Norman Shope

Norman Romaine Shope "The Carolina Flash"
Born: June 14, 1915
Deceased: January 8, 1997
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1937-1955
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Norman Shope compiled a career record of 186 wins and 158 losses and a 3.43 ERA in his 493-game pitching career with the Martinsville Manufacturers, Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox, Lexington Indians, Mayodan Millers, Hagerstown Owls, York White Roses, Rochester Red Wings, Columbus Cardinals, Lynchburg Cardinals, Omaha Cardinals, Pocatello Cardinals, Columbia Reds, Houston Buffalos, Macon Peaches and Charleston Rebels. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.

Lexington Indians

Rochester Red Wings

Houston Buffalos

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1937	D	BIST	Martinsville Manufacturers	0	2	.000	12.79	10						38.0	74	70	54		0
1937	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	14	9	.609	3.46	31	21					177.0	163	86	68		66
1938	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	11	6	.647	0.00	23						158.0	120	52			63
1939	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	14	11	.560	3.14	32	29					229.0	202	103	80		97
1940	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	12	11	.522	4.41	26	22					192.0	210	114	94		69
1940	D	BIST	Mayodan Millers	1	5	.167	5.95	8						56.0	65	44	37		31
1941	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	13	5	.722	2.90	23						180.0	181	79	58		58
1942	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	14	10	.583	3.95	28	25					203.0	219	114	89		73
1943	B	INSL6	Hagerstown Owls					1						0.0
1943	B	INSL6	York White Roses					20						0.0
1944	B	INSL6	York White Roses	20	11	.645	3.07	32			29	5		258.0	229	122	88		86		239	5	1	15
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	10	6	.625	5.07	28	21		8	1		149.0	164	107	84		83		87	2	0	4
1946	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	11	11	.500	3.10	29			14	0		189.0	198	94	65		48		105	4	1	7
1947	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	14	18	.438	3.09	36			23	3		253.0	233	131	87		93		144	2	0	13
1948	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	12	15	.444	2.70	27						223.0	207	90	67		53
1949	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	10	8	.556	3.22	21			13	2		137.0	129	60	49		39		82	1	0	1
1950	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	13	7	.650	2.86	31						192.0	192	69	61	13	61
1951	C	PION	Pocatello Cardinals	3	6	.333	5.03	12						68.0	83	51	38	4	31
1951	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	4	9	.308	4.45	15	13					99.0	113	60	49		42
1952	A	SALL2	Columbia Reds	7	5	.583	2.64	29	11					116.0	101	48	34	6	50
1952	AA	TL	Houston Buffalos	0	0		10.50	4						6.0	13	7	7		3
1955	A	SALL2	Columbia Reds	3	3	.500	4.60	27	0					45.0	51	25	23	3	15
Totals				186	158	.541	3.43	493	142	0	87	11	0	2968.0	2947	1526	1132	26	1061	0	657	14	2	40	0

