#0 Billy "Paul" Shears, Centerfield, 37 yrs, Cincinnati Reds
Saturday, 10/11/1951 |
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| Billy Shears
Paul
2/18/1914
37
Philadelphia, PA
6"0
180
Centerfield
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R
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Minimal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 350,000
1952
13 Year(s), 69 Days (2305 total Days)
0 Day(s)
17 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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10
5
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
CF : 7 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 5
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1936 | 24 | 96 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .208 | .290 | .271 | .561 | CIN |
| 1937 | 136 | 485 | 130 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 78 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 73 | 13 | .268 | .338 | .359 | .696 | CIN |
| 1938 | 89 | 335 | 81 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 7 | .242 | .305 | .355 | .660 | CIN PHI |
| 1939 | 145 | 551 | 146 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 64 | 81 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 75 | 19 | .265 | .322 | .405 | .726 | PHI |
| 1940 | 135 | 518 | 135 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 53 | 80 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 74 | 22 | .261 | .327 | .384 | .712 | PHI |
| 1941 | 147 | 524 | 129 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 60 | 64 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 24 | .246 | .301 | .347 | .648 | PHI |
| 1942 | 148 | 603 | 171 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 57 | 104 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 101 | 20 | .284 | .351 | .360 | .711 | PHI,NL |
| 1945 | 76 | 320 | 83 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 10 | .259 | .319 | .369 | .688 | PHI |
| 1946 | 139 | 520 | 129 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 80 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 74 | 28 | .248 | .312 | .337 | .648 | PHI |
| 1947 | 120 | 407 | 107 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 63 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 39 | 14 | .263 | .318 | .383 | .702 | PHI |
| 1948 | 93 | 264 | 77 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 14 | .292 | .345 | .409 | .754 | PHI |
| 1949 | 97 | 295 | 88 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 14 | .298 | .336 | .373 | .709 | PHI |
| 1950 | 34 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .174 | .244 | .232 | .475 | PHI |
| Total | 1383 | 4987 | 1308 | 222 | 115 | 21 | 540 | 768 | 339 | 122 | 29 | 261 | 670 | 188 | .262 | .323 | .366 | .689 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1936, AAA | 51 | 197 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 2 | .264 | .340 | .371 | .711 |
| 1950, AAA | 23 | 68 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .353 | .421 | .412 | .833 |
| 1951, AAA | 102 | 412 | 99 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 58 | 34 | 36 | 21 | 5 | .240 | .312 | .323 | .635 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1948 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Injured on 4/16/1936 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 6 weeks...
Injured on 7/4/1936 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 4 weeks...
Had first career hit on 9/1/1936, off Ty Cybulski (PHI)...
Injured on 4/24/1937 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Hit first career homerun on 8/29/1937, off Hurley Hazel (NY1)...
Won ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in 1937, hitting .268 with 1 HR, 73 RBI...
Traded from Cincinnati to Philadelphia (N) on 3/1/1938 (Going to PHI: P Dick Laymon, P Coolie Wilson, C Mo Love, CF Billy Shears, 2B Beaumont Peoples. Going to CIN: C Bill Wade, C Manny Beamon,
2B Toby Shaftoe, 2B Edward Vedder)...
Injured on 3/15/1938 with a Bruised Wrist, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 6/18/1940 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Hit for the cycle against New York (N) on 9/27/1940...
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Chicago (N) on 7/19/1942...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Centerfield in 1942...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1945, hitting .516 with 0 HR, 2 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Centerfield in 1946...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 5/18/1947...
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (N) on 4/30/1948...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 8/7/1948...
Released by Philadelphia (N) on 7/16/1950...
Injured on 8/28/1951 with a Bruised Hand, out for 5 days...
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Hits
1942 - 171 - 8th
| Triples
1939 - 19 - 3rd
1940 - 14 - 5th
1941 - 14 - 2nd
1942 - 12 - 3rd
1946 - 10 - 6th
1947 - 12 - 6th
| Runs
1942 - 104 - 3rd
| SB
1937 - 73 - 1st
1938 - 38 - 1st
1939 - 75 - 1st
1940 - 74 - 1st
1941 - 72 - 3rd
1942 - 101 - 2nd
1945 - 51 - 8th
1946 - 74 - 5th
1947 - 39 - 8th
1948 - 35 - 10th
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