Jim Shilling
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Biography
Shilling's minor league career spanned 1934 to 1948, with 1192 total games played for eight different teams; he did not play professionally for three seasons (1943–1945) during World War II.[1]
In 1939, Shilling's only season in the major leagues, he played in 31 games for the Cleveland Indians and 11 games for the Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as a second baseman.[2] He registered a .282 batting average with 16 RBIs and no home runs. Defensively, he committed 14 errors in 198 total chances for a .929 fielding percentage.[2]
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1914,[3] Shilling served in the United States Navy during World War II.[4] He died in his hometown in 1986 and is buried there.[3]
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