James Robert Shilling (May 14, 1914 – September 12, 1986) was a

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who played for the 1939 Cleveland Indians and 1939 Philadelphia Phillies of

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(MLB). Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed.

Biography

Shilling's

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career spanned 1934 to 1948, with 1192 total games played for eight different teams; he did not play professionally for three seasons (1943–1945) during World War II. In 1939, Shilling's only season in the major leagues, he played in 31 games for the

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and 11 games for the

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, primarily as a second baseman. He registered a .282 batting average with 16 RBIs and no

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s. Defensively, he committed 14 errors in 198 total chances for a .929

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. Born in

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, in 1914, Shilling served in the

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during World War II. He died in his hometown in 1986 and is buried there.

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