Michael Joseph Shea (March 10, 1867 – August 22, 1927), was a professional baseball player who played

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

in the Major Leagues for the

Cincinnati Red Stockings The Cincinnati Red Stockings of were baseball's first all-professional team, with ten salaried players. The Cincinnati Base Ball Club formed in 1866 and fielded competitive teams in the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) 1867– ...

. He started and pitched two complete games for the Red Stockings during the 1887 baseball season. He allowed 13 earned runs in his 16.2 innings of work, with no strikeouts and 10 walks. He remained active in the minor leagues through 1896 in various southern leagues.

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