Ronald Lee Shoop (September 19, 1931 – March 14, 2003) was an American professional baseball player and catcher, who played part of the 1959 season for the Detroit Tigers. Shoop batted and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). His professional career extended for ten years (1951–52 and 1955–62). He missed the 1953–54 seasons while performing military service. He was born and later died in Rural Valley, Pennsylvania, at the age of 71.