A first baseman who batted and threw left-handed, Shockley was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg).

[2] Beginning in seventh grade, Shockley attended Georgetown High School in Delaware, where he competed in football, baseball, and basketball.

[2] In football, which he stated was his favorite sport, Shockley played on offense at running back, at linebacker on defense, and also was the team's kicking specialist.

[2] To begin his senior year of baseball, Shockley pitched a no-hitter against Lewes High School in front of "a large assemblage of major league scouts.

"[3] The News Journal reported in May 1960 that fifteen Major League Baseball (MLB) teams had made personal appearances to Shockley stating they were interesting in him.

[4] However, shortly afterwards he contracted hepatitis and was hospitalized for several weeks, causing most MLB scouts to lose interest in him.

[6] He appeared in 133 games and fielded .983 while making 144 hits, 29 doubles, five triples and 10 home runs for a batting average of .282.

[2] In the next inning, he grounded to shortstop and helped Danny Cater advance from second base to third, from where the latter eventually made the game-winning score.

[2] In the next game, also against the Reds, Shockley appeared in the Phillies' starting lineup and faced pitcher John Tsitouris.

[2] Afterwards, Shockley was reported by newspapers to have shown "good knowledge of the strike zone, an ability to hit major-league pitching and some power.

[2] He was among four members of the team named to the PCL All-Star squad and placed second (only behind Tony Perez) in the league MVP voting.

[2] When their training camp started in February, he stayed at his home in Georgetown "hunting ducks and rabbits back in Delaware with his prize setter named Lucy.

[2] Philadelphia, however, stated that they had never reached an agreement and that they had already paid Shockley the full amount of money on his contract.

[2] The Los Angeles general manager, Fred Haney, having felt no obligation to pay any of the $20,000, said "We will wait one week and then put Shockley on the failure-to-report list which voids that part of the trade.

Against the Kansas City Royals in a May 2 doubleheader, Shockley batted fourth and made two doubles and scored three runs.

[2] Shockley finished his MLB career with 51 games played, 142 times at-bat, 28 hits, two doubles, three home runs and 17 runs-batted-in for a batting average of .197.