Ronald Lee Shoop (September 19, 1931 â March 14, 2003) was an American professional baseball player and catcher, who played part of the season for the Detroit Tigers. Shoop batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . His professional career extended for ten years (1951âÂÂ52 and 1955âÂÂ62). He missed the 1953âÂÂ54 seasons while performing military service.
For his MLB career, Shoop compiled a .143 batting average in seven at-bats, with one run batted in. His lone hit, a single, came off Bob Shaw of the Chicago White Sox in Shoop's final big-league game.
He was born and later died in Rural Valley, Pennsylvania, at the age of 71.