What years did Ernie Shore play?

Ernie Shore played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920.

Was Ernie Shore a pitcher?

Yes. Ernie Shore pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 309 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ernie Shore hit?

Ernie Shore hit 0 career home runs with 39 hits.

What teams did Ernie Shore play for?

Ernie Shore played for 3 teams: the New York Giants (1912), the Boston Red Sox (1914–1917), and the New York Yankees (1919–1920).

What were Ernie Shore's career stats?

In 160 games, Ernie Shore went 65-43 with a 2.47 ERA, 309 strikeouts, 979.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves. At the plate he had 39 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Ernie Shore play?

Ernie Shore played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ernie Shore and how much did he weigh?

Ernie Shore was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Ernie Shore's career ERA?

Ernie Shore finished with a 2.47 career ERA, going 65-43 with 309 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ernie Shore have?

Ernie Shore recorded 309 career strikeouts.

Is Ernie Shore in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ernie Shore has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ernie Shore

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1920)

Ernie Shore was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920 for the New York Giants, the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees, a span of 9 seasons. Across 160 career appearances, he went 65-43 with a 2.47 ERA and 309 strikeouts. He also batted .121 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1111.2.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 65–43

ERA 2.47

WHIP 1.20

SO 309

Pitcher PIV 1111.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 220 lb
Born: 3/24/1891 in East Bend, NC, USA
Died: 9/24/1980 in Winston-Salem, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-06-20
Last Game: 1920-08-22

Full name: Ernest Grady Shore

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ernie Shore — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
65	43	160	121	56	9	5	979.1	906	269	12	270	309	2.47	1111.2

Career ERA 2.47 vs. league average 3.02 across their career seasons — 18.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ernie Shore — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	NY1	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.0	8	3	1	1	27.00	—	0.0
1914	BOS	AL	10	5	20	16	10	1	1	139.2	103	31	34	51	2.00	2.93 (+32%)	958.7
1915	BOS	AL	19	8	38	32	17	4	0	247.0	207	45	66	102	1.64	2.90 (+43%)	1942.2
1916	BOS	AL	16	10	38	28	10	3	1	225.2	221	66	49	62	2.63	2.78 (+5%)	1145.2
1917	BOS	AL	13	10	29	27	14	1	1	226.2	201	56	55	57	2.22	2.69 (+17%)	-183.4
1919	NYA	AL	5	8	20	13	3	0	0	95.0	105	44	44	24	4.17	3.09 (-35%)	-2099.1
1920	NYA	AL	2	2	14	5	2	0	1	44.1	61	24	21	12	4.87	3.45 (-41%)	-652.5
Career · 7 seasons			65	43	160	121	56	9	5	979.1	906	269	270	309	2.47	—	1,111

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Ernie Shore — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
160	322	14	39	8	1	0	17	0	13	117	.121	.160	.152	.312	-2,201

Career AVG .121 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career OBP .160 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career SLG .152 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career OPS .312 vs. league average .664 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ernie Shore — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	NY1	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	BOS	AL	20	49	1	5	0	0	0	0	19	.102	—	—	—	—	-479.9
1915	BOS	AL	38	79	3	8	4	1	10	5	29	.101	.250 (-60%)	.318 (-51%)	.332 (-47%)	.651 (-49%)	-588.4
1916	BOS	AL	38	77	3	7	2	0	3	3	31	.091	.248 (-63%)	.314 (-60%)	.326 (-64%)	.640 (-62%)	-695.3
1917	BOS	AL	29	78	3	13	2	0	4	3	26	.167	.248 (-33%)	.312 (-37%)	.323 (-41%)	.635 (-39%)	-437.0
1919	NYA	AL	20	28	2	4	0	0	0	0	10	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	NYA	AL	14	11	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			160	322	14	39	8	1	17	13	117	.121	—	—	—	—	-2,201

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ernie Shore — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.083

Playoff Batting by Year

Ernie Shore — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1916	WS	BOS	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1915	WS	BOS	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200

