Sherman Applegate
"Shimmy" retired after the 1995 season, having put in time with the team for 21 seasons. But he, more than anyone else, represented what AWA softball was all about. Sherman's stats did not measure up to everyone else's, but there was never a doubt that his spot on the team wasn't secure. He was a member of the team, and that was it. Whatever he did on the field was a bonus. One of the fastest players on the team. Good defensive player. Blondest hair on the team. His creative talents inspired the series of AWA video and music tapes, the highlight films, and the Nick Danger movie, as well as the popular STAT Magazine cartoon series, "The Bench". Shimmy's worst moment as an AWA player came in 1978 when his jaw was broken by a line drive, but that injury sparked the team to an upset victory that day. Brian Christie, arguably the greatest player in AWA history, regarded Sherman as his inspiration on the softball field. There could be no higher praise.
Years PlayedPositionBatsThrowsNicknameNumber
211st Base-CatcherRight RightShimmy20

Batting and Fielding Statistics
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SO
BB
SF
Avg.
PO
A
E
Pct.
DP
OfA
1975
9
16
5
6
1
0
0
7
1
0
0
.375
12
0
3
.800
2
0
1976
8
18
3
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
.278
24
0
0
1.000
0
0
1977
10
18
3
9
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
.500
29
1
1
.968
5
0
1978
18
41
6
9
0
0
0
5
0
3
1
.220
50
4
2
.964
5
0
1979
22
56
7
10
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
.179
86
2
7
.926
6
0
1980
14
24
4
8
0
0
0
5
1
1
1
.333
16
1
1
.944
3
0
1981
15
29
4
7
1
0
0
5
0
0
1
.241
24
0
0
1.000
3
0
1982
18
33
7
10
1
0
0
5
0
3
0
.303
24
1
0
1.000
2
0
1983
8
21
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
.143
24
1
1
.962
2
0
1984
13
30
2
6
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
.200
17
0
5
.773
3
0
1985
13
27
7
11
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
.407
10
0
2
.833
0
0
1986
18
42
7
8
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
.190
19
1
3
.870
3
0
1987
13
30
5
8
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
.267
9
0
0
1.000
0
0
1988
4
10
5
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
.400
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1989
11
23
7
6
1
0
0
6
0
2
0
.261
5
0
1
.833
0
0
1990
6
12
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
.250
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1991
3
10
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.200
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1992
3
8
1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
.375
2
0
0
1.000
0
0
1993
8
14
4
5
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
.357
2
0
0
1.000
0
0
1994
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1995
3
9
1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
.333
3
0
0
1.000
0
0
Total
218
473
85
126
4
1
0
63
4
16
8
.266
360
11
26
.935
34
0

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