092	1.05	0.20%	-0.12	1B
May		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	35	16 (3)	May 5	WSH		BOS	L,4-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	.07	-0.002	.26	0.00%	-0.35	PH
6	36	18 (1)	May 8	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	5						1B
7	37	22 (3)	May 12	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	5						1B
8	38	26 (3)	May 16	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	5						1B
9	39	27	May 17	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	5	.92	-0.033	4.09	-0.09%	-0.30	1B
10	40	28	May 18	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.200	.350	5	.78	-0.101	3.42	-0.27%	-1.67	1B
11	41	32 (3)	May 23	WSH	@	DET	L,2-15	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	.13	-0.003	.52	-0.01%	-0.12	PH
12	42	36 (3)	May 28 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-11	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.136	.182	.318	9	1.12	-0.034	7.25	-0.13%	-0.49	PH
Jul		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
13	43	79 (42)	Jul 11	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-10	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	9	.21	-0.005	1.07	-0.02%	-0.53	PH
14	44	80	Jul 12	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	5						1B
							6-8		23	23	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0		1		0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304		.89	-0.081	3.48	-0.33%	-4.60

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