SS John Shelton #12
Duluth Lakers (TCE) RLBL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
05/07/1917
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SS JOHN SHELTON #12 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 76 14 2 0 0 2 15 4 .184 .326 .211 5 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 40 35 40
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 55 60 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 20
Errors: - 70 40
Arm: 20 50 40
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/06/1917 SPR Win, 7-6 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
05/05/1917 SPR Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/04/1917 SPR Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1917 WAS Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1917 WAS Win, 7-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
04/29/1917 @ GY Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/28/1917 @ GY Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/1917 @ GY Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/26/1917 LFY Win, 3-1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
04/25/1917 LFY Loss, 8-9 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Steady Eddie. Shows up, does the job.
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:03/09/1886
Born in:Anchorage, AK
Nationality:American
Height:5' 5"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1904, 16th Pick in Round 2
RESERVE LEAGUE 1917 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 76 14 2 0 0 2 6 15 4 .184 .326 .211 .537 .265 .026 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 92 1 2 0 0 2 0 16 2 5 6 45.5 5.9 2.29 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   26 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 .154 .267 .192 .459
Versus Right   50 10 1 0 0 1 5 11 4 0 2 1 .200 .355 .220 .575
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 .200 .368 .200 .568
April   61 11 2 0 0 1 5 11 3 0 2 1 .180 .315 .213 .528
May   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 .200 .368 .200 .568
Last Year   128 33 5 6 0 6 16 13 12 0 4 0 .258 .326 .391 .717
Career   627 164 25 7 5 59 80 63 68 6 13 3 .262 .329 .348 .677
Home   45 10 2 0 0 1 5 8 3 0 1 1 .222 .352 .267 .619
Road   31 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 .129 .289 .129 .419
Grass   76 14 2 0 0 2 6 15 4 0 2 1 .184 .326 .211 .537
Day   21 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Night   55 11 2 0 0 2 6 9 3 0 1 1 .200 .323 .236 .559
As Starter   73 14 2 0 0 2 5 14 4 0 2 1 .192 .330 .219 .549
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1907 Twin City - LBL 21 21 34 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 .206 .206 .206 .412 39 35 0.1
1908 Twin City - LBL 22 64 138 28 7 2 0 8 11 10 0 1 16 3 2 .203 .255 .283 .538 79 74 0.1
1909 Saint Louis - LBL 23 98 202 40 5 0 0 15 20 20 2 3 29 5 3 .198 .273 .223 .496 63 48 0.8
1910 Saint Louis - LBL 24 100 309 81 12 2 0 26 21 28 1 4 32 1 0 .262 .322 .314 .636 100 105 4.2
1911 Saint Louis - LBL 25 118 373 94 7 5 1 28 39 27 4 4 44 0 2 .252 .306 .306 .612 78 79 2.5
1912 Saint Louis - LBL 26 25 28 7 3 0 0 4 6 0 2 0 5 0 0 .250 .300 .357 .657 95 98 0.6
1912 Boston - LBL 26 64 210 46 3 2 0 20 21 19 3 1 30 0 0 .219 .292 .252 .544 59 63 -0.0
1912 Total - LBL 26 89 238 53 6 2 0 24 27 19 5 1 35 0 0 .223 .293 .265 .557 63 67 0.6
1913 Boston - LBL 27 115 353 67 4 5 1 24 29 43 4 0 51 1 0 .190 .285 .238 .523 55 53 -0.6
1914 Boston - LBL 28 75 197 50 4 4 1 17 23 29 2 1 18 0 1 .254 .354 .330 .684 112 110 1.1
1915 Boston - LBL 29 22 58 10 0 1 0 3 4 9 1 0 9 0 0 .172 .294 .207 .501 56 56 0.1
Total LBL 702 1902 430 45 21 3 148 175 185 19 14 238 11 9 .226 .299 .277 .576 76 75 8.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1902 Pacific Academy - HS 16 40 87 16 0 0 2 10 10 10 1 0 13 8 4 .184 .276 .253 .528 77 81 0.4
1903 Pacific Academy - HS 17 57 198 69 14 2 13 55 45 25 3 3 34 12 2 .348 .424 .636 1.060 196 214 3.1
1906 Poplar Bluff - AAA 20 116 344 91 15 1 4 39 45 28 2 3 40 13 6 .265 .321 .349 .670 84 85 0.5
1907 Eau Claire - AA 21 11 33 9 1 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .273 .333 .303 .636 84 86 -0.0
1907 Poplar Bluff - AAA 21 16 54 18 3 0 0 8 7 5 0 3 8 2 1 .333 .371 .389 .760 116 116 0.3
1907 Duluth - AAA 21 25 25 8 0 0 1 4 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 .320 .370 .440 .810 131 133 0.2
1907 Total - AAA 21 41 79 26 3 0 1 12 13 7 0 3 12 2 1 .329 .371 .405 .776 121 121 0.5
1916 Duluth - AAA 30 62 128 33 5 6 0 6 16 13 0 0 12 7 8 .258 .326 .391 .717 123 122 0.8
1917 Duluth - AAA 31 25 76 14 2 0 0 2 6 15 1 0 4 5 6 .184 .326 .211 .537 68 76 0.3
Total LBAL 97 285 85 14 2 15 65 55 35 4 3 47 20 6 .298 .379 .519 .899 160 174
Total RLBL 244 627 164 25 7 5 59 80 63 3 6 68 27 21 .262 .329 .348 .677 95 96
Total MBL 11 33 9 1 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .273 .333 .303 .636 84 86
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1908 Twin City - LBL 22 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 71 149 0.3
1911 Saint Louis - LBL 25 14 41 6 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 .146 .159 .195 .354 3 -11 1.4
