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Amos Otis League
8-16-2134
Josh Sheldon Relief Pitcher
Retired (1966, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.33 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 120-192 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 04-29-1931
K 1725 Drafted Round 18, Pick 281
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(36 games)
IP 2680.2
WHIP 1.58
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val B+
Speed C  Bunt D+ Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1950 DET
3
 21
29
29
3
0
0
 0
168.0
 210 150 139 6 108
112
1.89
7.45
1951 DET
4
 21
28
28
6
0
0
 0
173.1
 213 137 131 7 108
111
1.85
6.80
1952 DET
12
 11
27
27
5
0
0
 0
174.2
 208 130 122 6 95
113
1.73
6.29
1953 DET
11
 8
26
26
9
0
0
 0
173.0
 188 110 105 8 92
105
1.62
5.46
1954 DET
2
 4
17
9
0
0
0
 0
61.1
 67 43 43 2 26
40
1.52
6.31
1955 DET-CHA
2
 6
9
9
1
0
0
 0
44.0
 66 46 44 3 22
32
2.00
9.00
1956 CHA
5
 16
31
31
0
0
0
 0
175.0
 214 130 124 5 83
109
1.70
6.38
1957 CHA-STL
7
 9
41
15
1
0
0
 0
127.1
 126 65 62 2 65
88
1.50
4.38
1958 STL
7
 14
35
32
3
0
1
 0
216.2
 200 112 105 4 99
134
1.38
4.36
1959 STL
10
 14
33
33
3
0
0
 0
214.2
 222 125 118 6 95
126
1.48
4.95
1960 STL
11
 8
32
32
3
1
0
 0
227.2
 211 97 90 6 80
152
1.28
3.56
1961 STL
11
 14
34
34
2
0
0
 0
217.1
 225 129 118 2 98
153
1.49
4.89
1962 STL
8
 19
32
28
2
0
0
 0
177.1
 187 120 112 8 93
133
1.58
5.68
1963 BRO
10
 14
34
34
1
0
0
 0
205.1
 225 117 108 4 89
140
1.53
4.73
1964 BRO
6
 10
57
22
0
0
0
 0
173.1
 172 91 88 3 89
92
1.51
4.57
1965 BRO
10
 1
78
0
0
0
0
 1
112.2
 112 53 49 0 56
63
1.49
3.91
1966 BRO-CHN
1
 2
26
2
0
0
0
 3
39.2
 56 32 31 1 25
22
2.04
7.03
2134
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
120
 192
569
391
39
1
1
 4
2680.2
 2902 1687 1589 73 1323
1725
1.58
5.33
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Josh Sheldon has retired from the Chicago Red Stars
1966-08-08The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Bill Ridley to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Greg Masterson to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Josh Sheldon for assignment.
1966-06-13A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Chicago Red Stars. The Chicago Red Stars receive Dave Possehl, Josh Sheldon, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Cyclones in exchange for Charlie Tatum, Scott Merriweather, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 3 (CHN), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 5 (CHN).
1963-04-02The Brooklyn Cyclones have renamed John Sheldon to Josh Sheldon.
1957-08-05The St. Louis Brownstains have promoted Mike Blackstone to the major league team. The St. Louis Brownstains have promoted John Sheldon to the major league team. The St. Louis Brownstains have designated Ricky Van Buren for assignment. The St. Louis Brownstains have designated Rich Nixon for assignment.
1957-07-29The St. Louis Brownstains have designated John Sheldon for assignment.
1957-07-05The St. Louis Brownstains have promoted John Sheldon to the major league team.
1957-06-10The St. Louis Brownstains have promoted Frank Viola to the major league team. The St. Louis Brownstains have designated John Sheldon for assignment.
1957-04-30The St. Louis Brownstains have renamed Dizzy McConnell to John Sheldon.
1957-04-30The St. Louis Brownstains have acquired Dizzy McConnell from the waiver wire.
1957-04-26The Chicago White Sox have designated Dizzy McConnell for assignment.
1955-08-15The Chicago White Sox have promoted Dizzy McConnell to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Benny Richter to the minors.
1955-08-15A trade has been completed between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Bill Weiss, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (CHA) from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Teddy Willis, Dizzy McConnell.
1954-10-03The Detroit Tigers have sent Dizzy McConnell to the minors.
1954-09-10The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dizzy McConnell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Norm McLain to the minors.
1954-06-27The Detroit Tigers have promoted Schoolboy Bush to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Dizzy McConnell to the minors.
1954-05-09The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dizzy McConnell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Schoolboy Bush to the minors.
1954-04-17The Detroit Tigers have promoted Schoolboy Bush to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Dizzy McConnell to the minors.
1953-09-20The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dizzy McConnell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Schoolboy Bush to the minors.
1953-09-15The Detroit Tigers have promoted Pat Lolich to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Dizzy McConnell to the minors.
1950-04-10The Detroit Tigers have renamed "Dizzy" McConnell to Dizzy McConnell.
1950-04-04The Detroit Tigers have renamed Ross McConnell to "Dizzy" McConnell.