| Earl Sheely | |
|---|---|
 Sheely in 1946 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born:(1893-02-12)February 12, 1893 Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: September 16, 1952(1952-09-16) (aged 59) Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 1921, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1931, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .300 |
| Home runs | 48 |
| Runs batted in | 745 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Earl Homer Sheely (February 12, 1893 – September 16, 1952) was an Americanfirst baseman for theChicago White Sox (1921–27),Pittsburgh Pirates (1929) andBoston Braves (1931).
Sheely finished sixth in voting for the 1925 American League MVP, playing in 153 games with having 600 at-bats, 93 runs, 189 hits, 43 doubles, 3 triples, 9 home runs, 111 RBI, 3 stolen bases, 68 walks, .315 batting average, .389 on-base percentage, .442 slugging percentage, 265 total bases and 26 sacrifice hits.
He currently ranks 92nd on the MLB list for career sacrifice hits (189).
Over nine seasons, Sheely played in 1,234 games and had 4,471 at-bats, 572 runs, 1,340 hits, 244 doubles, 27 triples, 48 home runs, 745 RBI, 33 stolen bases, 563 walks, .300 batting average, .383 on-base percentage, .399 slugging percentage, 1,782 total bases and 189 sacrifice hits. Defensively, he recorded a .991 fielding percentage at first base.
He also served as ascout for theBoston Red Sox andgeneral manager of theSeattle Rainiers, aPacific Coast League team.
Sheely is an inductee of thePacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
He died inSeattle, Washington, at the age of 59.
Sheely's sonBud was acatcher for the White Sox from 1951 to 1953.
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