Merv Shea

Merv Shea
Catcher
Born: September 5, 1900(1900-09-05) San Francisco, California
Died: January 27, 1953(1953-01-27) (aged 52) Sacramento, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1927 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 19, 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.220
Home runs	5
RBI	115
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1928-1929) Boston Red Sox (1933) St. Louis Browns (1933) Chicago White Sox (1934-1937) Brooklyn Dodgers (1938) Detroit Tigers (1939) Philadelphia Phillies (1944)

Mervyn John Shea (September 5, 1900 in San Francisco, California – January 27, 1953 in Sacramento, California) was a catcher for the Detroit Tigers (1927–29 and 1939), Boston Red Sox (1933), St. Louis Browns (1933), Chicago White Sox (1934–37), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938) and Philadelphia Phillies (1944).

Shea was the oldest player in the National League in 1944.

In 11 seasons he played in 439 games and had 1,197 at bats, 105 runs, 263 hits, 39 doubles, 7 triples, 5 home runs, 115 RBI, 8 stolen bases, 189 walks, .220 batting average, .327 on-base percentage, .277 slugging percentage, 331 total bases and 13 sacrifice hits.

Played himself in the Jimmy Stewart movie, "The Stratton Story" (1949).

He died at the age of 52.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Shea, Mervyn John
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 5, 1900
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death	January 27, 1953
Place of death	Sacramento, California