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David William Shean 5’11”, 175 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right |
Dave Shean turned 35 years old during the 1918 season and had his finest year of his career.
He attended Fordham University before he was signed by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1906. Shean was moved around regularly: minor league Montreal in 1907, the Philadelphia Phillies in 1908, then traded to the Boston Braves in 1909. He played with the Cubs in 1911, was sent back to the Braves in 1912. In 1913, Shean began a four-year association with the International League Providence Grays as a player and manager. In 1914, he won the IL batting crown (.334) and was a teammate of Babe Ruth.
In 1917, Shean was the Cincinnati Reds’ regular second baseman and was traded to the Red Sox during spring training in 1918. During the off-seasons, he worked as a butcher in his family’s meat market in a Boston suburb.
Batting Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH HBP 1906 22 PHA AL 22 75 7 16 3 2 0 3 6 5 .213 .280 .307 23 2 2 1908 24 PHI NL 14 48 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 1 .146 .180 .187 9 3 1 1909 25 BSN NL 75 267 32 66 11 4 1 29 14 17 .247 .297 .330 88 14 2 PHI NL 36 112 14 26 2 2 0 4 3 14 .232 .323 .286 32 3 1 TOT NL 111 379 46 92 13 6 1 33 17 0 31 0 .243 .305 .317 120 17 3 1910 26 BSN NL 150 543 52 130 12 7 3 36 16 42 45 .239 .294 .304 165 17 0 1911 27 CHC NL 54 145 17 28 4 0 0 15 4 8 15 .193 .240 .221 32 7 1 1912 28 BSN NL 4 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 .417 .300 3 0 1 1917 33 CIN NL 131 442 36 93 9 5 2 35 10 22 39 .210 .249 .267 118 17 1 1918 34 BOS AL 115 425 58 112 16 3 0 34 11 40 25 .264 .331 .315 134 36 3 1919 35 BOS AL 29 100 4 14 0 0 0 8 1 5 7 .140 .189 .140 14 4 1 9 Seasons 630 2167 225 495 59 23 6 166 66 0 155 133 .228 .284 .285 618 103 13 Fielding Year Ag Tm Lg Pos G PO A E DP FP lgFP RnF lgRnF LF CF RF 1906 22 PHA AL 2B 22 41 58 2 5 .980 .954 4.50 5.19 1908 24 PHI NL SS 14 27 34 9 2 .871 .930 4.36 5.17 1909 25 BSN NL 2B 72 164 209 17 34 .956 .938 5.18 4.66 PHI NL 2B 14 24 31 1 3 .982 .938 3.93 4.66 1B 11 96 1 1 3 .990 .985 8.82 10.58 OF 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 .961 3.00 2.01 0 3 0 SS 1 3 3 0 0 1.000 .926 6.00 5.21 TOT NL 2B 86 188 240 18 37 .960 .938 4.98 4.66 1910 26 BSN NL 2B 148 408 493 44 92 .953 .952 6.09 5.05 1911 27 CHC NL 2B 23 43 64 6 5 .947 .952 4.65 5.03 SS 19 37 42 6 12 .929 .925 4.16 4.88 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .936 2.00 3.04 1912 28 BSN NL SS 4 2 9 1 2 .917 .931 2.75 4.93 1917 33 CIN NL 2B 131 332 412 30 69 .961 .956 5.68 4.96 1918 34 BOS AL 2B 115 241 341 20 38 .967 .958 5.06 5.31 1919 35 BOS AL 2B 29 70 85 3 18 .981 .961 5.34 5.19 Position Total 2B 554 1323 1693 123 264 .961 .953 5.44 5.03 SS 38 69 88 16 16 .908 .929 4.13 5.00 1B 11 96 1 1 3 .990 .990 8.82 10.55 OF 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.00 0 3 0 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 3.00 Overall Total 607 1497 1784 140 283 .959 .953 5.41 5.11 World Series Batting Year Tm Opp G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB 1918 BOS CHC 6 19 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 .211 .348 .263 1 Minor League Batting Year Team Lg POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB SB BA SLG 1906 Rutland, VT ?? 1907 Montreal EL 2B 115 384 33 89 13 2 1 109 10 .232 .284 1908 Williamsport TSL 2B 123 444 97 125 19 9 3 171 47 .282 .385 1912 Louisville* AA 1912 Providence IL SS 111 441 64 127 16 13 1 168 14 .288 .381 1913 Providence IL 2B 133 462 73 130 16 11 4 180 7 .280 .390 1914 Providence IL 2B 149 533 98 178 22 14 7 249 25 .334 .467 1915 Providence IL 2B 121 457 68 141 23 7 0 178 11 .309 .389 1916 Providence IL 2B 133 482 53 137 19 4 2 170 17 .284 .353 TOTALS 885 3203 486 927 128 60 18 1225 131 .289 .382 Manager: Providence, IL, 1915-16. * - Chicago Cubs sold Shean to Louisville in April 1912; Shean refused to report and was suspended; he was traded to Boston, who sent him to Providence. Minor Leagues: EL - Eastern League; TSL - Tri-State League; IL - International League; AA - American Association.
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