Tom Shopay
{{short description|American baseball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Tom Shopay
|position=Outfielder
|image=Tom Shopay 1977.jpg
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1945|2|21}}
|birth_place=Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 17
|debutyear=1967
|debutteam=New York Yankees
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 30
|finalyear=1977
|finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.201
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=3
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=20
|teams=
- New York Yankees (1967, 1969)
- Baltimore Orioles (1971–1972, 1975–1977)
}}
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
Shopay attended Bristol Eastern High School in Bristol, CT.{{cite web |title=Tom Shopay |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shopato01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=18 October 2024}} 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.[http://www.prosportstransactions.com/baseball/DraftTrades/1965-31-40.htm 1965 Major League Baseball Draft Pick Transactions, Rounds 31–40 – Pro Sports Transactions.] He was picked in the Rule 5 draft by the Baltimore Orioles on December 1, 1969.[https://content.mlb.com/documents/9/5/4/265780954/1970_media_guide.pdf Baltimore Orioles 1970 Press/Radio/Television Guide (profile on page 62).] Retrieved June 7, 2020 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.{{cite web|url=https://baseball-reference.com/players/s/shopato01.shtml|title=Tom Shopay Career Statistics at Baseball Reference|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate= May 3, 2024}} Said error occurred during his Yankees tenure on September 23, 1967 in the 6th inning of an away game against the Minnesota Twins.{{cite web|url=https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1967/B09230MIN1967.htm|title=September 23, 1967 NY Yankees-Minnesota Twins Boxscore at Retrosheet|website=Retrosheet.org|accessdate= May 3, 2024}}
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shopato01.shtml Baseball Reference], or [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=shopay001tho Baseball Reference (Minors)], or [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=shopato01 Baseball Almanac], or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pshopt101.htm Retrosheet]
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