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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 9	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 10	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 11	BAL	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	6 (1)	Apr 13	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	7	Apr 14	BAL	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	9 (1)	Apr 17 (2)	BAL	@	TOR	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
8	10	Apr 18	BAL		TEX	L,3-12	GS	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
9	12 (1)	Apr 20	BAL		TEX	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	13	Apr 21	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	15 (1)	Apr 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
12	16	Apr 25	BAL		TOR	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	17	Apr 26	BAL		TOR	W,11-5	GS	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF RF
14	18	Apr 27	BAL		TOR	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	19	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	22 (2)	May 3	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
17	23	May 4	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	24	May 6	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	25	May 7	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
20	26	May 9	BAL		KCR	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
21	29 (2)	May 12	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	30	May 13	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
23	34 (3)	May 17	BAL		OAK	W,8-2	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	35	May 18	BAL		OAK	W,13-4	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
25	36	May 20	BAL		CAL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	37	May 21	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	38	May 22	BAL		CAL	W,6-3	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
28	39	May 23	BAL	@	SEA	W,7-5	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
29	41 (1)	May 25	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	42	May 26	BAL	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	43	May 28	BAL	@	OAK	W,9-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	45 (1)	May 30	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	47 (1)	Jun 1	BAL	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	48	Jun 3	BAL		SEA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
35	49	Jun 4	BAL		SEA	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	50	Jun 5	BAL		SEA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	51	Jun 6	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	52	Jun 7	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-5	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
39	53	Jun 8	BAL	@	NYY	W,18-9	GS	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF CF
40	54	Jun 9	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	55	Jun 10	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	56	Jun 11	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	57	Jun 12	BAL		NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	58	Jun 13	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	59	Jun 14	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	60	Jun 15	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	61	Jun 16	BAL		DET	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	62	Jun 17	BAL		DET	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	63	Jun 18	BAL		DET	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	64	Jun 19	BAL		DET	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	65	Jun 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,14-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	67 (1)	Jun 22	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	68	Jun 24	BAL	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	69	Jun 25	BAL	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	70	Jun 26	BAL	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
56	71	Jun 27	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
57	74 (2)	Jun 30	BAL		MIL	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	76 (1)	Jul 2	BAL		MIL	L,0-1	GF	15	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	77	Jul 3	BAL	@	MIN	L,7-11	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
60	78	Jul 4	BAL	@	MIN	W,12-7	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	79	Jul 5	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	81 (1)	Jul 7	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	82	Jul 8	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-4	GS	52	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
64	83	Jul 9	BAL	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	84	Jul 10	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	85	Jul 11	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
67	86	Jul 12	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	88 (1)	Jul 17	BAL		MIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	89	Jul 18	BAL		MIN	L,3-7	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
70	90	Jul 19	BAL		MIN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	91	Jul 20	BAL		MIN	W,8-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
72	93 (1)	Jul 22	BAL		KCR	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	94	Jul 23	BAL		KCR	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	95	Jul 24	BAL		CHW	W,12-6	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	96	Jul 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
76	98 (1)	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,11-3	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
77	99	Jul 28	BAL	@	TEX	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	100	Jul 29	BAL	@	TEX	L,5-6	GF	15	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	102 (1)	Aug 1	BAL	@	TOR	W,7-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	103	Aug 2	BAL	@	TOR	W,5-2	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	104	Aug 3	BAL	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	105	Aug 4	BAL	@	TOR	W,12-2	GF	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
83	106	Aug 5	BAL		TEX	W,9-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
84	107	Aug 6	BAL		TEX	L,11-13	GF	14	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
85	111 (3)	Aug 10	BAL		CLE	L,3-6	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	115 (3)	Aug 14	BAL	@	CLE	W,12-2	GF	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
87	116	Aug 15	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	118 (1)	Aug 17	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-11	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	119	Aug 19	BAL		OAK	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	120	Aug 22	BAL		CAL	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
91	121	Aug 23	BAL		CAL	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
92	125 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	BAL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	126	Aug 28 (2)	BAL	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	127	Aug 29 (1)	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
95	129 (1)	Aug 30	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	130	Aug 31	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	131	Sep 1	BAL	@	CAL	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
98	132	Sep 2	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	133	Sep 3	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	136 (2)	Sep 7	BAL		SEA	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	137	Sep 8	BAL		BOS	L,3-9	CG	55	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	138	Sep 9	BAL		BOS	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
103	139	Sep 10	BAL		BOS	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
104	140	Sep 11	BAL		BOS	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	141	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
106	142	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	145 (2)	Sep 16	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
108	146	Sep 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
109	147	Sep 19	BAL		MIL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
110	148	Sep 20	BAL		MIL	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	149	Sep 21	BAL		MIL	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	151 (1)	Sep 23	BAL		NYY	L,3-5	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
113	153 (1)	Sep 25	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	155 (1)	Sep 27	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
115	156	Sep 28	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	157	Sep 29	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
117	158	Sep 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS	46	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF RF
118	159	Oct 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	160	Oct 3	BAL		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
120	161	Oct 4	BAL		DET	L,4-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	162	Oct 5	BAL		DET	L,3-6	GS	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
							135gm		861.1	224	5	5	234	2