Ronald Lee Shoop (September 19, 1931 – March 14, 2003) was an American professional baseball player and catcher, who played part of the 1959 season for the Detroit Tigers. Shoop batted and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). His professional career extended for ten years (1951–52 and 1955–62). He missed the 1953–54 seasons while performing military service.
| Ron Shoop | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: September 19, 1931 Rural Valley, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: March 14, 2003 (aged 71) Rural Valley, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 22, 1959, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1959, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .143 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
For his MLB career, Shoop compiled a .143 batting average in seven at-bats, with one run batted in. His lone hit, a single, came off Bob Shaw of the Chicago White Sox in Shoop's final big-league game.
He was born and later died in Rural Valley, Pennsylvania, at the age of 71.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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