1954
Born June 25, 1954
Cushing, OK, USA
Bob Shirley Notable
b. June 25, 1954 · San Diego Padres 1977–1980, St. Louis Cardinals 1981, Cincinnati Reds 1982, New York Yankees 1983–1987, Kansas City Royals 1987
Bob Shirley played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1977 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1987. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1983 to 1987.
He went 67 and 94 with a 3.82 earned run average, pitching 1,432 innings in 434 games. He struck out 790 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 434 games he batted .110, with 29 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Cushing, OK, USA on June 25, 1954. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1985 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | SDP | 39 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | .122 |
| 1978 | SDP | 50 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .125 |
| 1979 | SDP | 49 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .091 |
| 1980 | SDP | 59 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .033 |
| 1981 | STL | 28 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .136 |
| 1982 | CIN | 41 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .143 |
| 1983 | NYY | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | NYY | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | NYY | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | NYY | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | KCR/NYY | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 434 | 263 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 102 | 0 | .110 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | SDP | 12 | 18 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 214.0 | 215 | 88 | 100 | 146 | 3.70 |
| 1978 | SDP | 8 | 11 | 50 | 20 | 5 | 166.0 | 164 | 68 | 61 | 102 | 3.69 |
| 1979 | SDP | 8 | 16 | 49 | 25 | 0 | 205.0 | 196 | 77 | 59 | 117 | 3.38 |
| 1980 | SDP | 11 | 12 | 59 | 12 | 7 | 137.0 | 143 | 54 | 54 | 67 | 3.55 |
| 1981 | STL | 6 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 79.1 | 78 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 4.08 |
| 1982 | CIN | 8 | 13 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 152.2 | 138 | 61 | 73 | 89 | 3.60 |
| 1983 | NYY | 5 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 108.0 | 122 | 61 | 36 | 53 | 5.08 |
| 1984 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 114.1 | 119 | 43 | 38 | 48 | 3.38 |
| 1985 | NYY | 5 | 5 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 109.0 | 103 | 32 | 26 | 55 | 2.64 |
| 1986 | NYY | 0 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 105.1 | 108 | 59 | 40 | 64 | 5.04 |
| 1987 | KCR/NYY | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 41.1 | 46 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 6.31 |
| Career | — | 67 | 94 | 434 | 162 | 18 | 1432.0 | 1432 | 608 | 543 | 790 | 3.82 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Bob Shirley
Bob Shirley made a major-league debut on April 10, 1977.
1987
Final major-league game: Bob Shirley
Bob Shirley played a final major-league game on June 21, 1987.
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