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Bob Shirley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: June 25, 1954 in Cushing, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 38th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Putnam City HS (Oklahoma City, OK), the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) and the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (8th) of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

High School: Putnam City HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: April 10, 1977 (Age 22-289d, 13,857th in major league history)
vs. CIN 8.2 IP, 4 H, 11 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: June 21, 1987 (Age 32-361d)
vs. CAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Tony Attanasio

Full Name: Robert Charles Shirley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.7

ERA

3.82

434

162

1432.0

790

WHIP

1.379

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 5	NYY	@	KCR	L,4-15		14	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (5)	Apr 13	NYY		CHW	L,3-5		21	4.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
3	14 (4)	Apr 22	NYY		TEX	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (3)	Apr 27	NYY		MIL	L,0-12		17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	19	Apr 28	NYY		MIL	L,0-8	GF	21	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	28 (8)	May 9	NYY		CLE	W,11-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	32 (3)	May 13	NYY		SEA	W,7-0	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	36 (3)	May 18	NYY		CAL	L,3-4		11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	37	May 19	NYY		CAL	L,0-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	44 (6)	May 27	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	45	May 28	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	46	May 29	NYY	@	CAL	L,5-6		14	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (2)	Jun 2	NYY	@	TOR	L,8-9		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	50	Jun 3	NYY	@	TOR	W,15-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	53 (2)	Jun 6	NYY		BOS	L,3-5		6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	56 (2)	Jun 10	NYY		TOR	W,5-3		2	0.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
17	57	Jun 11	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-9	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	61 (3)	Jun 15	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
19	66 (4)	Jun 20	NYY	@	DET	L,6-9	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	71 (4)	Jun 26	NYY		DET	L,7-9		23	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	75 (3)	Jul 1	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-8	GS	30	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	80 (4)	Jul 6	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-9	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	88 (7)	Jul 16	NYY		TEX	W,9-8		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	89	Jul 17	NYY		TEX	L,4-10		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	95 (5)	Jul 23	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-6		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	100 (4)	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	106 (5)	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	109 (2)	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	111 (1)	Aug 8	NYY		CHW	L,4-5		17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	115 (3)	Aug 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	125 (9)	Aug 21	NYY		CAL	W,8-2	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	128 (2)	Aug 25	NYY	@	SEA	W,14-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	131 (2)	Aug 28	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	133 (1)	Aug 31	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	137 (3)	Sep 4	NYY		TOR	L,4-6		17	5.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
36	140 (2)	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	152 (11)	Sep 21	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	153	Sep 22	NYY	@	DET	L,0-6		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	155 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	157 (1)	Sep 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-5		10	3.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
41	159 (1)	Sep 27	NYY		DET	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							41gm		114.1	6	16	1	23	4