Tom Shopay
Thomas Michael Shopay (born February 21, 1945 in Bristol, Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball player. Shopay was a left-handed hitter who played outfielder for the New York Yankees (1967, 1969) and Baltimore Orioles (1971–72, 1975–77).
| Tom Shopay | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: February 21, 1945 Bristol, Connecticut | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 17, 1967, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1977, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .201 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 20 | ||
| Hits | 62 | ||
| Runs | 40 | ||
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Professional career
Shopay was selected by the New York Yankees in the 34th round (624th overall) of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He was picked in the Rule 5 draft by the Baltimore Orioles on December 1, 1969.[2] He never had more than 74 at-bats in any of his seven seasons in the majors.
Although only a .201 career hitter (62-for-309) with 3 home runs and 20 RBI in 253 games over 7 seasons, Shopay was good defensively, recording a .993 fielding percentage, committing only 1 error in 151 total chances in 525 innings at all three outfield positions and catcher. This occurred September 23, 1967 as a member of the New York Yankees in the 6th inning against the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Baseball Almanac, or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota