Rollie Sheldon
Roland Frank Sheldon
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 17, 1936 in Putnam, CT
Schools: Texas A&M University, University of Connecticut
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1961
Final Game: September 25, 1966
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 NYY AL 24 P 35 21 162.2 41 11 30 0 3 1.000 2.27 1.17 .951 2.05 0.83
1962 NYY AL 25 P 34 16 118.0 18 7 10 1 1 .944 1.30 0.50 .961 2.08 0.79
1964 NYY AL 27 P 19 12 102.1 27 7 20 0 2 1.000 2.37 1.42 .956 1.90 0.72
1965 TOT AL 28 P 35 29 193.0 47 14 31 2 4 .957 2.10 1.29 .951 2.04 0.75
1965 NYY AL 28 P 3 0 6.1 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.84 0.67 .950 1.99 0.73
1965 KCA AL 28 P 32 29 186.2 45 13 30 2 3 .956 2.07 1.34 .951 2.04 0.75
1966 TOT AL 29 P 37 23 148.2 37 9 28 0 2 1.000 2.24 1.00 .949 1.99 0.75
1966 KCA AL 29 P 14 13 69.0 17 4 13 0 2 1.000 2.22 1.21 .947 2.00 0.75
1966 BOS AL 29 P 23 10 79.2 20 5 15 0 0 1.000 2.26 0.87 .950 1.99 0.75
5 Seasons P 160 101 724.2 170 48 119 3 12 .982 2.07 1.04 .952 2.02 0.77
5 Seasons TOT 160 101 724.2 170 48 119 3 12 .982 2.07 1.04 .935 2.02 0.77

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1961 NYY AL 24 36 21 36 36 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 NYY AL 25 34 16 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 NYY AL 27 19 12 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 KCA AL 28 32 29 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 NYY AL 28 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 BOS AL 29 23 10 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 KCA AL 29 14 13 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 161 101 161 161 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1961 NYY AL 24 688 80% 25% 31 100% 1 10 1 9 30 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 4 100%
1962 NYY AL 25 517 84% 31% 16 81% 1 7 0 6 12 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 75%
1964 NYY AL 27 410 81% 34% 22 95% 0 7 1 4 20 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0
1965 KCA AL 28 818 79% 26% 31 100% 0 9 1 5 28 23 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 5 100%
1965 NYY AL 28 25 68% 36% 2 100% 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 100%
1966 BOS AL 29 372 83% 25% 15 100% 0 6 1 5 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1966 KCA AL 29 313 83% 27% 13 100% 0 4 0 2 14 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 100%
5 Seasons 3143 81% 28% 130 97% 2 44 4 32 121 96 15 3 0 0 3 0 11 8 10 1 20 95%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 82%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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