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Chris Short

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: September 19, 1937 in Milford, DE us

Died: August 1, 1991 in Wilmington, DE

Buried: Union Cemetery, Georgetown, DE

School: Bordentown Military Institute (Bordentown, NJ)

Debut: April 19, 1959 (Age 21-212d, 11,631st in major league history)
vs. CIN 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1973 (Age 35-364d)
vs. CLE 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: J Christopher Short

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.7

135

132

ERA

3.43

501

308

2325.0

1629

WHIP

1.299

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-19 / in Starts: 10-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	25 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	39 (22-10-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (19-11-6)

Most Driven In
L Bowa	0
T McCarver	0
D Johnson	0
J Vukovich	0
Self	0

Most Driven In By
T Taylor	1
D Johnson	1
W MontaÃ±ez	1
Self	0

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	415	1	Apr 6	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.25	-0.066	1.96	-0.06%	-0.48	P
2	416	6 (4)	Apr 13	PHI		PIT	L,3-9	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	1.59	0.056	2.49	0.05%	0.57	P
3	417	11 (4)	Apr 20	PHI	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	1.02	-0.050	1.21	-0.04%	-0.47	P
4	418	15 (3)	Apr 25	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	1.23	-0.081	1.40	-0.06%	-0.79	P
5	419	19 (3)	Apr 30	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.231	.000	.231	9	1.44	-0.065	1.31	-0.04%	-0.67	P
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
6	420	23 (3)	May 4	PHI		STL	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.78	-0.109	1.47	-0.05%	-0.85	P
7	421	27 (3)	May 10	PHI		CHC	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.176	.000	.176	9	1.38	-0.071	.65	-0.02%	-0.60	P
8	422	31 (3)	May 15	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.45	-0.012	.11	0.00%	-0.10	P
9	423	35 (3)	May 19	PHI		NYM	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	9	.95	-0.051	.27	-0.01%	-0.26	P
10	424	39 (3)	May 23	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.227	.105	.333	9	.93	-0.005	.24	0.00%	-0.01	P
11	425	43 (3)	May 28	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-6	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.208	.095	.304	9	2.78	-0.133	.63	-0.02%	-1.10	P
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
12	426	49 (5)	Jun 4	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.214	.120	.334	9	1.03	-0.072	.09	0.00%	-0.66	P
13	427	53 (3)	Jun 8	PHI		LAD	L,2-4	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.241	.120	.361	9	1.48	0.014	.16	0.00%	0.02	P
14	428	71 (17)	Jun 26	PHI		PIT	L,9-11	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.258	.115	.373	9	.82	0.021	.07	0.00%	0.23	P
15	429	76 (4)	Jun 30	PHI		CIN	W,7-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.242	.107	.350	9	.67	-0.032	.01	0.00%	-0.28	P
Jul		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
16	430	81 (4)	Jul 4	PHI	@	MON	W,10-6	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.097	.222	.097	.319	9	1.11	0.163	.03	0.00%	0.58	P
17	431	86 (4)	Jul 9	PHI		MON	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.211	.091	.301	9	.93	-0.050	.01	0.00%	-0.41	P
18	432	91 (4)	Jul 16	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.205	.088	.293	9	.97	-0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.23	P
19	433	96 (4)	Jul 20	PHI	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.186	.079	.265	9	.45	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.88	P
20	434	101 (4)	Jul 25	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.178	.075	.253	9	1.04	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
21	435	106 (4)	Jul 30	PHI		STL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.174	.073	.247	9	1.00	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
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
22	436	108 (1)	Aug 1 susp	PHI		STL	L,6-9	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.073	.174	.073	.247	7						P
23	437	110 (1)	Aug 3	PHI		ATL	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.204	.093	.297	9	.87	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.56	P
24	438	115 (4)	Aug 8 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.200	.091	.291	9	.70	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
25	439	118 (2)	Aug 12	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.192	.087	.279	9	.69	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
26	440	124 (5)	Aug 20	PHI		LAD	L,5-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.085	.189	.085	.274	9	2.12	-0.124	.00	0.00%	-1.12	P
27	441	133 (8)	Aug 30	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	9	1.21	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
Sept		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
28	442	141 (7)	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	9						P
29	443	147 (5)	Sep 13	PHI	@	STL	W,6-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	9						P
30	444	148	Sep 14	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	9						P
31	445	156 (7)	Sep 22	PHI	@	MON	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	9						P
							12-19		61	48	4	4	0	0	0	0	6	0	18	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269		1.14	-0.821	.55	-0.24%	-7.98

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