Chick Shorten

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: April 19, 1892 in Scranton, PA us

Died: October 23, 1965 in Clarks Summit, PA

Buried: Abington Hills Cemetery, Clarks Summit, PA

Debut: September 22, 1915 (Age 23-156d, 4,444th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1924 (Age 32-158d)
vs. BSN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Charles Henry Shorten

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1916 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

1345

370

.275

159

RBI

138

OBP

.330

SLG

.349

OPS

.680

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-27 / in Starts: 16-5
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	47 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 123 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	62 (29-22-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 123 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (34-24-13)

Most Driven In
D Hoblitzell	3
T Walker	1
H Janvrin	1
E Scott	1
O Henriksen	1
D Lewis	0
S Agnew	0
H Hooper	0

Most Driven In By
D Lewis	4
L Gardner	2
J Barry	1
D Hoblitzell	1
J Walsh	1

1916 Batting Game Log

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1916 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	7	1	Apr 12	BOS		PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.98	0.079	2.43	0.12%	-0.18	LF
2	8	2	Apr 13	BOS		PHA	W,8-2	1-GF	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.333	.250	.583	5	.53	0.012	1.44	0.02%	-0.55	PH LF
3	9	3	Apr 15	BOS		PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.417	.462	.417	.878	5	1.73	0.330	4.93	0.57%	1.22	LF
4	10	4	Apr 17	BOS		WSH	W,5-1	CG(8)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.375	.412	.375	.787	5	.99	-0.007	3.22	-0.01%	-0.12	LF
5	11	5	Apr 18	BOS		WSH	L,2-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.333	.368	.333	.702	5						LF
6	12	6	Apr 19 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.318	.286	.604	5	1.30	-0.117	4.21	-0.23%	-0.98	LF
7	13	7	Apr 19 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.250	.280	.250	.530	5	.84	-0.065	2.57	-0.12%	-1.06	LF
8	14	8	Apr 20	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.310	.357	.667	5	.58	0.192	1.70	0.34%	2.28	LF
9	15	9	Apr 21	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.273	.313	.585	5	1.03	-0.085	3.29	-0.16%	-0.17	LF
10	16	10	Apr 22	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-6	3-GF	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.278	.297	.333	.631	1	.61	-0.014	1.89	-0.03%	0.04	PH LF
11	17	13 (2)	Apr 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-9	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.270	.289	.324	.614	9	.74	-0.018	2.62	-0.04%	-0.39	PH
12	18	14	Apr 28	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.263	.282	.316	.598	8	1.32	-0.032	4.43	-0.06%	-0.20	PH
13	19	15	Apr 29	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.256	.275	.308	.583	8						PH
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
14	20	16	May 1	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.256	.275	.308	.583	9						PR
15	21	17	May 2	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-7	0-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.268	.300	.568	1						LF
16	22	19 (1)	May 5	BOS		NYY	L,4-8	12-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.244	.262	.293	.555	9	3.72	-0.099	11.19	-0.18%	-0.29	PH
17	23	20	May 6	BOS		NYY	L,4-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.238	.256	.286	.542	9	.93	-0.022	2.51	-0.04%	-0.20	PH
18	24	28 (7)	May 19	BOS		SLB	L,1-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.233	.250	.279	.529	9						PH
19	25	30 (1)	May 22	BOS		DET	W,2-1	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.227	.244	.273	.517	9	3.78	-0.139	6.24	-0.14%	-0.71	PH
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
20	26	42 (11)	Jun 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-9	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.222	.239	.267	.506	9						PH
21	27	44 (1)	Jun 6	BOS	@	DET	L,0-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.217	.234	.261	.495	9						PH
22	28	48 (3)	Jun 13	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.217	.234	.261	.495	8						PR
23	29	54 (5)	Jun 20	BOS		NYY	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.217	.234	.261	.495	2						PR
24	30	60 (5)	Jun 26	BOS		PHA	L,5-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.213	.229	.255	.484	2						PH
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
25	31	107 (46)	Aug 12	BOS		WSH	W,2-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.208	.224	.250	.474	8	2.79	0.068	20.54	0.30%	-0.40	PH
26	32	109 (1)	Aug 15	BOS		WSH	W,1-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.204	.220	.245	.465	7						PH
27	33	110	Aug 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.204	.220	.245	.465	3						LF
28	34	113 (2)	Aug 18	BOS		CHW	L,6-11	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.220	.235	.260	.495	1	.07	0.003	.71	0.02%	0.36	RF
29	35	117 (3)	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	W,7-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.220	.250	.260	.510	8						PH
30	36	119 (1)	Aug 25	BOS		DET	L,1-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.235	.264	.275	.539	7						PH
31	37	120	Aug 26	BOS		DET	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.231	.259	.269	.528	9	3.31	-0.042	31.87	-0.24%	-0.16	PH
32	38	121	Aug 29 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.245	.273	.283	.556	2	1.26	0.035	12.52	0.21%	0.19	PH
33	39	122	Aug 29 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,2-8	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.286	.296	.582	7						PH
Sep/Oct		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
34	40	127 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.255	.281	.291	.572	7	.03	-0.001	.29	-0.01%	-0.29	PH
35	41	128	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.255	.293	.291	.584	5	1.39	0.074	13.64	0.43%	0.59	PH CF
36	42	129	Sep 5 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-5	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.246	.283	.281	.564	3	1.36	-0.061	12.84	-0.35%	-0.42	PH LF
37	43	133 (3)	Sep 8	BOS	@	WSH	T,0-0	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.286	.283	.569	3	1.33	-0.070	13.62	-0.43%	-0.43	CF
38	44	134	Sep 9 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.250	.284	.281	.565	3						CF
39	45	135	Sep 9 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	0-GF(10)	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.269	.300	.299	.599	8						CF
40	46	136	Sep 11	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.286	.324	.314	.639	3						CF
41	47	137	Sep 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.284	.321	.311	.631	3						CF
42	48	139 (1)	Sep 15	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-3	0-GF	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.299	.341	.325	.666	3						CF
43	49	141 (1)	Sep 17	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.295	.337	.321	.658	3	1.29	-0.034	17.50	-0.28%	-0.32	CF
44	50	143 (1)	Sep 19	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.293	.341	.329	.670	3	1.23	0.068	28.10	0.93%	-0.02	CF
45	51	144	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.287	.333	.322	.655	3	1.42	-0.274	32.26	-3.75%	-1.86	CF
46	52	146 (1)	Sep 22	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.330	.319	.649	3	.49	0.005	4.73	0.03%	0.23	CF
47	53	147	Sep 23	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.277	.320	.309	.629	3						CF
48	54	148	Sep 24	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-5	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.277	.327	.309	.635	3						CF
49	55	149	Sep 25	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.276	.324	.306	.630	3						CF
50	56	150	Sep 27	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.284	.330	.314	.644	3	.67	0.035	3.20	0.10%	0.59	CF
51	57	152 (1)	Sep 29	BOS		NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.292	.336	.330	.666	3	.31	-0.004	1.30	-0.01%	-0.40	CF
52	58	154 (1)	Oct 2	BOS		PHA	W,4-2	GS-0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.296	.345	.333	.678	3						CF
53	59	155	Oct 3 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.288	.342	.324	.666	3	1.47	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.31	CF RF
54	60	156	Oct 3 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,5-7	0-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.292	.344	.327	.672	3						CF
							26-27		123	113	15	33	2	1	0	10	9	0	9	0	1		1		1		.292	.344	.327	.672		1.07	-0.258	7.74	-3.01%	-3.94

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