10/03/1928 | Son of Rusty Shearer. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/19/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 31st overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of college Plantersville A&M |
07/05/1950 | Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $30,000. |
07/10/1950 | Named the #12 prospect in the FABL |
09/01/1950 | Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award. |
09/04/1950 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
11/21/1950 | Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles. |
12/04/1950 | Hits three home runs against the Matanzas Buccaneers, going 5-5 with 9 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
12/04/1950 | Goes 5-5 against the Matanzas Buccaneers, with 1 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI and 4 R. |
03/17/1951 | Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Chicago Chiefs development complex. |
04/16/1951 | Named the #11 prospect in the FABL |
05/05/1951 | Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/07/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/03/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/10/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1951 | Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/19/1951 | Wins the 1951 FABL FA Kellogg Award. |
05/05/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
05/26/1952 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
05/04/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/12/1953 | Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week. |
08/31/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/21/1953 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/21/1953 | Finished 2nd in 1953 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
05/05/1954 | Hits three home runs against the Philadelphia Keystones, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
05/28/1954 | Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/01/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/11/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/13/1954 | Earned 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/26/1954 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/19/1954 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/19/1954 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/19/1954 | Finished 2nd in 1954 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
04/20/1955 | Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week. |
05/04/1955 | Goes 0-5 against the Philadelphia Keystones, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
07/04/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/12/1955 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/19/1955 | Finished 3rd in 1955 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
04/21/1956 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week. |
06/04/1956 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/27/1956 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
07/11/1957 | Hits three home runs against the Philadelphia Keystones, going 5-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/11/1957 | Goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Keystones, with 1 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R. |
07/15/1957 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1957 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/07/1957 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/21/1957 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/23/1957 | Finished 2nd in 1957 FABL FA Whitney Award voting. |
05/31/1958 | Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/04/1958 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/09/1958 | Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI! |
05/19/1959 | Hits his 300th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues home run! |
07/05/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
08/24/1959 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/11/1960 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
08/01/1960 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
10/20/1960 | Wins the 1960 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at RF. |
03/08/1961 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Chicago Chiefs development complex. |
05/16/1961 | Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 6 weeks. |
