Tom Shopay
| Tom Shopay | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 21, 1945 Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 17, 1967, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1977, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .201 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 20 |
| Teams | |
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Thomas Michael Shopay (born February 21, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player. Shopay was a left-handed hitter who played outfielder for the New York Yankees (1967, 1969) and Baltimore Orioles (1971–72, 1975–77).
Professional career
Shopay attended Bristol Eastern High School in Bristol, CT.[1] He was attending Dean College in Franklin, MA when he was selected by the New York Yankees in the 34th round (624th overall) of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He was picked in the Rule 5 draft by the Baltimore Orioles on December 1, 1969.[3] He never had more than 74 at-bats in any of his seven seasons in the majors.
Although only a .201 career hitter (62-for-309) with 3 home runs and 20 RBI in 253 games over 7 seasons, Shopay was good defensively, recording a .993 fielding percentage, committing only 1 error in 151 total chances in 525 innings at all three outfield positions and catcher.[4] Said error occurred during his Yankees tenure on September 23, 1967 in the 6th inning of an away game against the Minnesota Twins.[5]
References
- ^ "Tom Shopay". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ 1965 Major League Baseball Draft Pick Transactions, Rounds 31–40 – Pro Sports Transactions.
- ^ Baltimore Orioles 1970 Press/Radio/Television Guide (profile on page 62). Retrieved June 7, 2020
- ^ "Tom Shopay Career Statistics at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "September 23, 1967 NY Yankees-Minnesota Twins Boxscore at Retrosheet". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Baseball Almanac, or Retrosheet