Merv Shea Stats

Merv Shea was born on Wednesday, September 5, 1900, in San Francisco, California. Shea was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1927, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Merv Shea baseball stats page.
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Merv Shea
 
 
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Birth Name:   Mervyn John Shea
Nickname:   Merv
Born On:   09-05-1900
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Francisco, California
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-27-1953
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sacramento, California
Cemetery:   St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-23-1927 (Age 26)
Last Game:   08-19-1944
Draft:   Not Applicable
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1927 Tigers 34 85 5 15 6 3 0 0 9 7 - 15 2 - 0 - .176 .239 .318
1928 Tigers 39 85 8 20 2 3 0 0 9 9 - 11 2 - 1 - .235 .316 .329
1929 Tigers 50 162 23 47 6 0 3 0 24 19 - 18 1 - 0 - .290 .365 .383
1933 Red Sox 16 56 1 8 3 0 0 0 8 4 - 7 0 - 0 - .143 .200 .196
1933 Browns 94 279 26 73 11 1 1 0 27 43 - 26 3 - 0 - .262 .360 .319
1934 White Sox 62 176 8 28 3 0 0 0 5 24 - 19 2 - 0 - .159 .260 .176
1935 White Sox 46 122 8 28 2 0 0 0 13 30 - 9 2 - 0 - .230 .382 .246
1936 White Sox 14 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 - 5 1 - 0 - .125 .300 .125
1937 White Sox 25 71 7 15 1 0 0 0 5 15 - 10 0 - 0 - .211 .349 .225
1938 Dodgers 48 120 14 22 5 0 0 0 12 28 - 20 0 - 0 2 .183 .338 .225
1939 Tigers 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1944 Phillies 7 15 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 - 4 0 - 0 1 .267 .421 .467
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 439 1,197 105 263 39 7 5 0 115 189 - 145 13 - 1 3 .220 .327 .277
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1927 Tigers C 31 - - 117 3.8 111 94 17 6 1 3 - - .949 0.00 -
1928 Tigers C 30 - - 123 4.1 117 93 24 6 2 2 - - .951 0.00 -
1929 Tigers C 46 - - 196 4.3 189 157 32 7 4 2 - - .964 0.00 -
1933 Red Sox C 16 - - 59 3.7 59 48 11 0 2 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1933 Browns C 85 - - 390 4.6 388 328 60 2 15 3 - - .995 0.00 -
1934 White Sox C 60 - - 283 4.7 275 240 35 8 4 7 - - .972 0.00 -
1935 White Sox C 43 - - 193 4.5 191 161 30 2 2 2 - - .990 0.00 -
1936 White Sox C 14 - - 35 2.5 35 32 3 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1937 White Sox C 25 - - 116 4.6 112 91 21 4 1 0 - - .966 0.00 -
1938 Dodgers C 47 - - 172 3.7 168 149 19 4 2 0 - - .977 0.00 -
1939 Tigers C 4 - - 2 0.5 1 1 0 1 0 0 - - .500 0.00 -
1944 Phillies C 6 - - 21 3.5 20 18 2 1 0 1 - - .952 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 407 0 0 1,707 4.2 1,666 1,412 254 41 33 20 n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
11 Years 407 - - 1,707 4.2 1,666 1,412 254 41 33 20 n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1927 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.7 9.4 - - -
1928 Tigers 2 2 .500 - - n/a 0.0 7.7 9.4 - - -
1929 Tigers 2 1 .667 - - n/a 54.0 9.0 6.8 - - -
1933 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 7.0 - - -
1933 Browns 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 279.0 10.7 10.3 - - -
1934 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.3 35.2 - - -
1935 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 13.6 9.4 - - -
1936 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.8 12.0 - - -
1937 White Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 7.1 14.2 - - -
1938 Dodgers 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.0 10.0 - - -
1939 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1944 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 15.0 3.8 15.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 8 4 .667 - - n/a 239.4 8.3 10.4 - - -
Merv Shea

Merv Shea Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1927 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1933 Boston Red Sox 9 Undetermined - -
1933 St. Louis Browns 8 Undetermined - -
1934 Chicago White Sox 15 Undetermined - -
1935 Chicago White Sox 15 Undetermined - -
1936 Chicago White Sox 15 Undetermined - -
1937 Chicago White Sox 15 Undetermined - -
1938 Brooklyn Dodgers 26, 28 Undetermined - -
1939 Detroit Tigers 30 Undetermined - -
1944 Philadelphia Phillies 25 Undetermined - -




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