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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
John Shirley Relief Pitcher
Retired (1968, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.77 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 11-35 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
SV 6 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 05-24-1934
K 281 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(155 games)
IP 444.0
WHIP 1.72
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C- Velocity B+   Mentor Val C 
Speed C  Bunt D  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1956 DET
3
 12
20
20
1
1
0
 0
107.1
 140 94 90 5 48
64
1.75
7.55
1957 DET
2
 3
16
11
0
0
1
 0
69.1
 97 55 53 1 25
50
1.76
6.88
1958 DET
0
 3
5
5
0
0
0
 0
31.0
 49 31 30 0 10
24
1.90
8.71
1959 DET
0
 5
6
6
1
0
0
 0
37.1
 48 37 37 0 22
20
1.88
8.92
1961 DET
2
 1
4
2
1
0
0
 0
19.0
 20 12 12 1 8
14
1.47
5.68
1962 BOS
1
 5
38
0
0
0
0
 4
35.0
 38 19 18 0 18
25
1.60
4.63
1963 BOS
2
 3
45
0
0
0
0
 3
66.2
 74 43 40 1 35
38
1.64
5.40
1964 BOS
1
 3
43
0
0
0
5
 2
54.1
 61 41 38 0 35
31
1.77
6.29
1965 BOS
0
 0
18
0
0
0
0
 1
24.0
 25 18 16 1 10
15
1.46
6.00
2035
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
11
 35
195
44
3
1
6
 10
444.0
 552 350 334 9 211
281
1.72
6.77
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01John Shirley has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-04-01The Boston Red Socks have waived John Shirley.
1965-05-29The Boston Red Socks have promoted Jimmy Brewer to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have designated John Shirley for assignment.
1962-04-15The Boston Red Socks have acquired John Shirley from the waiver wire.
1962-04-15The Boston Red Socks have demoted Jose Lyons to the minor leagues.
1962-04-11The Detroit Red Hawks have designated John Shirley for assignment.
1961-09-22The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent Mike Ruszkowski to the minors.
1961-06-10The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted Dale Moon to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1961-05-09The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent Mike Ruszkowski to the minors.
1959-06-25The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted Billy Sharp to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1959-05-22The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent Dave Guzman to the minors.
1959-04-25The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted Dave Guzman to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1959-04-23The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent Dave Guzman to the minors.
1958-05-25The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted Billy Sharp to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1958-04-25The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent Jim Hiller to the minors.
1958-04-01The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted Paul Gremminger to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1957-09-14The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team.
1957-07-22The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted Tracy Byrnes to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1957-06-21The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Sutton to the minors.
1957-06-20The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1957-06-10The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have designated Ted Wilks for assignment.
1957-05-23The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Sutton to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1957-04-18The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent Red Ott to the minors.
1956-09-26The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Towne to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1956-09-20The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team.
1956-09-01The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted Red Ott to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have sent John Shirley to the minors.
1956-05-23The Detroit Red Hawks have promoted John Shirley to the major league team. The Detroit Red Hawks have designated Ted Wilks for assignment.