Shilling's
minor league career spanned 1934 to 1948, with 1192 total games played for eight different teams; he did not play professionally for three seasons (1943–1945) during World War II. In 1939, Shilling's only season in the
major leagues, he played in 31 games for the
Cleveland Indians and 11 games for the
Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as a
second baseman. He registered a .282
batting average with 16
RBIs and no
home runs. Defensively, he committed 14
errors in 198
total chances for a .929
fielding percentage. He died in his hometown in 1986 and is buried there. ==References==