John Shelby

Infobox MLB retired
name = John Shelby
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caption =John Shelby being honored at the 25th anniversary ceremony of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series Championship
position = Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1958|2|23
deathdate =
bats =Both
throws = Right
debutdate =September 15
debutyear =1981
debutteam =Baltimore Orioles
finaldate =August 11
finalyear =1991
finalteam =Detroit Tigers
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value =.239
stat2label =Home runs
stat2value =70
stat3label =Runs batted in
stat3value =313
teams =
*Baltimore Orioles (1981-1987)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (1987-1990)
*Detroit Tigers (1990-1991)
highlights =
*1983 World Series and 1988 World Series Championships

John T. Shelby (born February 23 1958 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981-1991.

Education

John Shelby is a 1976 graduate of Henry Clay High School in Lexington, KY, where he played baseball (shortstop) and basketball and was an all-area performer. After high school he played one year of baseball at Columbia State Community College in Tennessee.

Baseball Career

Over his 11-year career he played with three different teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1981-1987), Los Angeles Dodgers (1987-1990) and Detroit Tigers (1990-1991). Shelby was a member of two World Series-winning teams, the 1983 Orioles (1983) and the 1988 Dodgers.

His nickname was "T-bone" for his slight frame. After serving as a coach for the Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates, he is currently first base coach for the Orioles. [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-shelby1030,0,2732981.story?track=rss Topic Galleries - baltimoresun.com ] ]

Trivia

*When he was traded to the Dodgers in 1987, they were so desperate for a center fielder that he was rushed into uniform and into his first game. There was not even time to put his name on the back of his uniform. He played the entire game as the only member of the Dodgers without his name stitched on his uniform.
*Got a crucial walk off Dwight Gooden in Game 4 of the 1988 National League Championship Series in the top of the ninth inning, allowing Mike Scioscia to come up and hit a game-tying home run, paving the way for the game-winning home run by Kirk Gibson in the top of the twelfth inning.
*His son, John Shelby III, is currently in playing in Minor League Baseball for the Winston-Salem Warthogs, an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=s/shelbjo01