1918
Born April 25, 1918
Birthright, TX, USA
Tex Shirley Notable
Tex Shirley divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1941, then the St. Louis Browns through 1946.
He went 19 and 30 with a 4.25 earned run average, pitching 446.7 innings in 102 games. He struck out 168 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 128 games he batted .214, with 34 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Birthright, TX, USA on April 25, 1918, and died on November 7, 1993. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | PHA | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | SLB | 30 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .143 |
| 1945 | SLB | 43 | 70 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .286 |
| 1946 | SLB | 35 | 51 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .196 |
| Career | — | 128 | 159 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1 | .214 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.45 |
| 1942 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 35.2 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 5.30 |
| 1944 | SLB | 5 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 80.1 | 59 | 37 | 64 | 35 | 4.15 |
| 1945 | SLB | 8 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 183.2 | 191 | 74 | 93 | 77 | 3.63 |
| 1946 | SLB | 6 | 12 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 139.2 | 148 | 77 | 105 | 45 | 4.96 |
| Career | — | 19 | 30 | 102 | 54 | 2 | 446.2 | 443 | 211 | 290 | 168 | 4.25 |
On this day & linked events
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