Merv Shea

Mervyn John Shea (September 5, 1900 – January 27, 1953) was an American

In 1933, Shea tied the American League record for fielding percentage by a catcher (.996), with only 2 errors in 449 total chances. That season, which he split between the Red Sox and Browns, he reached career bests in games played (110) and hits (81). From 1934 to 1938 he was a second-string catcher, playing behind regulars such as Luke Sewell and Babe Phelps.

Later life

She was a player-coach or coach for the Tigers (1939–42, serving on their 1940 American League championship edition), Philadelphia Phillies (1944–45, including his seven-game stint as a player at age 43 in 1944) and Chicago Cubs (1948–49). He managed the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (1943), and also spent several years scouting for the Cubs' organization. Shea played himself in the Jimmy Stewart movie The Stratton Story (1949).

He joined the coaching staff of the Sacramento Solons of the PCL in 1951, but was forced to retire due to a chronic liver abscess^[2] in his second season there.^[3] He died from the disease at the age of 52 in Sacramento.^[3]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Nowlin, Bill, Merv Shea. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project

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