# Jim Shellenback

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**James Philip Shellenback** (born November 18, 1943) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) and [coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)). He appeared in 165 [Major League](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [games](/source/Games_pitched) for the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) (1966–1967; 1969), [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371))/[Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) (1969–1974) and [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins) (1977). The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 200 lb (91 kg) Shellenback threw and batted left-handed. He is the nephew of [Frank Shellenback](/source/Frank_Shellenback), also a former MLB pitcher and coach.

In his nine-year MLB career, he had a 16–30 [record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)), 48 [games started](/source/Starting_pitcher), eight [complete games](/source/Complete_game), two [shutouts](/source/Shutout_(baseball)), 36 [games finished](/source/Games_finished), two [saves](/source/Save_(baseball)), 454 [innings pitched](/source/Innings_pitched), 443 [hits allowed](/source/Hits_allowed), 228 [runs allowed](/source/Run_(baseball)), 192 [earned runs allowed](/source/Earned_run), 40 [home runs allowed](/source/Home_run), 200 [bases on balls](/source/Bases_on_balls), 222 [strikeouts](/source/Strikeouts), eight [hit batsmen](/source/Hit_batsmen), six [wild pitches](/source/Wild_pitch), 1,960 [batters faced](/source/Batters_faced), 14 [intentional base on balls](/source/Intentional_base_on_balls), two [balks](/source/Balk_(baseball)) and a 3.81 [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average).

Like his uncle, who won a record 295 games in the [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League), Jim Shellenback had success in [minor league baseball](/source/Minor_league_baseball). In his second pro year, with the 1963 [Gastonia Pirates](/source/Gastonia_Pirates), he won 17 of 20 [decisions](/source/Decision_(baseball)) and posted a 2.03 earned run average. He won 103 minor league games over 12 seasons.

Shellenback was a longtime coach in the Twins' [minor league system](/source/Farm_system), and served on their Major League staff in [1983](/source/1983_Minnesota_Twins_season). He also managed the [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) [Portland Beavers](/source/Portland_Beavers) from June 22, 1988, through the end of the season after the resignation of [Jim Mahoney](/source/Jim_Mahoney). Late in his career, Shellenback was the [pitching coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)) of the Rookie-level [Elizabethton Twins](/source/Elizabethton_Twins) of the [Appalachian League](/source/Appalachian_League) for 18 consecutive seasons, from 1994 through his 2011 retirement.[1][2]

## References

1. ["Smith, Reed, and Shellenback Return for 2011"](https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-10108278). *[Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball)*. 2010-05-17. [Archived](https://archive.today/20120716004915/http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100517&content_id=10108278&vkey=news_t576&fext=.jsp&sid=t576) 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Christensen (September 10, 2011). ["Twins fire Class AAA Rochester manager Tom Nieto"](http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/blogs/129545593.html). *[Star Tribune](/source/Star_Tribune)*. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

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