Tom Shopay

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Tom Shopay
File:Tom Shopay 1977.jpg
Outfielder
Born: (1945-02-21) February 21, 1945 (age 81)
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
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 runs3
Runs batted in20
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Teams

Thomas Michael Shopay (born February 21, 1945) 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).

Professional career

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Shopay attended Bristol Eastern High School in Bristol, CT.[1] He was attending Dean College in Franklin, MA when he was selected by the New York Yankees in the 34th round (624th overall) of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He was picked in the Rule 5 draft by the Baltimore Orioles on December 1, 1969.[3] 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.[4] Said error occurred during his Yankees tenure on September 23, 1967 in the 6th inning of an away game against the Minnesota Twins.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ 1965 Major League Baseball Draft Pick Transactions, Rounds 31–40 – Pro Sports Transactions.
  3. ^ Baltimore Orioles 1970 Press/Radio/Television Guide (profile on page 62). Retrieved June 7, 2020
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