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Steve Shields
Stephen Mack Shields

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 230 lb.

Debut June 1, 1985
  vs. PIT 4.7 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER
Final Game June 19, 1989
Born November 30, 1958 in Gadsden, AL

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1985 26 ATL NL   1   2  23   6   0   0   3  0   68.0   86   46   39   9   32   29   1   6   311   6   0  5.16  3.81   74 1.735
 1986 27 TOT      0   0   9   0   0   0   4  0   21.3   16   13   12   5   11    8   0   1    88   1   0  5.06  4.06   80 1.266
         ATL NL   0   0   6   0   0   0   2  0   12.7   13   10   10   4    7    6   0   0    55   0   0  7.11  3.95   56 1.579
         KCR AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   2  0    8.7    3    3    2   1    4    2   0   1    33   1   0  2.08  4.23  204 0.808
 1987 28 SEA AL   2   0  20   0   0   0  10  3   30.0   43   25   22   7   12   22   0   3   144   1   0  6.60  4.74   72 1.833
 1988 29 NYY AL   5   5  39   0   0   0  13  0   82.3   96   44   40   8   30   55   2   3   362   4   1  4.37  3.98   91 1.530
 1989 30 MIN AL   0   1  11   0   0   0   2  0   17.3   28   18   15   3    6   12   0   2    86   1   0  7.79  4.16   53 1.962
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .500   8   8 102   6   0   0  32  3  219.0  269  146  128  32   91  126   3  15   991  13   1  5.26  4.05   77 1.644
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   5  64   3   0   0  20  1  137.7  169   91   80  20   57   79   1   9   623   8   0  5.26  4.05   77 1.644
 Career High      5   5  39   6   0   0  13  3   82.3   96   46   40   9   32   55   2   6   362   6   1  4.37  3.98   91 1.530

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 26 ATL NL  23   18    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   6  .111  .158  .111  -25    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1986 27 TOT      6    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL   6    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       29   19    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .105  .150  .105  -29    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        106    0   11   0  0   0    0   0  0   6  39  .105  .150  .105  -29   11   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     23   18    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   6                           2   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 26 ATL NL   19   16    0   0.0    99| .111  .266| .158  .334| .111  .396| .269  .730| -25  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1986 27 TOT       1    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .267| .000  .338| .000  .403| .000  .741|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         ATL NL    1    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .267| .000  .338| .000  .403| .000  .741|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        20   17    0   0.0    99| .105  .266| .150  .335| .105  .396| .255  .731| -29  .000  -3.4  -0.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 26 ATL NL P 23 6 6 1 0 .923 .952 0.52 0.68 1.59 1.92 6 68.0 1986 27 TOT P 9 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.44 0.67 1.68 1.89 0 21.4 ATL NL P 6 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.67 1.42 1.91 0 12.7 KCR AL P 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.67 2.07 1.86 0 8.7 1987 28 SEA AL P 20 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.30 0.67 1.80 1.83 0 30.0 1988 29 NYY AL P 39 9 8 1 2 .944 .960 0.44 0.67 1.86 1.78 0 82.3 1989 30 MIN AL P 11 0 3 0 1 1.000 .968 0.27 0.66 1.56 1.87 0 17.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 26 ATL NL P 23 6 6 1 0 .923 .952 0.52 0.68 1.59 1.92 6 68.0 1986 27 TOT P 9 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.44 0.67 1.68 1.89 0 21.4 ATL NL P 6 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.67 1.42 1.91 0 12.7 KCR AL P 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.67 2.07 1.86 0 8.7 1987 28 SEA AL P 20 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.30 0.67 1.80 1.83 0 30.0 1988 29 NYY AL P 39 9 8 1 2 .944 .960 0.44 0.67 1.86 1.78 0 82.3 1989 30 MIN AL P 11 0 3 0 1 1.000 .968 0.27 0.66 1.56 1.87 0 17.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 102 18 24 2 3 .955 .957 0.41 0.67 1.73 1.85 6 219.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 102 18 24 2 3 .955 .957 0.41 0.67 1.73 1.85 6 219
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Transactions 

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

October 20, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

October 26, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

September 23, 1986: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Darryl Motley.

December 10, 1986: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Scott Bankhead and Mike Kingery to the Seattle Mariners for Danny Tartabull and Rick Luecken.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

November 11, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

March 20, 1989: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Balvino Galvez.

October 3, 1989: Released by the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Minnesota Twins$125,000
Career (may be incomplete)$125,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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