Merv Shea
1927–1944 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns
439G
.220AVG
.327OBP
.277SLG
263H
5HR
116RBI
8SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439 | 1,402 | 1,197 | 105 | 263 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 116 | 191 | 145 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 331 | .220 | .327 | .277 | .604 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1933-06-19 to 1933-06-27
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1929-08-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1933-07-27 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1933-05-30 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 211 | 679 | 130 | 1 | 59 | 93 | 72 | .225 | .328 | .285 |
| Away | 228 | 723 | 133 | 4 | 57 | 98 | 73 | .215 | .320 | .268 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 38 | 120 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | .144 | .192 | .180 |
| May | 56 | 170 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 26 | .218 | .312 | .320 |
| June | 90 | 308 | 80 | 2 | 29 | 38 | 30 | .300 | .383 | .352 |
| July | 89 | 316 | 59 | 1 | 24 | 52 | 33 | .223 | .351 | .261 |
| August | 109 | 319 | 44 | 1 | 32 | 44 | 28 | .161 | .276 | .223 |
| September | 56 | 165 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 14 | .227 | .352 | .273 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 62 | 189 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 22 | .219 | .296 | .254 |
| cleveland-guardians | 60 | 196 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 22 | .280 | .347 | .326 |
| boston-red-sox | 58 | 188 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 18 | .203 | .340 | .229 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 54 | 176 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 10 | .207 | .330 | .317 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 52 | 151 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 20 | .237 | .325 | .305 |
| chicago-white-sox | 35 | 117 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | .194 | .274 | .272 |
| st-louis-browns | 33 | 109 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | .194 | .312 | .258 |
| detroit-tigers | 30 | 109 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | .226 | .321 | .258 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  Detroit Tigers | 34 | 85 | 15 | – | 9 | – | .176 | – | – |
| 1928 | Detroit Tigers | 39 | 85 | 20 | – | 9 | 2 | .235 | – | – |
| 1929 | Detroit Tigers | 50 | 162 | 47 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .290 | – | – |
| 1933 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns | 110 | 335 | 81 | 1 | 35 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 1934 |  Chicago White Sox | 62 | 176 | 28 | – | 5 | – | .159 | – | – |
| 1935 | Chicago White Sox | 46 | 122 | 28 | – | 13 | – | .230 | – | – |
| 1936 | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 24 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1937 | Chicago White Sox | 25 | 71 | 15 | – | 5 | 1 | .211 | – | – |
| 1938 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 48 | 120 | 22 | – | 13 | 1 | .183 | – | – |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1944 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | .267 | – | – |