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Don Newcombe League
9-12-2162
John Shea Left Field
Retired (1972, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .772 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 1811 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 05-23-1934
HR 193 Drafted Round 3, Pick 33
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(91 games)
RBI 875
SB 164
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1953 KC
3
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.500
.250
.250
.000
.250
1956 BRO
114
404
48
96
18
1
8
54
37
 75 1 6
8
 3 9
.646
.299
.347
.109
.238
1957 BRO
139
488
76
121
17
8
16
62
43
 81 2 5
9
 2 10
.722
.309
.414
.166
.248
1958 WAS
135
578
77
147
18
3
13
65
54
 102 2 3
14
 5 7
.682
.319
.363
.109
.254
1959 WAS
112
472
89
141
22
5
12
55
56
 69 2 2
15
 6 2
.817
.374
.443
.144
.299
1960 WAS
135
591
90
187
27
9
15
75
58
 87 2 4
18
 5 3
.846
.377
.469
.152
.316
1961 WAS-KC
119
477
78
130
14
13
17
65
50
 72 1 1
6
 5 7
.805
.342
.463
.191
.273
1962 KC
135
474
80
149
23
7
15
72
45
 67 3 6
16
 3 5
.860
.373
.487
.173
.314
1963 KC
144
448
62
131
26
7
9
51
35
 67 0 1
13
 5 1
.785
.343
.442
.150
.292
1964 KC
141
363
45
89
17
2
12
43
31
 56 4 2
10
 4 1
.712
.310
.402
.157
.245
1965 KC
112
335
50
102
6
7
15
55
36
 48 2 2
9
 1 5
.872
.373
.499
.194
.304
1966 KC
143
465
63
124
23
2
17
73
45
 72 1 1
5
 4 4
.766
.332
.434
.168
.267
1967 KC
153
257
36
69
11
3
5
30
42
 49 3 1
7
 3 5
.769
.376
.393
.125
.268
1968 KC
154
244
34
58
9
3
8
32
28
 42 0 1
8
 1 1
.713
.315
.398
.160
.238
1969 KC-STL
106
183
28
47
9
1
10
35
13
 29 1 0
5
 2 2
.791
.310
.481
.224
.257
1970 STL
94
249
42
79
11
4
7
37
29
 42 1 0
10
 4 8
.869
.391
.478
.161
.317
1971 STL
116
374
50
97
11
1
12
54
38
 62 3 2
9
 4 5
.721
.331
.390
.131
.259
1972 STL-KC-PHI
49
150
19
43
10
1
2
17
13
 30 2 1
2
 3 1
.756
.349
.407
.120
.287
Total
2104
6556
967
1811
272
77
193
875
653
 1051 30 38
164
 60 76
.772
.343
.430
.153
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01John Shea has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1972-09-12The Philadelphia Pythians have waived John Shea.
1972-09-05The Philadelphia Pythians have designated John Shea for assignment.
1972-07-23The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted John Shea to the major league team.
1972-07-23The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired John Shea from the waiver wire.
1972-06-21The Kansas City Eggmen waive John Shea.
1972-06-05The Kansas City Eggmen have acquired John Shea from the waiver wire.
1972-05-29The St. Louis Stars have designated John Shea for assignment.
1972-05-05John Shea of the St. Louis Stars is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1971-06-17John Shea of the St. Louis Stars is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1969-07-09A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Eggmen and the St. Louis Stars. The St. Louis Stars receive Maxwell Edison, John Shea, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City Eggmen in exchange for Bob Satterfield, Taffey Lewis, C.J. Cregg.
1969-04-13The Kansas City Eggmen have re-claimed John Shea from the waiver wire.
1969-04-08The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Kevin Sample to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have designated John Shea for assignment.
1965-05-18John Shea of the Kansas City Eggmen is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1961-09-03John Shea of the Kansas City Eggmen is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1961-04-09A trade has been completed between the Washington Generals and the Kansas City Eggmen. The Kansas City Eggmen receive John Shea, Fernando Rolison, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1964 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Generals in exchange for Jon Tenney, Tommy Callahan.
1959-04-09John Shea of the Washington Generals is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1958-03-25A trade has been completed between the Washington Generals and the New York Pride. The New York Pride receive Scott Moore, Bob Jorgensen from the Washington Generals in exchange for Fernando Rolison, John Shea.
1957-04-23John Shea of the Brooklyn Howes is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1956-09-05John Shea of the Brooklyn Howes is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1956-04-06The Brooklyn Howes have promoted John Shea to the major league team. The Brooklyn Howes have promoted Fernando Rolison to the major league team. The Brooklyn Howes have designated Reggie Roxburgh for assignment. The Brooklyn Howes have designated Lino Gomez for assignment.
1955-04-01A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Eggmen and the Brooklyn Howes. The Brooklyn Howes receive John Shea, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1956 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Eggmen in exchange for Gail McClellan.
1953-04-08The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Kevin Thompson to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent John Shea to the minors.
1953-04-01The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted John Shea to the major leagues.