:Steve Shields (baseball)

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Steve Shields

|image=1988 Columbus Clippers Police - Steve Shields (cropped).jpg

|caption=Shields with the Columbus Clippers {{circa}} 1988

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1958|11|30}}

|birth_place=Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 1

|debutyear=1985

|debutteam=Atlanta Braves

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 19

|finalyear=1989

|finalteam=Minnesota Twins

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=8–8

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.26

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=126

|teams=

• Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1985}}–{{mlby|1986}})
• Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|1986}})
• Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1987}})
• New York Yankees ({{mlby|1988}})
• Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|1989}})

}}

Stephen Mack Shields (born November 30, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft, and played for five different teams between 1985 and 1989. He lives with his family in Hokes Bluff, Alabama. Shields is a 1977 graduate of Hokes Bluff High School.{{cite news|title=1987 Topps baseball card # 632}}

In 219 innings pitched over five seasons, Shields posted an 8-8 won-loss record with a 5.26 ERA and 126 strikeouts.