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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 Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 24 NYY AL 11 5 .688 3.60 35 21 5 6 2 0 162.2 149 70 65 17 55 2 84 2 0 6 670 104 1.254 8.2 0.9 3.0 4.6 1.53
1962 25 NYY AL 7 8 .467 5.49 34 16 5 2 0 1 118.0 136 78 72 12 28 3 54 1 0 2 512 69 1.390 10.4 0.9 2.1 4.1 1.93
1964 27 NYY AL 5 2 .714 3.61 19 12 2 3 0 1 102.1 92 43 41 18 18 2 57 1 0 2 405 101 1.075 8.1 1.6 1.6 5.0 3.17
1965 28 TOT AL 10 8 .556 3.87 35 29 2 4 1 0 193.0 185 87 83 22 57 3 112 7 1 9 812 90 1.254 8.6 1.0 2.7 5.2 1.96
1965 28 NYY AL 0 0 1.42 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 24 238 0.947 7.1 0.0 1.4 9.9 7.00
1965 28 KCA AL 10 8 .556 3.95 32 29 1 4 1 0 186.2 180 86 82 22 56 3 105 7 1 9 788 88 1.264 8.7 1.1 2.7 5.1 1.88
1966 29 TOT AL 5 13 .278 4.12 37 23 5 2 1 0 148.2 179 80 68 18 49 7 64 3 0 5 663 88 1.534 10.8 1.1 3.0 3.9 1.31
1966 29 KCA AL 4 7 .364 3.13 14 13 1 1 1 0 69.0 73 31 24 3 26 3 26 1 0 2 302 109 1.435 9.5 0.4 3.4 3.4 1.00
1966 29 BOS AL 1 6 .143 4.97 23 10 4 1 0 0 79.2 106 49 44 15 23 4 38 2 0 3 361 77 1.619 12.0 1.7 2.6 4.3 1.65
5 Seasons 38 36 .514 4.09 160 101 19 17 4 2 724.2 741 358 329 87 207 17 371 14 1 24 3062 89 1.308 9.2 1.1 2.6 4.6 1.79
162 Game Avg. 10 9 .514 4.09 42 26 5 4 1 1 189 193 93 86 23 54 4 97 4 0 6 798 89 1.308 9.2 1.1 2.6 4.6 1.79
NYY (4 yrs) 23 15 .605 4.14 91 49 13 11 2 2 389.1 382 192 179 47 102 7 202 4 0 10 1611 90 1.243 8.8 1.1 2.4 4.7 1.98
KCA (2 yrs) 14 15 .483 3.73 46 42 2 5 2 0 255.2 253 117 106 25 82 6 131 8 1 11 1090 93 1.310 8.9 0.9 2.9 4.6 1.60
BOS (1 yr) 1 6 .143 4.97 23 10 4 1 0 0 79.2 106 49 44 15 23 4 38 2 0 3 361 77 1.619 12.0 1.7 2.6 4.3 1.65

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1964 27 NYY AL WS L STL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 10 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 10 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00

Standard Batting

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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 24 NYY AL 36 60 56 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 24 .125 .155 .125 .280 -22 7 0 0 2 0 0 1
1962 25 NYY AL 34 39 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 17 .077 .273 .077 .350 1 2 4 0 6 0 0 1
1964 27 NYY AL 19 36 34 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 .088 .088 .088 .176 -51 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1965 28 TOT AL 35 61 52 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 29 .077 .111 .077 .188 -45 4 0 1 7 0 0 1
1965 28 NYY AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 28 KCA AL 32 60 51 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 28 .078 .113 .078 .192 -44 4 0 1 7 0 0 1
1966 29 TOT AL 37 43 41 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .098 .098 .098 .195 -44 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1966 29 KCA AL 14 25 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .087 .087 .087 .174 -49 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1966 29 BOS AL 23 18 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 161 239 209 3 20 0 0 0 7 0 1 10 113 .096 .141 .096 .237 -32 20 4 1 19 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 240 210 3 20 0 0 0 7 0 1 10 114 .096 .141 .096 .237 -32 20 4 1 19 0 0
NYY (4 yrs) 92 136 117 2 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 65 .103 .167 .103 .269 -24 12 4 0 10 0 0
KCA (2 yrs) 46 85 74 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 43 .081 .105 .081 .186 -45 6 0 1 9 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 23 18 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 2 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1964 27 NYY AL WS STL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Losses s c a p y
1966 AL--13--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1965 AL--9--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1965 AL--7--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1635), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1092), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1960 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

May 3, 1965: Traded by the New York Yankees with Johnny Blanchard to the Kansas City Athletics for Doc Edwards.

June 13, 1966: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Jose Tartabull and John Wyatt to the Boston Red Sox for Jim Gosger, Guido Grilli and Ken Sanders.

December 15, 1966: Sent by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds to complete an earlier deal made on August 15, 1966. The Boston Red Sox sent players to be named later and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later and Hank Fischer. The Boston Red Sox sent Dick Stigman (December 15, 1966) and Rollie Sheldon (December 15, 1966) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

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