Merv Shea
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Mervyn John Shea (September 5, 1900 - January 27, 1953) born in San Francisco, 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 Blue Jays (1944).
He 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.
He died in Sacramento, California at the age of 52.
