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Mule Shirley
Ernest Raeford Shirley

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
School University of North Carolina

Debut May 6, 1924
Final Game July 12, 1925
Born May 24, 1901 in Snow Hill, NC
Died August 4, 1955 in Goldsboro, NC

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1924 23 WSH AL  30   77   12   18   2  2   0   16   0  0   3   7  .234  .263  .312   49   24   7           0    
 1925 24 WSH AL  14   23    2    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   7  .130  .167  .174  -13    4   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons       44  100   14   21   3  2   0   18   0  0   4  14  .210  .240  .280   35   28   7   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        368   52   77  11  7   0   66   0  0  15  52  .210  .240  .280   35  103  26   0   0   0   0
 Career High     30   77   12   18   2  2   0   16   0  0   3   7                          24   7   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1924 23 WSH AL   87   66    6   2.4   109| .234  .294| .263  .363| .312  .404| .575  .767|  49  .218  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1925 24 WSH AL   24   20    1   1.3   114| .130  .297| .167  .367| .174  .416| .341  .783| -13  .079  -4.0  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons       111   86    7   2.2   110| .210  .295| .240  .364| .280  .406| .520  .771|  35  .183 -10.3  -1.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1924 23 WSH AL 1B 25 176 14 3 17 .984 .989 7.60 10.17 1925 24 WSH AL 1B 9 49 3 0 4 1.000 .989 5.78 9.86
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1924 23 WSH AL 1B 25 176 14 3 17 .984 .989 7.60 10.17 1925 24 WSH AL 1B 9 49 3 0 4 1.000 .989 5.78 9.86
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total 1B 34 225 17 3 21 .988 .989 7.12 10.09 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 34 225 17 3 21 .988 .989 7.12 10.09
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1924   WS    WSH NYG     W   3   2   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

February 20, 1926: Sent by the Washington Senators to the Mobile (Southern Association) to complete an earlier deal made on 1926. The Washington Senators sent a player to be named later to the Mobile (Southern Association) for Dick Jones. The Washington Senators sent Mule Shirley (February 20, 1926) to the Mobile (Southern Association) to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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