Playoff Career Pitching

Ernie Shore — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	1	4	4	0	34.2	24	7	12	15	1.82

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ernie Shore — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1916	WS	BOS	2	0	2	2	0	17.2	12	3	4	9	1.53
1915	WS	BOS	1	1	2	2	0	17.0	12	4	8	6	2.12

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ernie Shore — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	82	158	8	24	0	9	.152
Away	78	163	6	14	0	8	.086

Pitching — Home / Away

Ernie Shore — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	82	522.2	454	129	134	176	2.22
Away	78	457.2	453	139	134	137	2.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ernie Shore — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1920-08-22	NYY	DET	L	2	0	0	0	1
1920-08-15	NYY	MIN	L	0	0	0	1	0
1920-07-19	NYY	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-14	NYY	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	1
1920-07-13	NYY	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-05	NYY	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0
1920-07-01	NYY	PHA	W	3	2	1	1	0
1920-06-29	NYY	BOS	W	0	0	0	0	0
1920-06-14	NYY	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-05-31	NYY	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ernie Shore — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1920-08-22	NYY	DET	—	4.1	5	2	2	1	1	0
1920-08-15	NYY	MIN	—	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0
1920-07-19	NYY	CHW	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1920-07-14	NYY	SLA	—	3.0	4	2	0	0	0	0
1920-07-13	NYY	SLA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-05	NYY	MIN	L	8.0	12	4	4	2	0	0
1920-07-01	NYY	PHA	W	9.0	12	5	2	3	3	0
1920-06-29	NYY	BOS	—	1.1	2	4	4	3	0	1
1920-06-14	NYY	CLE	—	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0
1920-05-31	NYY	MIN	—	1.1	3	3	3	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ernie Shore — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	160	0	55	357	20	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ernie Shore — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	NY1	P	1	0	0	1	0
1914	BOS	P	20	2	52	2	1
1915	BOS	P	38	10	95	7	3
1916	BOS	P	38	18	90	5	2
1917	BOS	P	29	19	77	4	5
1919	NYA	P	20	5	27	0	0
1920	NYA	P	14	1	16	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ernie Shore — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	160

College History

Ernie Shore — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Guilford College	Greensboro	NC	1910, 1911, 1912, 1913

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Ernie Shore: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ernie Shore debuted on June 20, 1912 and played a final game on August 22, 1920. The team column moves through the New York Giants (1912), the Boston Red Sox (1914 to 1917), and the New York Yankees (1919 through 1920). Shore, born on March 24, 1891, in East Bend, NC, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Shore's listed size is 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds. Shore's death is recorded on September 24, 1980, in Winston-Salem, NC, USA. Shore's full given name, per the bio, is Ernest Grady Shore.

The pitching table credits Shore with a 65-43 record and a 2.47 ERA in 160 games. The totals include 309 strikeouts, 56 complete games, and 9 shutouts. The leagues Shore pitched in allowed 3.02 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 18.0% better than average. Shore won 19 games in 1915, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernie Shore

What years did Ernie Shore play?: Ernie Shore played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920.
Was Ernie Shore a pitcher?: Yes. Ernie Shore pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 309 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ernie Shore hit?: Ernie Shore hit 0 career home runs with 39 hits.
What teams did Ernie Shore play for?: Ernie Shore played for 3 teams: the New York Giants (1912), the Boston Red Sox (1914–1917), and the New York Yankees (1919–1920).
What were Ernie Shore's career stats?: In 160 games, Ernie Shore went 65-43 with a 2.47 ERA, 309 strikeouts, 979.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves. At the plate he had 39 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Ernie Shore play?: Ernie Shore played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ernie Shore and how much did he weigh?: Ernie Shore was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Ernie Shore's career ERA?: Ernie Shore finished with a 2.47 career ERA, going 65-43 with 309 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ernie Shore have?: Ernie Shore recorded 309 career strikeouts.
Is Ernie Shore in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ernie Shore has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.