Rollie Sheldon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)

Born: December 17, 1936 in Putnam, CT us

Schools: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

Debut: April 23, 1961 (Age 24-127d, 11,834th in major league history)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1966 (Age 29-282d)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Roland Frank Sheldon

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

ERA

4.09

160

101

724.2

371

WHIP

1.308

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 23	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	15 (5)	Apr 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	19 (3)	May 5	NYY	@	LAA	W,5-4		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	28 (8)	May 16	NYY		WSA	L,2-3		15	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	33 (4)	May 21 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	37 (3)	May 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,9-14	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	41 (3)	May 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	GS	27	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	47 (5)	Jun 5 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	51 (3)	Jun 8 (2)	NYY		KCA	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	55 (3)	Jun 11 (2)	NYY		LAA	W,5-1	GS	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	61 (5)	Jun 17	NYY	@	DET	L,10-12		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	63 (1)	Jun 19	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS	31	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	68 (4)	Jun 24	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-7	GS	25	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	71 (2)	Jun 27	NYY	@	LAA	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	74 (2)	Jul 1	NYY		WSA	W,7-6		18	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	77 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	78	Jul 5	NYY		CLE	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
18	82 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	85 (2)	Jul 14	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	27	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	89 (3)	Jul 18	NYY	@	WSA	W,5-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	93 (3)	Jul 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-9	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	97 (3)	Jul 26	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	102 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	GS	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	109 (6)	Aug 6 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
25	119 (9)	Aug 16	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	124 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	P
27	126 (1)	Aug 23	NYY	@	LAA	W,8-6		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	130 (3)	Aug 27	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-7		15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	133 (2)	Aug 31	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	13	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	137 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,5-3	GS	32	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
31	143 (5)	Sep 9	NYY		CLE	W,8-7	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
32	147 (3)	Sep 14 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-8	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	150 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4		7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	159 (8)	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	161 (1)	Sep 29	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		162.2	11	30	0	41	3