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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	BAL		KCR	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	3 (1)	Apr 9	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-8	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
3	4	Apr 10	BAL	@	CLE	W,13-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
4	5	Apr 12	BAL	@	CHW	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	6	Apr 14	BAL	@	CHW	L,11-12	GF	23	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	8 (1)	Apr 16 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	13 (4)	Apr 21	BAL		TEX	W,3-2	CG	49	14.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
8	14	Apr 22	BAL	@	CAL	L,5-6	GF	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
9	15	Apr 23	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	17 (1)	Apr 26	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
11	18	Apr 27	BAL	@	OAK	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	19	Apr 29	BAL	@	SEA	W,9-1	GF	23	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	22 (2)	May 3	BAL		CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	24 (1)	May 6	BAL		OAK	W,9-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
15	25	May 7	BAL		OAK	W,8-6	GF	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
16	26	May 8	BAL		OAK	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	28 (1)	May 10	BAL		SEA	W,13-2	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
18	29	May 11	BAL		SEA	W,1-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
19	30	May 13	BAL	@	TEX	W,8-1	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
20	31	May 14	BAL	@	TEX	W,14-11	GF	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
21	32	May 15	BAL	@	TEX	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
22	33	May 17 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,7-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
23	34	May 17 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	35	May 18	BAL		CHW	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	36	May 19	BAL	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	38 (1)	May 21	BAL	@	TOR	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	39	May 22	BAL	@	TOR	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	40	May 23	BAL		MIN	L,4-12	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	43 (2)	May 26	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
30	44	May 27	BAL	@	KCR	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	45	May 28	BAL	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
32	46	May 29	BAL	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	49 (2)	Jun 1	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	51 (1)	Jun 4	BAL		TOR	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	54 (2)	Jun 7	BAL		MIL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	55	Jun 8	BAL		MIL	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
37	56	Jun 9	BAL		MIL	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	57	Jun 10	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	58	Jun 11	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	59	Jun 12	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
41	60	Jun 13	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	61	Jun 15	BAL	@	MIL	W,11-8	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	62	Jun 16	BAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	GF	13	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
44	63	Jun 17	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	64	Jun 18	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	65	Jun 19	BAL		BOS	W,6-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
47	66	Jun 21	BAL		NYY	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	67	Jun 22	BAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	70 (2)	Jun 26	BAL		DET	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	71	Jun 27	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	42	10.2	1	1	0	2	1	CF
51	72	Jun 29	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
52	73	Jun 30	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	47	11.2	4	1	0	5	1	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	74	Jul 1	BAL	@	DET	W,9-5	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
54	75	Jul 2	BAL	@	DET	W,7-2	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
55	77 (1)	Jul 8	BAL		SEA	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
56	79 (1)	Jul 10	BAL		SEA	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
57	90 (10)	Jul 21	BAL	@	OAK	L,7-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
58	91	Jul 22	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	GF	17	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
59	92	Jul 23	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	93	Jul 24	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
61	94	Jul 25	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
62	95	Jul 26	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	96	Jul 27	BAL	@	CAL	W,10-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
64	97	Jul 29	BAL		TEX	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	99 (1)	Jul 31	BAL		TEX	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	100	Aug 2 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
67	101	Aug 2 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	103 (1)	Aug 4	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	105 (1)	Aug 6	BAL		CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	106	Aug 7	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
71	108 (1)	Aug 9	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	110 (1)	Aug 11	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
73	111	Aug 12	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
74	112	Aug 13	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	113	Aug 14	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
76	114	Aug 15	BAL	@	TEX	W,6-4	GF	21	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
77	116 (1)	Aug 17	BAL	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	118 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	BAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
79	119	Aug 20	BAL		KCR	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	120	Aug 21	BAL		KCR	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	124 (3)	Aug 26	BAL		MIN	W,9-0	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
82	125	Aug 27	BAL		MIN	W,5-3	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	126	Aug 28	BAL		MIN	W,11-4	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
84	127	Aug 29	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-2	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
85	128	Aug 30	BAL	@	KCR	W,12-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
86	129	Aug 31	BAL	@	TOR	W,10-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	131 (1)	Sep 2	BAL	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
88	132	Sep 3	BAL	@	MIN	W,13-0	GF	18	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH CF
89	133	Sep 4	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	134	Sep 5	BAL		BOS	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	136 (1)	Sep 7	BAL		BOS	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
92	137	Sep 9	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	138	Sep 10 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	GS	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
94	139	Sep 10 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
95	140	Sep 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	CF
96	141	Sep 13 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-4	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	142	Sep 13 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	143	Sep 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	144	Sep 15	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	145	Sep 16	BAL		MIL	W,8-1	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
101	146	Sep 17	BAL		MIL	W,5-4	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
102	147	Sep 18	BAL		MIL	W,10-9	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	148	Sep 19	BAL		MIL	W,8-7	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
104	149	Sep 20	BAL	@	DET	L,1-14	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	150	Sep 21 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,6-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	151	Sep 21 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	152	Sep 22	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	15	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	153	Sep 23	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH CF
109	155 (1)	Sep 25	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-1	GF	20	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH CF
110	156	Sep 27	BAL		DET	L,2-9	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	157	Sep 28	BAL		DET	L,5-9	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
112	158	Sep 29	BAL		DET	L,4-9	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
113	160 (1)	Sep 30 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	161	Oct 1	BAL		NYY	L,4-5	CG	50	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
115	162	Oct 2	BAL		NYY	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							115gm		671.1	201	10	4	215	3