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Name Team Age
Bill Shumaker Retired (1956, Age 35) Died (1996, Age 75)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 20, Pick 315
(1950)
2B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Wally Berger League 0 0 years (31 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ C+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 5/14/1921
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
(89.8 %) (0.8 %) (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 CHN 83 171 29 52 7 0 6 27 10 21 0 0 3 .796 .346 .450 .304
1951 CHN 56 101 14 26 4 1 4 14 2 13 0 0 0 .707 .272 .436 .257
1952 CHN-DET 86 122 16 40 6 1 5 17 6 25 2 0 0 .876 .359 .516 .328
1953 DET 101 323 37 86 16 6 11 48 35 59 4 3 3 .792 .337 .455 .266
1954 DET 63 207 25 49 6 1 6 24 20 43 2 1 2 .671 .309 .362 .237
1955 DET-WAS 30 94 11 27 5 0 4 15 3 18 0 0 2 .791 .323 .468 .287
Total 419 1018 132 280 44 9 36 145 76 179 8 4 10 .770 .328 .442 .275
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Bill Shumaker has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-09-19The Chicago Sabres have acquired Mark Byrd from the waiver wire. The Chicago Sabres have waived Bill Shumaker.
1956-08-29A trade has been completed between the Chicago Sabres and the Brooklyn Phizzleschnitts. The Brooklyn Phizzleschnitts receive Chet White, Scott Lusader, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (CHA) from the Chicago Sabres in exchange for Bill Shumaker, Kimo.
1956-08-01The Brooklyn Phizzleschnitts have acquired Bill Shumaker from the waiver wire.
1955-08-15The Washington Colonials have waived Bill Shumaker.
1955-07-25The Washington Colonials have promoted Jim Talbot to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have promoted Ukuro Nunotasaki to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have promoted Paul Schultz to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have designated Paul Fittery for assignment. The Washington Colonials have designated Bill Shumaker for assignment. The Washington Colonials have designated Bob Redding for assignment.
1955-06-19The Washington Colonials have promoted Bill Shumaker to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent Hank McGriff to the minors.
1955-06-19The Washington Colonials have acquired Bill Shumaker from the waiver wire.
1955-04-01The Detroit Dire Wolves have waived Bill Shumaker.
1954-07-04The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Chick Whisenant to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Bill Shumaker to the minors.
1954-04-01The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Bill Shumaker to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Tito Wegener to the minors.
1953-08-22The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted George Castillo to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Herb Santovenia to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Bibb Higgins to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Bill Kreutzmann to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Bill Ferrarese to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Newt Nash to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Salome Meyer to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have promoted Eddie Matthews to the major league team. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Charlie Davis to the minors. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Bill Shumaker to the minors. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Bernie Hernandez to the minors. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Erik Beck to the minors. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Ubaldo Reichardt to the minors. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Melvin Jackson to the minors. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Al Jaeckel to the minors. The Detroit Dire Wolves have sent Sid Scharein to the minors.
1952-04-08A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dire Wolves and the Chicago Mobsters. The Chicago Mobsters receive Frank Rose, Donell Anderson from the Detroit Dire Wolves in exchange for Billy Kearse, Bill Shumaker.
1952-04-01The Chicago Mobsters have promoted Frank Heidemann to the major league team. The Chicago Mobsters have sent Bill Shumaker to the minors.