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Rick Schu
Richard Spencer Schu
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 26, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1984
Final Game: August 14, 1996
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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
1984 22 PHI NL 17 36 29 12 8 2 1 2 5 0 0 6 6 .276 .389 .621 1.010 178 18 0 0 0 1 0 5
1985 23 PHI NL 112 457 416 54 105 21 4 7 24 8 6 38 78 .252 .318 .373 .691 91 155 7 2 1 0 3 *5
1986 24 PHI NL 92 233 208 32 57 10 1 8 25 2 2 18 44 .274 .335 .447 .782 111 93 1 2 3 2 1 5
1987 25 PHI NL 92 219 196 24 46 6 3 7 23 0 2 20 36 .235 .311 .403 .714 86 79 1 2 0 1 1 53
1988 26 BAL AL 89 294 270 22 69 9 4 4 20 6 4 21 49 .256 .316 .363 .679 93 98 7 3 0 0 0 5/D3
1989 27 TOT AL 99 293 266 25 57 11 0 7 21 1 2 24 37 .214 .278 .335 .613 74 89 6 0 2 1 0 5/D436
1989 27 BAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1989 27 DET AL 98 293 266 25 57 11 0 7 21 1 2 24 37 .214 .278 .335 .613 74 89 6 0 2 1 0 5/D436
1990 28 CAL AL 61 169 157 19 42 8 0 6 14 0 0 11 25 .268 .314 .433 .747 110 68 4 0 0 1 0 53/74
1991 29 PHI NL 17 24 22 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .091 .125 .091 .216 -38 2 1 0 0 1 0 /53
1996 34 MON NL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
9 Seasons 580 1729 1568 189 386 67 13 41 134 17 16 139 282 .246 .310 .384 .694 92 602 27 9 6 7 5
162 Game Avg. 162 483 438 53 108 19 4 11 37 5 4 39 79 .246 .310 .384 .694 92 168 8 3 2 2 1
PHI (5 yrs) 330 969 871 123 218 39 9 24 79 10 10 83 171 .250 .318 .398 .717 94 347 10 6 4 5 5
BAL (2 yrs) 90 294 270 22 69 9 4 4 20 6 4 21 49 .256 .316 .363 .679 93 98 7 3 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 61 169 157 19 42 8 0 6 14 0 0 11 25 .268 .314 .433 .747 110 68 4 0 0 1 0
DET (1 yr) 98 293 266 25 57 11 0 7 21 1 2 24 37 .214 .278 .335 .613 74 89 6 0 2 1 0
NL (6 yrs) 331 973 875 123 218 39 9 24 79 10 10 83 171 .249 .317 .397 .713 93 347 10 6 4 5 5
AL (3 yrs) 249 756 693 66 168 28 4 17 55 7 6 56 111 .242 .301 .368 .669 90 255 17 3 2 2 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 PHI NL 22 3B 15 7 78.2 21 7 13 1 3 .952 -1.9 -29.0 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 0 2.29 1.33 .943 2.79 2.36
1985 PHI NL 23 3B 111 110 967.2 297 86 191 20 19 .933 -11.3 -14.0 -10.3 0.0 -10.2 -1 2.58 2.50 .949 2.88 2.47
1986 PHI NL 24 3B 58 42 414.0 149 42 94 13 6 .913 -8.3 -24.1 -7.3 -5.1 -2.2 -1 2.96 2.34 .948 2.72 2.20
1987 PHI NL 25 3B 45 28 269.2 95 24 62 9 2 .905 -2.6 -11.6 -1.6 -0.8 -0.8 -1 2.87 1.91 .954 2.82 2.34
1987 PHI NL 25 1B 28 21 179.0 179 169 9 1 9 .994 2.5 16.8 2.5 1.6 0.9 0 8.95 6.36 .991 9.88 8.47
1988 BAL AL 26 3B 72 68 582.2 175 56 108 11 7 .937 -11.0 -22.7 -11.0 -4.1 -6.9 0 2.53 2.28 .955 2.71 2.36
1988 BAL AL 26 DH 9
1988 BAL AL 26 1B 4 4 31.0 40 38 2 0 1 1.000 1.0 38.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 11.61 10.00 .992 9.58 8.40
1989 TOT AL 27 2B 6 0 18.0 9 4 5 0 2 1.000 0.9 60.0 0.9 0.5 0.4 0 4.50 1.50 .978 5.25 4.50
1989 BAL AL 27 2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.50
1989 DET AL 27 3B 83 64 574.2 183 52 119 12 11 .934 -3.2 -6.7 -3.2 -1.0 -2.2 0 2.68 2.06 .944 2.73 2.34
1989 DET AL 27 DH 9
1989 DET AL 27 2B 5 0 16.0 8 3 5 0 2 1.000 0.9 67.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 0 4.50 1.60 .975 5.23 4.50
1989 DET AL 27 1B 3 0 4.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 150.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 6.75 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.33
1989 DET AL 27 SS 3 0 5.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 0.67 .950 4.86 4.10
1990 CAL AL 28 3B 38 31 271.0 98 16 74 8 9 .918 2.3 10.2 2.3 -1.3 3.6 0 2.99 2.37 .946 2.75 2.32
1990 CAL AL 28 1B 15 8 79.0 90 85 4 1 7 .989 0.6 9.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 10.14 5.93 .992 9.63 8.36
1990 CAL AL 28 LF 4 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.21 1.75
1990 CAL AL 28 OF 4 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.37 2.05
1990 CAL AL 28 2B 1 1 8.0 8 3 3 2 0 .750 -0.8 -120.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 6.75 6.00 .988 5.18 4.50
1991 PHI NL 29 3B 3 2 13.2 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -0.2 -17.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.32 0.67 .967 2.77 2.30
1991 PHI NL 29 1B 1 1 9.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 14.00 14.00 .993 9.80 8.40
1996 MON NL 34 3B 1 1 9.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.00 2.00 .967 2.70 2.20
9 Seasons 3B 426 353 3181.0 1024 285 663 76 57 .926 -36.4 -13.7 -33.4 -12.4 -20.9 -3 2.68 2.23 .949 2.78 2.36
5 Seasons 1B 51 34 302.0 326 307 17 2 17 .994 4.7 18.7 4.7 2.0 2.7 0 9.66 6.35 .992 9.78 8.42
2 Seasons DH 18
2 Seasons 2B 7 1 26.0 17 7 8 2 2 .882 0.1 4.6 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0 5.19 2.14 .982 5.23 4.50
1 Season LF 4 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.21 1.75
1 Season OF 4 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.37 2.05
1 Season SS 3 0 5.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 0.67 .950 4.86 4.10
9 Seasons TOT 491 389 3525.0 1369 600 689 80 77 .942 -31.9 -10.9 -28.9 -11.0 -17.8 0 -3 3.29 2.63 .901 3.40 3.03
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

November 25, 1980: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

March 21, 1988: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Keith Hughes and Jeff Stone to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and Mike Young. The Baltimore Orioles sent Frank Bellino (minors) (June 14, 1988) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

May 19, 1989: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Baltimore Orioles.

December 8, 1989: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

February 5, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

April 1, 1991: Released by the California Angels.

April 10, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 31, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

March 13, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Philadelphia Phillies$100,000
1987Philadelphia Phillies$140,000
1988Baltimore Orioles$165,000
1989Baltimore Orioles$185,000
Career (may be incomplete)$590,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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