Art Shires
1928–1932 · bats L / throws R · ALS, ASG, Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, KLK, Washington Senators (1901-60)
290G
.291AVG
.344OBP
.394SLG
287H
11HR
118RBI
8SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290 | 1,090 | 987 | 118 | 287 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 118 | 81 | 63 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 389 | .291 | .344 | .394 | .738 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1929-07-02 to 1929-07-20
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1932-07-02 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1929-07-21 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1928-08-20 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 148 | 537 | 136 | 2 | 50 | 43 | 28 | .282 | .333 | .362 |
| Away | 142 | 553 | 151 | 9 | 68 | 38 | 35 | .300 | .342 | .425 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 17 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | .261 | .333 | .304 |
| May | 48 | 179 | 42 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 14 | .261 | .296 | .391 |
| June | 67 | 264 | 68 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 10 | .282 | .326 | .382 |
| July | 75 | 282 | 75 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 15 | .296 | .344 | .399 |
| August | 40 | 148 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | .257 | .297 | .343 |
| September | 43 | 163 | 54 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | .370 | .429 | .486 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 38 | 151 | 43 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 7 | .331 | .384 | .431 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 33 | 122 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | .281 | .320 | .360 |
| boston-red-sox | 29 | 109 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | .337 | .376 | .439 |
| st-louis-browns | 29 | 99 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | .264 | .323 | .440 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 28 | 114 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .308 | .333 | .404 |
| new-york-yankees | 24 | 80 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .329 | .350 | .408 |
| detroit-tigers | 21 | 68 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | .368 | .441 | .509 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 17 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | .242 | .311 | .348 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |  Chicago White Sox | 33 | 123 | 42 | 1 | 10 | – | .341 | – | – |
| 1929 | Chicago White Sox | 100 | 354 | 110 | 3 | 41 | 4 | .311 | – | – |
| 1930 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 75 | 212 | 64 | 2 | 37 | 3 | .302 | – | – |
| 1932 |  Boston Braves | 82 | 298 | 71 | 5 | 30 | 1 | .238 | – | – |