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Keller Stargell League
6-1-2027
Steve Sheppard Relief Pitcher
Retired (1984, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.38 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 86-105 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
SV 212 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 05-03-1947
K 1287 Drafted Round 1, Pick 22
(1965)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(70 games)
IP 1571.2
WHIP 1.41
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D+ Endurance C    Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity A-   Mentor Val A+
Speed C- Bunt A- Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
Notes: Retired 14th on all-time Save list.
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1970 PIT
4
 11
108
0
0
0
7
 14
148.1
 176 134 128 8 82
123
1.74
7.77
1971 PIT
7
 10
96
3
0
0
6
 4
154.2
 175 102 87 2 57
135
1.50
5.06
1972 PIT
5
 13
100
0
0
0
13
 9
147.2
 163 93 91 3 70
97
1.58
5.55
1973 PIT
6
 5
89
0
0
0
9
 6
113.0
 117 72 65 0 38
87
1.37
5.18
1974 PIT
8
 6
36
16
0
0
1
 3
115.1
 108 53 51 2 46
99
1.34
3.98
1975 PIT
2
 8
79
0
0
0
18
 6
99.2
 91 45 34 0 40
85
1.31
3.07
1976 PIT
10
 3
95
0
0
0
20
 6
118.0
 118 47 47 2 57
104
1.48
3.58
1977 PIT
10
 11
104
0
0
0
27
 12
128.0
 139 70 63 1 46
92
1.45
4.43
1978 PIT
6
 3
95
0
0
0
36
 5
125.0
 98 38 38 2 44
90
1.14
2.74
1979 PIT
7
 8
98
0
0
0
23
 8
125.1
 115 52 47 1 43
114
1.26
3.38
1980 PIT
5
 11
98
0
0
0
28
 6
117.2
 94 39 34 1 36
106
1.10
2.60
1981 PIT
3
 6
38
0
0
0
6
 5
42.2
 46 20 19 0 19
39
1.52
4.01
1982 PIT
7
 3
35
0
0
0
4
 1
42.2
 34 13 10 0 18
40
1.22
2.11
1983 PIT
4
 4
39
0
0
0
9
 1
43.0
 40 9 8 1 11
33
1.19
1.67
1984 MON-OAK
2
 3
35
0
0
0
5
 3
50.2
 79 49 43 1 23
43
2.01
7.64
2027
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
86
 105
1145
19
0
0
212
 89
1571.2
 1593 836 765 24 630
1287
1.41
4.38
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Steve Sheppard has retired from the Oakland Turtles
1984-08-21The Oakland Turtles have promoted Steve Sheppard to the major league team.
1984-08-20The Oakland Turtles have acquired Steve Sheppard from the waiver wire.
1984-08-05The Montreal Fire Ants have waived Steve Sheppard.
1984-08-01The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Harry Ritter to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Chris Guzman to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Steve Sheppard for assignment. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Paul Blosser for assignment.
1984-05-21The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Steve Sheppard to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Meson DePepe for assignment.
1984-05-16The Montreal Fire Ants have acquired Steve Sheppard from the waiver wire.
1984-05-12The Pittsburgh Mudd Soxs have waived Steve Sheppard.
1984-04-04The Pittsburgh Mudd Soxs have promoted Roy Whitehouse to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Mudd Soxs have designated Steve Sheppard for assignment.
1978-11-01Steve Sheppard now holds the league record for career pitching appearances.
1975-06-20Steve Sheppard of the Pittsburgh Mudd Waters is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1972-11-01Steve Sheppard now holds the league record for career pitching appearances.
1971-03-01The Pittsburgh Varmints have promoted Steve Sheppard to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Varmints have promoted Jeremiah Taylor to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Varmints have promoted Brian Kallio to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Varmints have promoted Carl Grant to the major league team.
1970-10-02The Pittsburgh Varmints have sent Jeremiah Taylor to the minors. The Pittsburgh Varmints have sent Carl Grant to the minors. The Pittsburgh Varmints have sent Steve Sheppard to the minors.
1970-04-11The Pittsburgh Varmints have renamed Steve Shepardson to Steve Sheppard.
1970-04-08The Pittsburgh Varmints have promoted Steve Shepardson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Varmints have designated Jim Lewis for assignment.
1970-04-04The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Steve Shepardson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Carl Grant to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tommy Jones to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Ben Delhi to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Sam Curtis to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tom Covington to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Tim Moloney for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jerry Skidmore to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Isao Hakota for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Rod Davalillo to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Harry Davison to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Brian Kallio to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Taylor to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Kostro to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Del Murphy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Johnny Edmondson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Schaive to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Earl Traxler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Lewis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Gene Quest to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jeff Leonard to the major league team.