Earl Sheely
1921–1931 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,235G
.300AVG
.383OBP
.399SLG
More career statistics
1,340H
48HR
747RBI
33SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,471 | 4,470 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 31 | 44 |
| Batting · Doubles | 244 | 245 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,340 | 1,339 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 205 | 208 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,263 | 5,267 |
| Batting · RBI | 747 | 757 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 33 | 35 |
| Batting · Walks | 563 | 565 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,235 | 5,263 | 4,471 | 573 | 1,340 | 244 | 27 | 48 | 747 | 563 | 205 | 33 | 31 | 40 | 0 | 1,782 | .300 | .383 | .399 | .782 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1921-07-16 to 1921-08-06
35longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1921-09-09 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1926-05-21 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1921-09-09 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 613 | 2575 | 664 | 19 | 389 | 275 | 80 | .305 | .365 | .401 |
| Away | 622 | 2692 | 675 | 29 | 368 | 290 | 128 | .294 | .358 | .396 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 119 | 511 | 120 | 3 | 70 | 63 | 23 | .281 | .358 | .368 |
| May | 213 | 908 | 225 | 9 | 114 | 96 | 37 | .293 | .354 | .394 |
| June | 221 | 938 | 252 | 11 | 154 | 99 | 32 | .319 | .374 | .448 |
| July | 253 | 1089 | 268 | 9 | 161 | 123 | 41 | .291 | .359 | .370 |
| August | 216 | 917 | 229 | 9 | 115 | 88 | 41 | .289 | .346 | .381 |
| September | 196 | 830 | 224 | 7 | 131 | 85 | 31 | .315 | .372 | .423 |
| October | 17 | 74 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 3 | .350 | .432 | .417 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 144 | 625 | 156 | 2 | 81 | 59 | 24 | .288 | .344 | .366 |
| st-louis-browns | 141 | 613 | 161 | 5 | 72 | 65 | 24 | .311 | .369 | .410 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 136 | 589 | 150 | 12 | 90 | 76 | 28 | .303 | .384 | .438 |
| detroit-tigers | 135 | 597 | 155 | 8 | 99 | 69 | 29 | .311 | .375 | .446 |
| new-york-yankees | 132 | 562 | 126 | 6 | 76 | 68 | 21 | .270 | .345 | .362 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 131 | 551 | 141 | 4 | 76 | 60 | 17 | .304 | .365 | .405 |
| boston-red-sox | 130 | 560 | 162 | 4 | 96 | 59 | 19 | .348 | .395 | .468 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 45 | 193 | 46 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 5 | .280 | .337 | .348 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 |  Chicago White Sox | 154 | 564 | 171 | 11 | 96 | 4 | .303 | – | – |
| 1922 | Chicago White Sox | 149 | 526 | 167 | 6 | 82 | 4 | .317 | – | – |
| 1923 | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 571 | 169 | 4 | 93 | 6 | .296 | – | – |
| 1924 | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 531 | 170 | 3 | 104 | 7 | .320 | – | – |
| 1925 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 601 | 189 | 9 | 116 | 3 | .314 | – | – |
| 1926 | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 526 | 158 | 6 | 84 | 4 | .300 | – | – |
| 1927 | Chicago White Sox | 45 | 129 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .209 | – | – |
| 1929 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 139 | 485 | 142 | 6 | 89 | 6 | .293 | – | – |
| 1931 |  Boston Braves | 147 | 537 | 146 | 1 | 78 | – | .272 | – | – |