Spec Shea

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: October 2, 1920 in Naugatuck, CT us

Died: July 19, 2002 in New Haven, CT

Buried: St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck, CT

Debut: April 19, 1947 (Age 26-199d, 7,970th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 27, 1955 (Age 34-329d)
vs. CHW 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Francis Joseph Shea

Nicknames: The Naugatuck Nugget

Career

7.0

3.80

195

118

943.2

361

1.426

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1940	19	NYY-min	C	11	4	.733	3.94	20						137.0	122	78	60		82									1.489	8.0		5.4			AMS CAML
1941	20	NYY-min	B	16	10	.615	3.17	28						199.0	155	73	70		92									1.241	7.0		4.2			NFK PIED
1942	21	NYY-min	AA	5	8	.385	3.15	27	14	9	4	0		100.0	76	38	35		75		89	0	0	8				1.510	6.8		6.8	8.0	1.19	KCY AA
1947	26	NYY	AL	14	5	.737	3.07	27	23	3	13	3	1	178.2	127	63	61	10	89	1	89	4	0	0	734	115	3.79	1.209	*6.4*	0.5	4.5	4.5	1.00	AS,MVP-14,RoY-3
1948	27	NYY	AL	9	10	.474	3.41	28	22	4	8	3	1	155.2	117	66	59	10	87	2	71	2	1	1	663	120	4.30	1.310	*6.8*	0.6	5.0	4.1	0.82
1949	28	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	5.33	20	3	10	0	0	1	52.1	48	36	31	5	43	0	22	0	0	1	239	76	5.38	1.739	8.3	0.9	7.4	3.8	0.51

1950	29	NYY-min	AAA	6	11	.353	6.28	27	19		4	0		116.0	132	96	81		65		58	0	1	5				1.698	10.2		5.0	4.5	0.89	KCY AA
1951	30	NYY	AL	5	5	.500	4.33	25	11	7	2	2	0	95.2	112	59	46	11	50	0	38	4	0	1	431	89	4.87	1.693	10.5	1.0	4.7	3.6	0.76
1952	31	WSH	AL	11	7	.611	2.93	22	21	1	12	2	0	169.0	144	62	55	6	92	2	65	2	0	4	723	122	3.75	1.396	7.7	0.3	4.9	3.5	0.71
1953	32	WSH	AL	12	7	.632	3.94	23	23	0	11	1	0	164.2	151	82	72	11	75	0	38	4	1	3	706	99	4.44	1.372	8.3	0.6	4.1	2.1	0.51
1954	33	WSH	AL	2	9	.182	6.18	23	11	9	1	0	0	71.1	97	54	49	9	34	4	22	2	0	3	334	58	4.94	1.836	12.2	1.1	4.3	2.8	0.65
1955	34	WSH	AL	2	2	.500	3.99	27	4	16	1	1	2	56.1	53	31	25	4	27	0	16	1	0	2	246	99	4.21	1.420	8.5	0.6	4.3	2.6	0.59
8 Yrs				56	46	.549	3.80	195	118	50	48	12	5	943.2	849	453	398	66	497	9	361	19	2	15	4076	100	4.29	1.426	8.1	0.6	4.7	3.4	0.73
162 Game Avg.				12	10	.549	3.80	42	26	11	10	3	1	205	184	98	86	14	108	2	78	4	0	3	886	100	4.29	1.426	8.1	0.6	4.7	3.4	0.73

WSH (4 yrs)				27	25	.519	3.92	95	59	26	25	4	2	461.1	445	229	201	30	228	6	141	9	1	12	2009	95	4.24	1.459	8.7	0.6	4.4	2.8	0.62
NYY (4 yrs)				29	21	.580	3.68	100	59	24	23	8	3	482.1	404	224	197	36	269	3	220	10	1	3	2067	104	4.34	1.395	7.5	0.7	5.0	4.1	0.82