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1937	D	BIST	Martinsville Manufacturers	9	16	16		1	0	0	0						.062	.062	.062	.125	1
1937	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	32	67	67		13	0	0	0						.194	.194	.194	.388	13
1938	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	24	55	55		10	0	1	1						.182	.182	.273	.455	15
1939	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	38	94	94		17	5	1	1						.181	.181	.287	.468	27
1940	D	BIST	Mayodan Millers	15	37	37		10	1	0	1						.270	.270	.378	.649	14
1940	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	28	74	74		19	1	0	1						.257	.257	.311	.568	23
1941	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	24	70	70		12	3	0	1						.171	.171	.257	.429	18
1942	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	32	89	89		27	4	0	0						.303	.303	.348	.652	31
1943	B	INSL6	(+) York White Roses	83	232	232		72	14	1	4						.310	.310	.431	.741	100
1943	B	INSL6	(+) Hagerstown Owls	83	232	232		72	14	1	4						.310	.310	.431	.741	100
1944	B	INSL6	York White Roses	72	186	161	32	42	5	4	2	26	0		22	28	.261	.350	.379	.729	61		0	3
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	53	89	79	12	18	2	0	0	9	0	0	10	12	.228	.315	.253	.568	20	0	0	0
1946	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	34	85	77	9	22	3	2	0	5	3		5	14	.286	.337	.377	.714	29		1	2
1947	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	60	126	106	13	24	4	0	0	14	0		17	21	.226	.339	.264	.603	28		1	2
1948	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	34	80	80		17	0	1	0						.212	.212	.238	.450	19
1949	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	28	66	59	6	11	2	0	0	5	0		5	20	.186	.262	.220	.482	13		1	1
1950	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	40	77	77		12	3	0	0						.156	.156	.195	.351	15
1951	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	21	36	36		7	2	0	1						.194	.194	.333	.528	12
1951	C	PION	Pocatello Cardinals	13	30	30		5	2	0	0						.167	.167	.233	.400	7
1952	A	SALL2	Columbia Reds	29	37	37		6	2	0	0						.162	.162	.216	.378	8
1953	A	SALL2	(+) Macon Peaches	47	67	67		9	0	0	0						.134	.134	.134	.269	9
1953	A	SALL2	(+) Charleston Rebels	47	67	67		9	0	0	0						.134	.134	.134	.269	9
1954	A	SALL2	(+) Macon Peaches	46	29	29		5	0	0	0						.172	.172	.172	.345	5
1954	A	SALL2	(+) Columbia Reds	46	29	29		5	0	0	0						.172	.172	.172	.345	5
1955	A	SALL2	Columbia Reds	27	3	3		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals				613	1317	1247	72	273	39	9	8	59	3	0	59	95	.219	.256	.284	.540	354	0	3	8	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1937	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	P	31						.000
1937	D	BIST	Martinsville Manufacturers	P	10						.000
1938	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	P	23						.000
1939	D	APPY1	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	P	32						.000
1940	D	BIST	Mayodan Millers	P	8						.000
1940	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	P	26						.000
1941	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	P	23						.000
1942	D	NCSL2	Lexington Indians	P	28						.000
1943	B	INSL6	York White Roses	P	20						.000
1943	B	INSL6	Hagerstown Owls	P	1						.000
1944	B	INSL6	York White Roses	P	32	9	57	2	2	.971	2.062
1944	B	INSL6	York White Roses	OF	13	12	0	1	0	.923	.923
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	P	28	8	20	1	0	.966	1.000
1946	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	P	29	7	31	6	2	.864	1.310
1947	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	P	36	13	49	9	1	.873	1.722
1948	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	P	27						.000
1949	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	P	21	3	14	6	1	.739	.810
1950	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	P	31						.000
1951	B	PIED	Lynchburg Cardinals	P	15						.000
1951	C	PION	Pocatello Cardinals	P	12						.000
1952	A	SALL2	Columbia Reds	P	29						.000
1955	A	SALL2	Columbia Reds	P	27						.000
Totals					502	52	171	25	6	.899	.444

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1937	D	Bi-State League	Martinsville Manufacturers	SLN
1937	D	Appalachian League	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	BOS
1938	D	Appalachian League	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	BOS
1939	D	Appalachian League	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox	BOS
1940	D	North Carolina State League	Lexington Indians
1940	D	Bi-State League	Mayodan Millers
1941	D	North Carolina State League	Lexington Indians
1942	D	North Carolina State League	Lexington Indians
1943	B	Inter-State League	Hagerstown Owls	DET
1943	B	Inter-State League	York White Roses	PIT
1944	B	Inter-State League	York White Roses	PIT
1945	AA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1946	A	South Atlantic League	Columbus Cardinals	SLN
1947	B	Piedmont League	Lynchburg Cardinals	SLN
1948	B	Piedmont League	Lynchburg Cardinals	SLN
1949	B	Piedmont League	Lynchburg Cardinals	SLN
1949	A	Western League	Omaha Cardinals	SLN
1950	B	Piedmont League	Lynchburg Cardinals	SLN
1951	C	Pioneer League	Pocatello Cardinals	SLN
1951	B	Piedmont League	Lynchburg Cardinals	SLN
1952	A	South Atlantic League	Columbia Reds	CIN
1952	AA	Texas League	Houston Buffalos	SLN
1953	A	South Atlantic League	Macon Peaches	CHN
1953	A	South Atlantic League	Charleston Rebels	PIT
1954	A	South Atlantic League	Macon Peaches	CHN
1954	A	South Atlantic League	Columbia Reds	CIN
1955	A	South Atlantic League	Columbia Reds	CIN

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