What years did Danny Shay play?

Danny Shay played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1907.

Was Danny Shay a pitcher?

No. Danny Shay was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Danny Shay hit?

Danny Shay hit 2 career home runs with 186 hits.

Danny Shay

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1907)

AVG .240

HR 2

RBI 62

H 186

OPS .620

PIV 192

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / —
Born: 11/8/1876 in Springfield, OH, USA
Died: 12/1/1927 in Kansas City, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-04-30
Last Game: 1907-09-10

Full name: Daniel Charles Shay

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
231	775	89	186	26	5	2	62	52	88	54	.240	.325	.294	.620	192

Career AVG .240 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .325 vs. league average .309 across their career seasons — +5.1% above league average.

Career SLG .294 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Career OPS .620 vs. league average .637 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1901	CLE	AL	19	75	4	17	2	2	0	10	0	2	1	.227	.271 (-17%)	.326 (-19%)	.359 (-15%)	.686 (-17%)	-203.1
1904	SLN	NL	99	340	45	87	11	1	1	18	36	39	22	.256	.246 (+4%)	.300 (+12%)	.321 (-6%)	.622 (+3%)	360.8
1905	SLN	NL	78	281	30	67	12	1	0	28	11	35	26	.238	.248 (-4%)	.307 (+8%)	.322 (-11%)	.629 (-2%)	74.1
1907	NY1	NL	35	79	10	15	1	1	1	6	5	12	5	.190	.245 (-23%)	.304 (avg)	.308 (-14%)	.613 (-7%)	-39.5
Career · 4 seasons			231	775	89	186	26	5	2	62	52	88	54	.240	—	—	—	—	192

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	113	376	46	93	2	27	.247
Away	118	398	43	93	0	19	.234

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1907-09-10	NY1	BSN	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
1907-09-09	NY1	BSN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1907-09-09	NY1	BSN	W	3	1	2	0	2	1	0
1907-09-07	NY1	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1907-09-05	NY1	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1907-09-04	NY1	BRO	L	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
1907-09-04	NY1	BRO	W	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
1907-08-17	NY1	CHC	L	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
1907-08-16	NY1	CIN	L	4	1	1	0	1	0	1
1907-08-15	NY1	CIN	W	4	0	2	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	54	49	110	151	14	15
OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
SS	164	143	293	509	87	43

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1901	CLE	SS	19	0	38	53	10	3
1904	SLN	2B	2	0	0	5	0	0
1904	SLN	SS	97	96	153	319	46	30
1905	SLN	2B	39	37	82	120	10	14
1905	SLN	SS	39	39	90	110	25	8
1907	NY1	2B	13	12	28	26	4	1
1907	NY1	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1907	NY1	SS	9	8	12	27	6	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	54
Shortstop	165
Center Field	2

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Shay

What years did Danny Shay play?: Danny Shay played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1907.
Was Danny Shay a pitcher?: No. Danny Shay was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Danny Shay hit?: Danny Shay hit 2 career home runs with 186 hits.