Jim Shilling | |
Position: | Infielder |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 1914 5, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Death Place: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 21 |
Debutyear: | 1939 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 30 |
Finalyear: | 1939 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .282 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 16 |
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James Robert Shilling (May 14, 1914 – September 12, 1986) was a professional baseball infielder who played for the 1939 Cleveland Indians and 1939 Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5feet and 175lb, he threw and batted right-handed.
Shilling's minor league career spanned 1934 to 1948, with 1192 total games played for eight different teams; he did not play professionally for three seasons (1943–1945) during World War II.[1]
In 1939, Shilling's only season in the major leagues, he played in 31 games for the Cleveland Indians and 11 games for the Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as a second baseman.[2] He registered a .282 batting average with 16 RBIs and no home runs. Defensively, he committed 14 errors in 198 total chances for a .929 fielding percentage.[2]
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1914, Shilling served in the United States Navy during World War II.[3] He died in his hometown in 1986 and is buried there.[4]