James Philip Shellenback (born November 18, 1943) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and

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. He appeared in 165 Major League

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for the

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(1966–1967; 1969), Washington Senators/ Texas Rangers (1969–1974) and

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(1977). The , Shellenback threw and batted left-handed. He is the nephew of the late Frank Shellenback, also a former MLB pitcher and coach. In his nine-year MLB career, he had a 16–30

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, 48 games started, eight

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s, two shutouts, 36 games finished, two saves, 454

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, 443 hits allowed, 228 runs allowed, 192 earned runs allowed, 40 home runs allowed, 200

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, 222 strikeouts, eight hit batsmen, six wild pitches, 1,960 batters faced, 14 intentional base on balls, two

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and a 3.81 earned run average. Like his uncle, who won a record 295 games in the

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, Jim Shellenback had success in minor league baseball. In his second pro year, with the 1963

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, he won 17 of 20 decisions and posted a 2.03 earned run average. He won 103 minor league games over 12 seasons. Shellenback was a longtime coach in the Twins' minor league system, and served on their Major League staff in

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. He also managed the Triple-A Portland Beavers from June 22, 1988, through the end of the season after the resignation of Jim Mahoney. Late in his career, Shellenback was the

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of the Rookie-level

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of the

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for 18 consecutive seasons, from 1994 through his 2011 retirement.

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