- Earl Sheely
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=silver
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=white
name=Earl Sheely
position=First baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 14
debutyear=1921
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=1931
finalteam=Boston Braves
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.300
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1340
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=747
teams=
*Chicago White Sox (by|1921-by|1927)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1929)
*Boston Braves (by|1931)
highlights=Earl Homer Sheely (
February 12 ,1893 -September 16 ,1952 ) born inBushnell, Illinois was aFirst Baseman for theChicago White Sox (1921-27),Pittsburgh Pirates (1929) and Boston Braves (1931).He finished 6th in voting for the 1925 American League MVP for playing in 153 Games and having 600 At Bats, 93 Runs, 189 Hits, 43 Doubles, 3 Triples, 9 Home Runs, 111 RBI, 3 Stolen Bases, 68 Walks, .315 Batting Average, .389 On-base percentage, .442 Slugging Percentage, 265 Total Bases and 26 Sacrifice Hits.
He currently ranks 92nd on the MLB Career Sacrifice Hits List (189).
In 9 seasons he played in 1,234 Games and had 4,471 At Bats, 572 Runs, 1,340 Hits, 244 Doubles, 27 Triples, 48 Home Runs, 747 RBI, 33 Stolen Bases, 563 Walks, .300 Batting Average, .383 On-base percentage, .399 Slugging Percentage, 1,782 Total Bases and 189 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in
Seattle, Washington at the age of 59.Fact
*His son,
Bud Sheely , was acatcher for the White Sox from 1951-53.ee also
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Chicago White Sox all-time roster ources
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