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Jimmie Schaffer
Jimmie Ronald Schaffer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 5, 1936 in Limeport, PA
High School: Coopersburg (Coopersburg, PA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1961
Final Game: July 11, 1968
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 25 STL NL 68 167 153 15 39 7 0 1 16 0 0 9 29 .255 .301 .320 .621 59 49 5 1 4 0 1 2
1962 26 STL NL 70 74 66 7 16 2 1 0 6 1 0 6 16 .242 .301 .303 .604 56 20 2 0 1 1 0 2
1963 27 CHC NL 57 153 142 17 34 7 0 7 19 0 0 11 35 .239 .294 .437 .731 103 62 6 0 0 0 2 2
1964 28 CHC NL 54 140 122 9 25 6 1 2 9 2 4 17 17 .205 .307 .320 .627 75 39 6 1 0 0 4 2
1965 29 TOT MLB 41 72 68 2 11 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 19 .162 .208 .265 .473 36 18 5 0 0 0 0 2
1965 29 CHW AL 17 34 31 2 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .194 .265 .355 .620 80 11 3 0 0 0 0 2
1965 29 NYM NL 24 38 37 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .135 .158 .189 .347 -1 7 2 0 0 0 0 2
1966 30 PHI NL 8 16 15 2 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .133 .188 .400 .588 58 6 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1967 31 PHI NL 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 /2
1968 32 CIN NL 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
8 Seasons 304 631 574 53 128 28 3 11 56 3 4 49 127 .223 .286 .340 .626 69 195 24 2 5 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 336 306 28 68 15 2 6 30 2 2 26 68 .223 .286 .340 .626 69 104 13 1 3 1 4
PHI (2 yrs) 10 19 17 3 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 8 .118 .211 .353 .563 54 6 0 0 0 0 1
STL (2 yrs) 138 241 219 22 55 9 1 1 22 1 0 15 45 .251 .301 .315 .616 58 69 7 1 5 1 1
CHC (2 yrs) 111 293 264 26 59 13 1 9 28 2 4 28 52 .223 .300 .383 .683 90 101 12 1 0 0 6
NYM (1 yr) 24 38 37 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .135 .158 .189 .347 -1 7 2 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 17 34 31 2 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .194 .265 .355 .620 80 11 3 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 287 597 543 51 122 25 2 11 55 3 4 46 123 .225 .287 .339 .626 69 184 21 2 5 1 8
AL (1 yr) 17 34 31 2 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .194 .265 .355 .620 80 11 3 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1961 STL NL 25 C 68 45 410.2 268 244 23 1 6 .996 1.0 2.9 1 5.85 3.93 .985 6.39 5.17 6 19 14 14 50%
1962 STL NL 26 C 69 14 227.0 145 134 10 1 1 .993 1.0 5.3 1 5.71 2.09 .987 6.72 5.50 1 10 10 7 41%
1963 CHC NL 27 C 54 42 381.2 255 231 23 1 3 .996 3.0 9.4 3 5.99 4.70 .986 7.07 6.02 2 17 8 16 67%
1964 CHC NL 28 C 43 35 302.0 167 143 19 5 1 .970 -2.0 -7.9 -2 4.83 3.77 .988 6.81 5.91 5 13 9 4 31%
1965 TOT MLB 29 C 35 18 166.2 120 110 8 2 2 .983 -1.0 -7.2 -1 6.37 3.37 .988 6.96 5.75 1 8 7 3 30%
1965 CHW AL 29 C 14 8 71.1 57 50 7 0 2 1.000 1.0 16.8 1 7.19 4.07 .988 6.95 5.67 1 1 2 3 60%
1965 NYM NL 29 C 21 10 95.1 63 60 1 2 0 .968 -2.0 -25.2 -2 5.76 2.90 .989 6.96 5.80 0 7 5 0 0%
1966 PHI NL 30 C 6 5 37.0 21 17 3 1 1 .952 0.0 0.0 0 4.86 3.33 .986 6.84 5.82 0 0 3 2 40%
1967 PHI NL 31 C 1 1 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 5.00 .980 6.84 5.80 0 0 0 0
1968 CIN NL 32 C 2 0 7.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.14 2.00 1.000 6.81 6.10 0 0 2 0 0%
8 Seasons C 278 160 1537.0 985 888 86 11 14 .989 2.0 1.6 2 5.70 3.50 .986 6.77 5.63 15 67 53 46 46%
8 Seasons TOT 278 160 1537.0 985 888 86 11 14 .989 2.0 1.6 2 5.70 3.50 .975 6.77 5.63 15 67 53 46 46%

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

October 17, 1962: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel to the Chicago Cubs for George Altman, Don Cardwell and Moe Thacker.

December 1, 1964: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Frank Baumann.

July 26, 1965: Sent by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on July 8, 1965. The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Frank Lary.

February 22, 1966: Traded by the New York Mets with Wayne Graham and Bobby Klaus to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Stuart.

November 28, 1967: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

March 30, 1969: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Savage.

April 9, 1970: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 20, 1970: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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