Ernest Raeford "Mule" Shirley (May 24, 1901 – August 4, 1955) was a

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player who played

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during parts of the and seasons. He batted and threw left-handed. For the 1924 Washington Senators, he logged 100 regular season

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s. He appeared in three games of the

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which the Senators won, registering one hit in two at bats, batting in one and scoring once. Shirley attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1921 to 1923 where he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. He was the son of Octavius Shirley (March 4, 1884 – May 1, 1967) and Anna Shingleton (Shirley) (July 18, 1882 – September 30, 1944).

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