1943
Born November 18, 1943
Riverside, CA, USA
Jim Shellenback Notable
b. November 18, 1943 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1966–1967, 1969, Washington Senators 1969–1971, Texas Rangers 1972–1974, Minnesota Twins 1977
Jim Shellenback played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1966 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1977.
He went 16 and 30 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 454 innings in 165 games. He struck out 222 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 166 games he batted .135, with 14 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Riverside, CA, USA on November 18, 1943. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | PIT | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1969 | PIT/WSA | 38 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .179 |
| 1970 | WSA | 40 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .067 |
| 1971 | WSA | 40 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .167 |
| 1972 | TEX | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 1973 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | TEX | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | MIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 166 | 104 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .135 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1967 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23.1 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2.70 |
| 1969 | PIT/WSA | 4 | 7 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 101.1 | 101 | 44 | 52 | 57 | 3.91 |
| 1970 | WSA | 6 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 117.1 | 107 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 3.68 |
| 1971 | WSA | 3 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 120.0 | 123 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 3.52 |
| 1972 | TEX | 2 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 57.0 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 3.47 |
| 1973 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1974 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 5.84 |
| 1977 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7.94 |
| Career | — | 16 | 30 | 165 | 48 | 2 | 454.0 | 443 | 192 | 200 | 222 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Major-league debut: Jim Shellenback
Jim Shellenback made a major-league debut on September 15, 1966.
1977
Final major-league game: Jim Shellenback
Jim Shellenback played a final major-league game on September 21, 1977.
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