John Shelby

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 23, 1958 in Lexington, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (20th) of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN).

School: Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN)

Debut: September 15, 1981 (Age 23-204d, 14,540th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 11, 1991 (Age 33-169d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John T. Shelby

Nicknames: T-Bone

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Relatives: Uncle of Josh Harrison

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

3090

739

.239

389

RBI

313

OBP

.281

SLG

.364

OPS

.645

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-7 / in Starts: 5-0
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 35 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	20 (12-4-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 35 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (10-7-3)

Most Driven In
R Dempsey	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
E Murray	2
K Singleton	2
L Sakata	1
Self	1
J Dwyer	1
T Crowley	0
A Bumbry	0

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	IBB	SO	SF	GDP	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	8	132 (131)	Sep 1	BAL	@	TOR	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0					1						PR CF
2	9	133	Sep 3	BAL		MIN	W,4-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.78	-0.020	1.46	-0.02%	-0.44	PH CF
3	10	136 (2)	Sep 6	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						CF
4	11	137	Sep 7	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						CF
5	12	138	Sep 8	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.03	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.49	CF
6	13	140 (1)	Sep 10	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	11-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.35	-0.009	.98	-0.02%	-0.10	CF
7	14	141	Sep 11	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-1	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.02	0.000	.06	0.00%	-0.29	PR CF
8	15	142	Sep 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			1	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.44	-0.084	8.86	-0.18%	-0.42	PR CF
9	16	143	Sep 13	BAL		NYY	W,8-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						PR CF
10	17	144	Sep 14 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	1	.94	0.013	4.03	0.03%	0.36	CF
11	18	145	Sep 14 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	.250	.250	.500	.750	8						CF
12	19	147 (1)	Sep 16	BAL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	1	.83	0.019	3.74	0.05%	0.41	CF
13	20	149 (1)	Sep 18	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	.333	.333	.500	.833	1						CF
14	21	150	Sep 19	BAL		CLE	W,4-2	CG(10)	6	6	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.389	.389	.500	.889	1	2.03	-0.127	8.54	-0.32%	-0.27	CF
15	22	151	Sep 20	BAL		DET	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0			0	.389	.389	.500	.889	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
16	23	152	Sep 21	BAL		DET	L,1-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.368	.474	.842	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	CF
17	24	154 (1)	Sep 24	BAL	@	MIL	L,6-15	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.350	.450	.800	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
18	25	155	Sep 25	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-2	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.429	.762	1	.06	-0.002	.30	-0.01%	-0.22	PR CF
19	26	156	Sep 26	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.346	.615	1	1.19	-0.140	9.39	-0.67%	-1.49	CF
20	27	157	Sep 28	BAL	@	DET	L,6-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.333	.593	1	1.03	-0.027	5.76	-0.09%	-0.10	CF
21	28	158	Sep 29	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0			0	.259	.259	.333	.593	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
22	29	159	Sep 30	BAL	@	DET	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	.259	.259	.333	.593	7						CF
23	30	160	Oct 1 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,8-3	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.393	.679	1	.04	0.002	.24	0.01%	0.42	CF
24	31	161	Oct 1 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,7-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.273	.455	.727	1	.32	-0.004	3.86	-0.03%	0.27	CF
25	32	162	Oct 2	BAL		MIL	W,11-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.471	.765	1	.01	0.001	.23	0.01%	1.06	CF
26	33	163	Oct 3	BAL		MIL	L,2-10	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.314	.486	.800	1	.01	0.001	.42	0.02%	0.38	PH
							19-7		35	35	8	11	3	1	2	0	5	0	0	1	.314	.314	.486	.800		.88	-0.378	4.64	-1.22%	-1.32

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