Bob Shirley
[edit] Biography
Born on June 25, 1954 in Cushing, Oklahoma, Bob Shirley (Robert Charles Shirley) played for the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 11 year career. Shirley broke into the bigs on April 10, 1977 with the San Diego Padres, and put up a 3.70 ERA in 214 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Bob Shirley's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1977, when he posted a 3.70 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 146 batters. However, others believe that it was 1978, when he posted a 3.69 ERA and struck out 102 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 39
| 35
| 12
| 18
| 3.70
| 146
| 107
| 88
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 215
| 22
| 100
| 14
| 5
| 4
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 50
| 20
| 8
| 11
| 3.69
| 102
| 75
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 166
| 164
| 10
| 61
| 11
| 3
| 3
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| 49
| 25
| 8
| 16
| 3.38
| 117
| 89
| 77
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 205
| 196
| 15
| 59
| 8
| 0
| 6
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 59
| 12
| 11
| 12
| 3.55
| 67
| 58
| 54
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 137
| 143
| 12
| 54
| 15
| 1
| 0
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 28
| 11
| 6
| 4
| 4.08
| 36
| 42
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 79.1
| 78
| 6
| 34
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| 41
| 20
| 8
| 13
| 3.60
| 89
| 74
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 152.2
| 138
| 17
| 73
| 13
| 1
| 3
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 25
| 17
| 5
| 8
| 5.08
| 53
| 71
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 108
| 122
| 10
| 36
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 41
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 3.38
| 48
| 47
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 114.1
| 119
| 8
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 48
| 8
| 5
| 5
| 2.64
| 55
| 34
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 109
| 103
| 5
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 39
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 5.04
| 64
| 60
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 105.1
| 108
| 13
| 40
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4.50
| 12
| 20
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 36
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.73
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 10
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6.31
| 13
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41.1
| 46
| 9
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 266
| 123
| 53
| 74
| 3.62
| 557
| 445
| 384
| 12
| 1
| 13
| 954
| 934
| 82
| 381
| 64
| 11
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 168
| 39
| 14
| 20
| 4.22
| 233
| 244
| 224
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 478
| 498
| 45
| 162
| 8
| 4
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 434
| 162
| 67
| 94
| 3.82
| 790
| 689
| 608
| 16
| 2
| 18
| 1432
| 1432
| 127
| 543
| 72
| 15
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| SD
| N
| P
| 39
| 35
| 214
| 10
| 37
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 14
| 13
| .940
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| P
| 50
| 20
| 166
| 6
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 6
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| P
| 49
| 25
| 205
| 13
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 20
| 10
| .977
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| P
| 59
| 12
| 137
| 7
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 11
| 9
| .975
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| P
| 28
| 11
| 79.1
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| P
| 41
| 20
| 152.2
| 4
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 10
| 7
| .946
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| P
| 25
| 17
| 108
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 5
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| P
| 41
| 7
| 114.1
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 0
| .957
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| P
| 48
| 8
| 109
| 4
| 15
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .864
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| P
| 39
| 6
| 105.1
| 4
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| .960
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| P
| 12
| 1
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 7.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| P
| 15
| 1
| 41.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 434
| 162
| 1432
| 62
| 249
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 80
| 91
| 54
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 39
| 74
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .122
| .145
| .149
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 50
| 40
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .205
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| 49
| 55
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .138
| .109
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 59
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .033
| .121
| .033
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 28
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .136
| .136
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| 41
| 42
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .163
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 266
| 263
| 15
| 29
| 0
| 8
| .110
| .152
| .122
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 102
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 168
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 434
| 263
| 15
| 29
| 0
| 8
| .110
| .152
| .122
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 102
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 38th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1975).
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 1st round (8th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 7, 1976).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Rollie Fingers, Gene Tenace and a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Terry Kennedy, Steve Swisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman and Al Olmsted (December 8, 1980); St. Louis Cardinals received Bob Geren (December 10, 1980).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jose Brito and Jeff Lahti (April 1, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 10, 1982).
- Released by New York Yankees (December 20, 1986).
- Signed by New York Yankees (January 28, 1987).
- Released by New York Yankees (June 5, 1987).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (June 13, 1987).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (July 4, 1987).
- Signed by New York Yankees (July 31, 1987).
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