Spec Shea
|
|
|
Contents |
[edit] Biography
Born on October 2, 1920 in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Spec Shea (Francis Joseph Shea) played for the New York Yankees and Washington Senators over the course of his 8 year career. Shea broke into the bigs on April 19, 1947 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 3.07 ERA in 178.2 innings pitched in 1947, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Spec Shea's best season was 1947, when he posted a 3.07 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 89 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NY | A | 27 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3.07 | 89 | 63 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 178.2 | 127 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1948 | NY | A | 28 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3.41 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 155.2 | 117 | 10 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1949 | NY | A | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.33 | 22 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.1 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951 | NY | A | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4.33 | 38 | 59 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 95.2 | 112 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1952 | WAS | A | 22 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2.93 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 144 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1953 | WAS | A | 23 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3.94 | 38 | 82 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 164.2 | 151 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1954 | WAS | A | 23 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6.18 | 22 | 54 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | 97 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1955 | WAS | A | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.99 | 16 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56.1 | 53 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 195 | 118 | 56 | 46 | 3.80 | 361 | 453 | 398 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 943.2 | 849 | 66 | 497 | 0 | 15 | 19 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NY | A | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | NY | A | P | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 |
| 1949 | NY | A | P | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1951 | NY | A | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 |
| 1952 | WAS | A | P | 22 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | WAS | A | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | WAS | A | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1955 | WAS | A | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| Total | P | 195 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 125 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NY | A | 27 | 56 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .262 | .268 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | NY | A | 28 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .149 | .259 | .234 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | NY | A | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .357 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NY | A | 25 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .214 | .267 | .321 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | WAS | A | 22 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 10 | .238 | .262 | .270 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953 | WAS | A | 23 | 62 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | .177 | .203 | .226 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1954 | WAS | A | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .050 | .050 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | WAS | A | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 195 | 298 | 29 | 58 | 1 | 33 | .195 | .245 | .258 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 63 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1940).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Jackie Jensen, Jerry Snyder and Archie Wilson to Washington Senators in exchange for Irv Noren and Tom Upton (May 3, 1952).
- Released by Washington Senators (January 19, 1956).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
[edit] Picture Gallery
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories
Categories: Athletes | Baseball Players | Retired Athletes | Retired Baseball Players | Pitchers | Athletes with the Last Name Shea | Baseball Players with the Last Name Shea | Athletes with the First Name Spec | Baseball Players with the First Name Spec | Athletes Born in October | Baseball Players Born in October | Athletes Born on October 2 | Baseball Players Born on October 2 | Athletes Born in 1920 | Baseball Players Born in 1920 | Athletes Born in October 1920 | Baseball Players Born in October 1920 | Athletes Born on October 2, 1920 | Baseball Players Born on October 2, 1920 | Athletes Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut | Baseball Players Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut | Athletes Born in Connecticut | Baseball Players Born in Connecticut | New York Yankees Players | Washington Senators Players | 1947 New York Yankees Players | 1948 New York Yankees Players | 1949 New York Yankees Players | 1951 New York Yankees Players | 1952 Washington Senators Players | 1953 Washington Senators Players | 1954 Washington Senators Players | 1955 Washington Senators Players | Baseball Players who bat Right Handed | Baseball Players who throw Right Handed | Athletes Who Debuted in April | Baseball Players Who Debuted in April | Athletes Who Debuted on April 19 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on April 19 | Athletes Who Debuted in 1947 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in 1947 | Athletes Who Debuted in April 1947 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in April 1947 | Athletes Who Debuted on April 19, 1947 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on April 19, 1947 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in August | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in August | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on August 27 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on August 27 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in 1955 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in 1955 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in August 1955 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in August 1955 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on August 27, 1955 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on August 27, 1955 | Baseball Players Who Debuted with New York Yankees | Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Baseball Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Players with at least 100 Games | Pitchers with at least 50 Wins | Pitchers with at least 5 Shutouts | Pitchers with at least 10 Shutouts | Pitchers with at least 50 Home Runs Allowed | Pitchers with at least 25 Complete Games | Pitchers with at least 100 Walks | Pitchers with at least 200 Walks | Pitchers with at least 300 Walks | Pitchers with at least 400 Walks | Pitchers with at least 50 Games Started | Pitchers with at least 100 Games Started | Pitchers with at least 162 Innings Pitched | Pitchers with at least 250 Innings Pitched | Pitchers with at least 500 Innings Pitched | Pitchers with at least 100 Earned Runs Allowed | Pitchers with at least 200 Earned Runs Allowed | Pitchers with at least 100 Runs Allowed | Pitchers with at least 200 Runs Allowed | Pitchers with at least 500 Hits Allowed | Pitchers with at least 50 Games | Pitchers with at least 100 Games | Pitchers with at least 150 Games | Baseball Players Who Debuted at age 26




