What years did Art Shires play?

Art Shires played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1932.

Was Art Shires a pitcher?

No. Art Shires was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Art Shires hit?

Art Shires hit 11 career home runs with 287 hits.

Art Shires

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1932)

AVG .291

HR 11

RBI 119

H 287

OPS .741

PIV -201

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 8/13/1906 in Italy, TX, USA
Died: 7/13/1967 in Italy, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1928-08-20
Last Game: 1932-07-31

Full name: Charles Arthur Shires

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
290	986	118	287	45	12	11	119	8	81	62	.291	.347	.395	.741	-201

Career AVG .291 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .741 vs. league average .755 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
1928	CHA	AL	33	123	20	42	6	1	1	11	0	13	10	.341	.280 (+22%)	.342 (+19%)	.395 (+9%)	.737 (+14%)	336.2
1929	CHA	AL	100	353	41	110	20	7	3	41	4	32	20	.312	.289 (+8%)	.353 (+5%)	.415 (+4%)	.769 (+5%)	311.4
1930	CHA	AL	37	128	14	33	5	1	1	18	2	6	6	.258	.293 (-12%)	.354 (-18%)	.429 (-22%)	.784 (-20%)	-446.8
1930	WS1	AL	38	84	11	31	5	0	1	19	1	5	5	.369	.293 (+26%)	.354 (+14%)	.429 (+8%)	.784 (+11%)	-446.8
1932	BSN	NL	82	298	32	71	9	3	5	30	1	25	21	.238	.275 (-13%)	.335 (-11%)	.391 (-13%)	.726 (-12%)	-579.5
Career · 5 seasons			290	986	118	287	45	12	11	119	8	81	62	.291	—	—	—	—	-826

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	148	483	54	136	2	50	.282
Away	142	504	64	151	9	68	.300

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1932-07-31	BSN	STL	L	2	0	0	1	0
1932-07-30	BSN	STL	W	3	0	1	0	0
1932-07-28	BSN	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0
1932-07-27	BSN	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0
1932-07-27	BSN	CHC	W	3	1	1	0	0
1932-07-26	BSN	CHC	L	4	1	1	0	0
1932-07-24	BSN	NY1	L	4	0	1	0	0
1932-07-24	BSN	NY1	W	4	0	0	0	1
1932-07-23	BSN	NY1	L	3	0	0	0	1
1932-07-23	BSN	NY1	L	5	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	256	0	2280	160	30	198
2B	3	0	6	4	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1928	CHA	1B	32	282	28	3	22
1929	CHA	1B	90	815	58	8	78
1929	CHA	2B	3	6	4	1	1
1930	CHA	1B	33	317	15	7	18
1930	WS1	1B	21	151	11	3	19
1932	BSN	1B	80	715	48	9	61

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	255
Second Base	3

Frequently Asked Questions about Art Shires

What years did Art Shires play?: Art Shires played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1932.
Was Art Shires a pitcher?: No. Art Shires was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Art Shires hit?: Art Shires hit 11 career home runs with 287 hits.