1920
Born October 2, 1920
Naugatuck, CT, USA
Spec Shea Notable
Spec Shea divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Yankees from 1947, then the Washington Senators through 1955.
He went 56 and 46 with a 3.80 earned run average, pitching 943 innings in 195 games. He struck out 361, completed 48 of his 118 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 195 games he batted .195, with 58 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 8 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1947.
He was born in Naugatuck, CT, USA on October 2, 1920, and died on July 19, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1947 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NYY | 27 | 56 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .196 |
| 1948 | NYY | 28 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .149 |
| 1949 | NYY | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1951 | NYY | 25 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .214 |
| 1952 | WSH | 22 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .238 |
| 1953 | WSH | 23 | 62 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .177 |
| 1954 | WSH | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .050 |
| 1955 | WSH | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| Career | — | 195 | 298 | 29 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 63 | 0 | .195 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NYY | 14 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 178.2 | 127 | 61 | 89 | 89 | 3.07 |
| 1948 | NYY | 9 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 155.2 | 117 | 59 | 87 | 71 | 3.41 |
| 1949 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 52.1 | 48 | 31 | 43 | 22 | 5.33 |
| 1951 | NYY | 5 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 95.2 | 112 | 46 | 50 | 38 | 4.33 |
| 1952 | WSH | 11 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 169.0 | 144 | 55 | 92 | 65 | 2.93 |
| 1953 | WSH | 12 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 164.2 | 151 | 72 | 75 | 38 | 3.94 |
| 1954 | WSH | 2 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 71.1 | 97 | 49 | 34 | 22 | 6.18 |
| 1955 | WSH | 2 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 56.1 | 53 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 3.99 |
| Career | — | 56 | 46 | 195 | 118 | 5 | 943.2 | 849 | 398 | 497 | 361 | 3.80 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died July 19, 2002
1947
Major-league debut: Spec Shea
Spec Shea made a major-league debut on April 19, 1947.
1955
Final major-league game: Spec Shea
Spec Shea played a final major-league game on August 27, 1955.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain