Paul Shuey Inducted into Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
March 10, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston, NC - Today the Kinston Indians inducted former Cleveland Indian and University of North Carolina All-American Paul Shuey into the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.
Shuey attended Raleigh Millbrook High School and was drafted second overall by the Cleveland Indians out of UNC in 1992. Shuey was a Freshman All-American and All ACC performer for the Tar Heels in 1990, leading the team with 31 appearances. That season, UNC went 51-14 winning both the ACC Regular Season and Tournament Championships. Shuey led the team in ERA in 1991 (1.70) and 1992 (3.13), while also leading the team in strikeouts in 1992 (87).
Shuey was drafted second overall in the 1992 draft by the Cleveland Indians. Shuey reached Kinston in 1993, going 1-0 with a 4.84 ERA in 15 appearances. He spent the first half of 1994 in Kinston, going 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA with a team high eight saves, before making his Major League debut that same year. The reliever spent nine years with Cleveland (1994-2002), two with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-03) and then came back from injury to play 25 games with the Baltimore Orioles in 2007. Shuey went 45-28 with a 3.87 ERA and 23 saves in his Major League career.
2011 Single Game Tickets for the Kinston Indians go on sale Monday, March 14th. Reserved seat tickets for K-Tribe games are just $5 for students, seniors and the Military. General Admission tickets are only $5, with general public reserved seat tickets costing only $6. Field level and box seat tickets are $7. You can order and print your tickets online at www.kinstonindians.com or call the K-Tribe front office at 1-800-334-5467.
Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
1983 - Charley "King Kong" Keller, George Suggs, Pat Crawford, Stanley Spence
1984 - Harding "Pete" Peterson
1985 - Lou Gorman
1988 - Sam Narron
1989 - Ray Kuhlman
1990 - Jesse Barfield
1991 - John McLaren
1992 - Mike Hargrove
1993 - Leo Mazzone
1994 - Cecil Fielder
1995 - Jim Price
1996 - Jay Schroeder
1997 - Steve Blass
1998 - Bobby Bragan
1999 - Clyde King
2000 - Grady Little
2002 - Johnny Goryl
2003 - Carl Long
2004 - Charles Nagy
2005 - Gordy MacKenzie
2006 - Rocket Wheeler
2007 - Eric Wedge
2008 - Chad Ogea
2009 - Sean Casey
2010 - Gene Michael
2011 - Paul Shuey
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