08/06/1961 | Hits three home runs against the Pittsburgh Miners, going 4-6 with 8 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
08/07/1961 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/10/1961 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
09/24/1961 | Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 1 day. |
02/02/1962 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $164,000 with the Chicago Chiefs organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1952 | 149 | 10 | 1954 | 150 | 8 | 1955 | 153 | 2 | 1958 | 148 | 5 | 1960 | 147 | 6 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1952 | 660 | 9 | 1955 | 683 | 10 | 1958 | 655 | 9 | 1960 | 673 | 9 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1951 | 566 | 10 | 1952 | 587 | 6 | 1958 | 567 | 10 | | Year | H | Rank | 1953 | 179 | 8 | 1954 | 187 | 4 | 1955 | 183 | 9 | 1957 | 200 | 2 | | Year | K | Rank | 1951 | 74 | 6 | 1952 | 101 | 4 | 1953 | 96 | 3 | 1954 | 101 | 1 | 1955 | 100 | 1 | 1956 | 111 | 1 | 1957 | 104 | 8 | 1959 | 108 | 6 | 1960 | 125 | 3 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1951 | 284 | 5 | 1952 | 283 | 2 | 1953 | 367 | 2 | 1954 | 381 | 1 | 1955 | 368 | 2 | 1956 | 303 | 6 | 1957 | 366 | 1 | 1958 | 279 | 9 | 1959 | 301 | 4 | 1960 | 268 | 10 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1951 | 33 | 7 | 1954 | 36 | 3 | 1957 | 41 | 2 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1951 | 12 | 3 | 1952 | 7 | 10 | 1953 | 9 | 7 | 1954 | 10 | 5 | 1955 | 12 | 2 | 1957 | 7 | 8 | 1959 | 11 | 6 | 1960 | 9 | 6 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1950 | 9 | 7 | 1952 | 34 | 2 | 1953 | 48 | 1 | 1954 | 46 | 1 | 1955 | 45 | 3 | 1956 | 39 | 4 | 1957 | 37 | 4 | 1959 | 31 | 6 | 1960 | 26 | 9 | | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1950 | 33 | 9 | 1951 | 104 | 4 | 1952 | 130 | 1 | 1953 | 149 | 1 | 1954 | 133 | 1 | 1955 | 136 | 2 | 1956 | 126 | 2 | 1957 | 135 | 1 | 1958 | 120 | 2 | 1959 | 116 | 3 | 1960 | 120 | 2 | | Year | R | Rank | 1952 | 93 | 4 | 1953 | 116 | 3 | 1954 | 129 | 1 | 1955 | 121 | 2 | 1956 | 103 | 4 | 1957 | 120 | 1 | 1958 | 102 | 6 | 1959 | 102 | 6 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1958 | 74 | 10 | 1959 | 91 | 6 | 1960 | 89 | 5 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1958 | 8 | 8 | 1959 | 10 | 5 | 1960 | 19 | 1 | 1961 | 12 | 5 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1951 | 4 | 10 | 1952 | 12 | 4 | 1953 | 18 | 3 | 1954 | 10 | 8 | 1955 | 13 | 3 | 1959 | 6 | 8 | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1953 | 7 | 2 | 1955 | 7 | 4 | 1956 | 8 | 1 | 1957 | 5 | 8 | 1958 | 9 | 1 | 1959 | 6 | 5 | 1960 | 7 | 2 | 1961 | 7 | 3 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1951 | 66 | 3 | 1952 | 58 | 3 | 1953 | 83 | 2 | 1954 | 92 | 1 | 1955 | 83 | 2 | 1956 | 69 | 1 | 1957 | 85 | 1 | 1958 | 59 | 9 | 1959 | 67 | 5 | 1960 | 59 | 10 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1953 | .316 | 8 | 1954 | .325 | 4 | 1957 | .343 | 2 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1953 | .395 | 10 | 1954 | .409 | 5 | 1957 | .407 | 2 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1951 | .502 | 7 | 1952 | .482 | 4 | 1953 | .647 | 2 | 1954 | .663 | 1 | 1955 | .622 | 2 | 1956 | .541 | 3 | 1957 | .628 | 2 | 1958 | .492 | 10 | 1959 | .536 | 3 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1952 | 91.46 | 10 | 1953 | 141.69 | 2 | 1954 | 151.15 | 1 | 1955 | 144.98 | 2 | 1956 | 109.59 | 6 | 1957 | 149.84 | 2 | 1958 | 105.40 | 9 | 1959 | 117.12 | 7 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1953 | 9.20 | 3 | 1954 | 9.81 | 2 | 1955 | 9.06 | 3 | 1956 | 6.82 | 8 | 1957 | 10.06 | 2 | 1958 | 6.62 | 10 | 1959 | 7.35 | 8 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1951 | .212 | 5 | 1952 | .227 | 2 | 1953 | .332 | 1 | 1954 | .337 | 1 | 1955 | .312 | 2 | 1956 | .275 | 1 | 1957 | .285 | 3 | 1959 | .249 | 2 | 1960 | .210 | 9 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1953 | .449 | 2 | 1954 | .466 | 1 | 1955 | .436 | 3 | 1956 | .393 | 9 | 1957 | .443 | 2 | 1959 | .397 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1953 | 1.042 | 2 | 1954 | 1.072 | 1 | 1955 | 1.013 | 2 | 1956 | .896 | 6 | 1957 | 1.035 | 2 | 1959 | .924 | 5 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1951 | 5.1 | 9 | 1952 | 6.5 | 7 | 1953 | 8.7 | 2 | 1954 | 10.2 | 1 | 1955 | 8.4 | 2 | 1956 | 6.6 | 4 | 1957 | 10.0 | 1 | 1958 | 6.6 | 4 | 1959 | 6.3 | 7 | 1960 | 5.0 | 9 | | | | | |