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Chris Shelton

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 220lb (183cm, 99kg)

Born: June 26, 1980 in Salt Lake City, UT us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 33rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT).

High School: Cottonwood HS (Salt Lake City, UT)

Schools: Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City, UT), University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

Debut: April 15, 2004 (Age 23-294d, 18,414th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 30, 2009 (Age 29-034d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Lon Babby

Full Name: Christopher Bob Shelton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

930

254

.273

132

RBI

124

OBP

.345

SLG

.457

OPS

.802

OPS+

110

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	27 (26)	Apr 29	TEX		KCR	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
2	28	Apr 30	TEX		KCR	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	31 (2)	May 3	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
4	32	May 4	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
5	33	May 5	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-7	GS	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
6	35 (1)	May 7	TEX	@	SEA	W,2-0	GS	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
7	36	May 8	TEX	@	SEA	W,5-0	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
8	37	May 9	TEX		OAK	W,4-0	GS	26	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
9	38	May 10	TEX		OAK	W,6-4	GS	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
10	40 (1)	May 12	TEX		SEA	W,13-12	CG	47	10.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
11	41	May 13	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
12	42	May 14	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	CG	48	12.0	19	1	0	20	0	1B
13	43	May 16	TEX		HOU	W,16-8	GF	9	3.0	4	2	0	6	0	PH 1B
14	46 (2)	May 19	TEX	@	MIN	L,6-7	GF	10	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	1B
15	47	May 20	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
16	48	May 21	TEX	@	MIN	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
17	49	May 22	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-7	GS	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
18	50	May 23	TEX	@	CLE	W,13-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
19	51	May 24	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
20	52	May 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	42	10.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
21	53	May 26	TEX	@	TBR	L,3-7	CG	46	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
22	54	May 27	TEX	@	TBR	W,12-6	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	PH 1B
23	56 (1)	May 30	TEX		OAK	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	58 (1)	Jun 1	TEX		OAK	L,8-13	GS	22	6.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
25	59	Jun 2	TEX		CLE	L,9-13	CG	51	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
26	60	Jun 3	TEX		CLE	W,12-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
27	61	Jun 4	TEX		CLE	L,9-15	CG	50	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
28	62	Jun 5	TEX		CLE	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
29	63	Jun 6	TEX		TBR	L,4-12	CG	46	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
30	64	Jun 7	TEX		TBR	L,4-5	GF	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B 1B
31	66 (1)	Jun 10	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-5	GF	11	3.0	2	0	1	3	1	PH 1B
32	67	Jun 11	TEX	@	KCR	W,11-5	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
33	68	Jun 12	TEX	@	KCR	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
34	69	Jun 13	TEX	@	NYM	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
35	70	Jun 15 (1)	TEX	@	NYM	W,8-7	GF	15	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	PH 1B
36	71	Jun 15 (2)	TEX	@	NYM	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
37	72	Jun 17	TEX		ATL	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
38	73	Jun 18	TEX		ATL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
39	76 (2)	Jun 21	TEX	@	WSN	W,13-3	GF	11	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	PR 1B
							40gm		248.1	241	20	3	264	21