Craig Shipley | |||
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Third Baseman | |||
Born: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
7 January 1963 |||
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MLB debut | |||
22 June, 1986, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
25 September, 1998, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .271 | ||
Home runs | 20 | ||
Runs batted in | 138 | ||
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Craig Barry Shipley (born 7 January 1963 in Parramatta, New South Wales) is an Australian-born executive and former player in Major League Baseball. On 16 November 2012, he was appointed special assistant to Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers.
As a player, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1986–87), New York Mets (1989), San Diego Padres (1991–94 and 1996–97), Houston Astros (1995) and Anaheim Angels (1998). He played collegiately at the University of Alabama. Shipley batted and threw right-handed; he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg) (12 stone 7).
He helped the Padres win the 1996 National League Western Division championship, appearing in 33 games played — 21 after 31 July — and batting .315 with 29 hits, five doubles, one home run, seven runs batted in and seven stolen bases. In the field, he started at four different defensive positions: second base, third base, shortstop and right field. However, he did not appear in the postseason.