1912 Boston - LBL 26 4 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .083 .077 .167 .244 -30 -36 0.1
Total LBL 21 54 7 1 1 0 4 5 2 0 3 3 0 1 .130 .153 .185 .338 -2 -11
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1907 Twin City - MLB 2B 3 1 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 12.0 6.00 +1.0 1.305
1907 Twin City - MLB SS 18 8 15 32 2 50 3 .940 80.1 5.27 +0.2 .975
1908 Twin City - MLB 2B 11 8 21 22 3 43 0 1.000 76.0 5.09 +2.6 1.144
1908 Twin City - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1908 Twin City - MLB SS 47 30 31 99 8 142 12 .915 301.2 3.88 -3.1 .961
1909 Saint Louis - MLB 2B 80 48 132 147 12 292 13 .955 494.2 5.08 +4.3 1.054
1909 Saint Louis - MLB 3B 11 4 0 11 1 11 0 1.000 39.1 2.52 +1.0 1.311
1909 Saint Louis - MLB SS 14 7 4 18 0 23 1 .957 64.0 3.09 -0.5 .949
1910 Saint Louis - MLB 2B 99 98 220 272 39 503 11 .978 844.2 5.24 +19.8 1.116
1910 Saint Louis - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1911 Saint Louis - MLB 2B 118 116 249 323 44 595 23 .961 967.0 5.32 +13.7 1.066
1911 Saint Louis - MLB SS 6 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 +0.4 1.112
1912 Boston - MLB 2B 53 53 118 163 23 288 7 .976 472.2 5.35 +3.1 1.041
1912 Saint Louis - MLB 2B 8 1 3 8 2 11 0 1.000 23.0 4.30 +1.7 1.493
1912 Saint Louis - MLB 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.1 1.074
1912 Saint Louis - MLB SS 16 1 4 11 2 15 0 1.000 44.2 3.02 +1.2 1.389
1912 Boston - MLB SS 11 11 16 23 5 42 3 .929 98.0 3.58 -2.1 .882
1913 Boston - MLB 2B 115 115 268 334 52 625 23 .963 982.1 5.52 +1.0 .992
1914 Boston - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1914 Boston - MLB 2B 42 32 77 92 16 178 9 .949 297.1 5.12 +0.4 .988
1914 Boston - MLB SS 30 28 32 85 9 128 11 .914 251.2 4.18 -4.6 .940
1915 Boston - MLB 2B 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 11.2 4.63 +0.9 3.030
1915 Boston - MLB SS 18 18 32 54 8 91 5 .945 156.1 4.95 -0.6 .968
1917 Duluth - AAA SS 24 21 51 70 13 125 4 .968 196.0 5.56 +1.3 1.000
1917 Duluth - AAA 2B 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 -0.1 1.019
TOTAL 2B 536 472 1097 1370 191 2553 86 .966 4186.1 5.30 +48.5 1.053
TOTAL 3B 13 4 0 12 1 12 0 1.000 44.1 2.44 +1.0 1.288
TOTAL SS 185 124 186 396 47 621 39 .937 1206.2 4.34 -7.7 .968
PLAYER HISTORY
04/14/1902 Joined the Pacific Academy Whites.
01/01/1903 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
07/30/1903 Wins the 1903 LBAL SL1 Academy Glove Award at 2B.
07/31/1903 Wins the 1903 LBAL SL1 Academy Batter Award at 2B.
01/01/1904 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
03/15/1904 Released by the Pacific Academy Whites.
03/15/1904 Drafted in the 1904 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 16, 32nd overall pick) by the Boston Banshees.
03/15/1904 Released by the Boston Banshees.
03/15/1904 Drafted in the 1904 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 16, 32nd overall pick) by the Boston Banshees.
04/11/1904 Released by the Boston Banshees.
10/31/1904 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Athletics organization.
01/01/1905 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (50).
03/26/1905 Released by the Cleveland Athletics.
09/04/1905 Signed a minor league contract ($600 bonus) with the Saint Louis Beavers organization.
01/01/1906 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 35 (50).
05/09/1906 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/21/1906 Injured on 05/19/1906, diagnosed with hamstring soreness, is day-to-day.
06/12/1906 Named the #83 prospect in the LBL
08/09/1906 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/16/1906 Wins the 1906 RLBL RLBL West Grande Snagger at 2B.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (50).
04/22/1907 Was traded by the Saint Louis Beavers to the Twin City Empire, along with C Oscar Fargus, SP Porter Dilley, and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for C Van Turner, SS Sigurd White, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 5th round draft pick.
06/11/1907 Named the #67 prospect in the LBL
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (60).
02/01/1909 Was traded by the Twin City Empire to the Saint Louis Reds in exchange for SP Ellis Anderson.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (55).
09/13/1910 Wins the 1910 LBL WL Grande Snagger at 2B.
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
05/23/1911 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (55).
03/25/1912 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/03/1912 Was traded by the Saint Louis Reds to the Boston Banshees in exchange for 2B Monroe Dunbar.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (55).
08/14/1914 Injured (strained back),out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
06/07/1915 Released by the Boston Banshees.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
05/03/1916 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Twin City Empire organization.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1911 116 1
1913 115 3
Year BB Rank
1913 43 8
Year IBB Rank
1909 9 6
1913 9 5
Year SH Rank
1911 32 3
Year SF Rank
1910 4 10
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