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Spec Shea

American baseball player (1920-2002)
Person human Q7574432

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
October 2, 1920
Date of death
July 19, 2002
Place of birth
Naugatuck
Place of death
New Haven
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
baseball player
Educated at
Naugatuck High School[8]
Birth name
Francis Joseph Shea[17]
Given name
Francis, Joseph[14][15]
League or competition
Major League Baseball[11]
Member of sports team
New York Yankees[10]
Nickname
Spec[16]
P14750
A9E6-DFCA-8A5F-C90B-180B[18]
Place of burial
Saint James Cemetery[6]
Position played on team / speciality
pitcher[12]
Sport
baseball[13]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 10
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Spec Shea 1953.jpg ↗
Baseball Almanac ID
sheasp01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
s/sheasp01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
shea--001fra
FanGraphs player ID
1011841
Find a Grave memorial ID
13759597
Freebase ID
/m/02rh_lf
Retrosheet person ID
sheas101
The Baseball Cube player ID
17898
Trading Card Database name ID
5353

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🔗 Connections
Given name 2
Joseph, Francis
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
Major League Baseball
Member of sports team 1
New York Yankees
Occupation 1
baseball player
Place of birth 1
Naugatuck
Place of death 1
New Haven
Position played on team / speciality 1
pitcher
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
baseball
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Summary

Spec Shea was born on October 2, 1920[1], in Naugatuck[2]. He died on July 19, 2002[3], in New Haven[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5].

FAQs

Where was Spec Shea born?

Spec Shea was born in Naugatuck[2].

Where did Spec Shea die?

Spec Shea passed away in New Haven[4].

What did Spec Shea do for work?

Spec Shea worked as a baseball player[5].

Where did Spec Shea go to school?

Spec Shea was educated at Naugatuck High School[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Francis, Joseph
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of death → New Haven
    P14750 → A9E6-DFCA-8A5F-C90B-180B
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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