Thomas Michael Shopay (born February 21, 1945) is a former

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player. Shopay was a left-handed hitter who played

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for the

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(1967, 1969) and

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(1971–72, 1975–77).

Professional career

Shopay attended

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in Bristol, CT. He was attending

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in Franklin, MA when he was selected by the

in the 34th round (624th overall) of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft. He was picked in the

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by the

on December 1, 1969. He never had more than 74 at-bats in any of his seven seasons in the majors. Although only a .201 career hitter (62-for-309) with 3 home runs and 20 RBI in 253 games over 7 seasons, Shopay was good defensively, recording a .993

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, committing only 1 error in 151

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in 525 innings at all three outfield positions and catcher. Said error occurred during his Yankees tenure on September 23, 1967 in the 6th inning of an away game against the

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