Jim Shilling

Jim Shilling
Infielder
Born: (1914-05-14)May 14, 1914
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died: September 12, 1986(1986-09-12) (aged 72)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1939, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1939, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.282
Home runs0
Runs batted in16
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James Robert Shilling (May 14, 1914 – September 12, 1986) was a professional baseball infielder who played for the 1939 Cleveland Indians and 1939 Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg), he threw and batted right-handed.

Biography

Shilling's minor league career spanned 1934 to 1948, with 1192 total games played for eight different teams; he did not play professionally for three seasons (1943–1945) during World War II.[1]

In 1939, Shilling's only season in the major leagues, he played in 31 games for the Cleveland Indians and 11 games for the Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as a second baseman.[2] He registered a .282 batting average with 16 RBIs and no home runs. Defensively, he committed 14 errors in 198 total chances for a .929 fielding percentage.[2]

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1914,[3] Shilling served in the United States Navy during World War II.[4] He died in his hometown in 1986 and is buried there.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jim Shilling Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Jim Shilling Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Jim Shilling". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Russell, Fred (May 22, 1946). "Sideline Sidelights: The New Shilling". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 10. Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

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