Mule Shirley

Mule Shirley
Mule Shirley
	First baseman
	Born: May 24, 1901; Snow Hill, North Carolina
	Died: August 3, 1955 (aged 54); Goldsboro, North Carolina
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	May 6, 1924, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
	July 12, 1925, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average	.210
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	18
Teams
	Washington Senators (1924–1925);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champions: 1924;

Ernest Raeford "Mule" Shirley (May 24, 1901 – August 4, 1955) was a Major League Baseball player who played first base during parts of the 1924 and 1925 seasons. He batted and threw left-handed. For the 1924 Washington Senators, he logged 100 regular season at bats. He appeared in three games of the 1924 World Series 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).