Larry Shepard
Lawrence William Shepard
Born: April 3, 1919
Lakewood, OH US
Deceased: April 5, 2011
Lincoln, NE US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1941-1958
Major League Statistics
Larry Shepard compiled a career record of 179 wins and 84 losses and a 3.31 ERA in his 418-game pitching career with the Trois Rivieres Foxes, Nashua Dodgers, Pueblo Dodgers, Medford Dodgers, Billings Mustangs, Hollywood Stars, Charleston Rebels, Williamsport Grays, Lincoln Chiefs and Salt Lake City Bees. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1958 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | CAML | Trois Rivieres Foxes | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.72 | 33 | 218.0 | 210 | 120 | 90 | 124 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | B | NENL | Nashua Dodgers | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.46 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 156.0 | 137 | 68 | 60 | 74 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Pueblo Dodgers | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.94 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 194.0 | 193 | 108 | 85 | 95 | 105 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| 1948 | D | FARW | Medford Dodgers | 22 | 3 | .880 | 2.89 | 36 | 215.0 | 171 | 102 | 69 | 105 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 21 | 6 | .778 | 3.62 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 209.0 | 195 | 103 | 84 | 97 | 138 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| 1950 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 22 | 6 | .786 | 2.54 | 33 | 223.0 | 151 | 78 | 63 | 15 | 87 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 24 | 11 | .686 | 2.99 | 40 | 250.0 | 237 | 110 | 83 | 5 | 112 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.11 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 107.0 | 96 | 42 | 37 | 56 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Charleston Rebels | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2.49 | 30 | 12 | 141.0 | 130 | 56 | 39 | 7 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5.14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2.96 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 167.0 | 146 | 73 | 55 | 9 | 64 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3.14 | 37 | 12 | 169.0 | 139 | 70 | 59 | 15 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.53 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 62.0 | 76 | 53 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 179 | 84 | .681 | 3.31 | 418 | 73 | 10 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 2146.0 | 1915 | 1003 | 789 | 65 | 974 | 0 | 481 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | CAML | Trois Rivieres Foxes | 34 | 76 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .066 | .066 | .079 | .145 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | B | NENL | Nashua Dodgers | 31 | 61 | 53 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .264 | .304 | .302 | .605 | 16 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Pueblo Dodgers | 38 | 87 | 75 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .173 | .235 | .173 | .408 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1948 | D | FARW | Medford Dodgers | 53 | 105 | 105 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .362 | .629 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 46 | 118 | 87 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 26 | .241 | .426 | .299 | .725 | 26 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 47 | 88 | 88 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .216 | .273 | .489 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 42 | 88 | 88 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .205 | .375 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 35 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .115 | .233 | .115 | .349 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Charleston Rebels | 31 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .088 | .147 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 35 | 65 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | .143 | .345 | .143 | .488 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 38 | 62 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .129 | .145 | .274 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 18 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .059 | .238 | .059 | .297 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 476 | 854 | 763 | 45 | 136 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 101 | .178 | .240 | .215 | .455 | 164 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | CAML | Trois Rivieres Foxes | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | B | NENL | Nashua Dodgers | P | 28 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 1.500 |
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Pueblo Dodgers | P | 33 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 2 | .945 | 1.576 |
| 1948 | D | FARW | Medford Dodgers | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 34 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 4 | .974 | 1.118 |
| 1950 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 35 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .957 | .629 |
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Charleston Rebels | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1954 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | P | 34 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.382 |
| 1955 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .667 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 418 | 54 | 169 | 7 | 12 | .970 | .533 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | Canadian-American League | Trois Rivieres Foxes | |||
| 1946 | B | New England League | Nashua Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1947 | A | Western League | Pueblo Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1948 | D | Far West League | Medford Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1949 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | BRO | ||
| 1950 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | BRO | ||
| 1951 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | BRO | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1953 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rebels | PIT | ||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1954 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Grays | PIT | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Grays | PIT | ||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT |
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