Craig Shipley | |
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Arizona Diamondbacks | |
Third Baseman / Assistant General Manager | |
Born: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 7 January 1963|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Member of the Australian | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2005 |
Craig Barry Shipley (born 7 January 1963) is an Australian executive and former player in Major League Baseball. On 16 November 2012, he was appointed special assistant to Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers.[1]
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).