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Wilbur Wood League 4-1-1980 |
| Dick Shelton |  Right FieldRetired (1961, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .287 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .814 | Status | Retired (1961) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1337 | Age | 58 (OS 59) | Date of Birth | 04-11-1921 | |
| HR | 147 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 1 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 11 years (46 games) |
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| RBI | 657 | |||||
| SB | 180 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 3 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (100%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 3 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1953 | AL | MVP; All Star Starter (RF) |
| 1954 | AL | All Star Starter (RF) |
| 1955 | AL | All Star Starter (RF) |
| 1958 | AL | Gold Glove (RF) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Dick Shelton has retired from the Tampa Bay River Cats |
| 1961-09-02 | The Tampa Bay River Cats have designated Dick Shelton for assignment. |
| 1961-07-29 | The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted Dick Shelton to the major league team. |
| 1961-07-29 | The Tampa Bay River Cats have acquired Dick Shelton from the waiver wire. |
| 1961-05-25 | The Los Angeles Angels have waived Dick Shelton. |
| 1961-05-07 | The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Bob Fondy to the major league team. The Los Angeles Angels have designated Dick Shelton for assignment. |
| 1959-08-05 | Dick Shelton of the Los Angeles Angels is injured and is expected to be out 42 days. |
| 1955-07-24 | A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Swedes and the Los Angeles Angels. The Los Angeles Angels receive Dick Shelton, Draft Pick 1956 Round 3 MIN (Bo Harrington) from the Minnesota Swedes in exchange for Draft Pick 1956 Round 2 BOS (Steve Dorner). Vote on Trade. |
| 1953-04-04 | A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Swedes and the San Francisco Jakes. The San Francisco Jakes receive Draft Pick 1954 Round 1 MIN (David Henninger) from the Minnesota Swedes in exchange for Dick Shelton. |
| 1951-05-02 | A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Jakes and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Davey Earle, Leon Woehr, Jim Compton, Draft Pick 1952 Round 1 SF (Jerry McGeary) from the San Francisco Jakes in exchange for Dick Shelton, Onan Franco. |
| 1950-10-15 | Dick Shelton of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |