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Jimmie Schaffer
Jimmie Ronald Schaffer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 185 lb.

Debut May 20, 1961
  vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 11, 1968
Born April 5, 1936 in Limeport, PA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 25 STL NL  68  153   15   39   7  0   1   16   0  0   9  29  .255  .301  .320   59   49   4   0   1   1   5
 1962 26 STL NL  70   66    7   16   2  1   0    6   1  0   6  16  .242  .301  .303   56   20   1   1   0   0   2
 1963 27 CHC NL  57  142   17   34   7  0   7   19   0  0  11  35  .239  .294  .437  103   62   0   0   2   0   6
 1964 28 CHC NL  54  122    9   25   6  1   2    9   2  4  17  17  .205  .307  .320   75   39   0   0   4   1   6
 1965 29 TOT     41   68    2   11   5  1   0    1   0  0   4  19  .162  .208  .265   36   18   0   0   0   0   5
         CHW AL  17   31    2    6   3  1   0    1   0  0   3   4  .194  .265  .355   80   11   0   0   0   0   3
         NYM NL  24   37    0    5   2  0   0    0   0  0   1  15  .135  .158  .189   -1    7   0   0   0   0   2
 1966 30 PHI NL   8   15    2    2   1  0   1    4   0  0   1   7  .133  .188  .400   58    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 31 PHI NL   2    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000    4    0   0   0   1   0   0
 1968 32 CIN NL   4    6    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .167   -2    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      304  574   53  128  28  3  11   56   3  4  49 127  .223  .286  .340   69  195   5   1   8   2  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        306   28   68  15  2   6   30   2  2  26  68  .223  .286  .340   69  104   3   1   4   1  13
 Career High     70  153   17   39   7  1   7   19   2  4  17  35                          62   4   1   4   1   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 25 STL NL  167  123   14   3.0   114| .255  .282| .301  .349| .320  .438| .621  .788|  59  .314  -9.5  -0.9   0%
 1962 26 STL NL   74   54    6   3.0   112| .242  .282| .301  .351| .303  .429| .604  .780|  56  .313  -4.3  -0.4 100%
 1963 27 CHC NL  153  114   16   3.8    94| .239  .261| .294  .323| .437  .390| .731  .713| 103  .485   0.2   0.0   0%
 1964 28 CHC NL  140  107   10   2.5    97| .205  .268| .307  .326| .320  .398| .627  .724|  75  .290  -3.9  -0.4  33%
 1965 29 TOT      72   62    3   1.3    88| .162  .249| .208  .314| .265  .378| .473  .692|  36  .109  -5.6  -0.6   0%
         CHW AL   34   28    2   1.9    86| .194  .243| .265  .311| .355  .372| .620  .683|  80  .205  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         NYM NL   38   34    1   0.8    90| .135  .254| .158  .316| .189  .383| .347  .700|  -1  .046  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1966 30 PHI NL   16   13    1   2.1    96| .133  .265| .188  .323| .400  .399| .588  .722|  58  .213  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1967 31 PHI NL    3    2    0   0.0    91| .000  .259| .333  .322| .000  .380| .333  .702|   4  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1968 32 CIN NL    6    5    0   0.0    86| .167  .259| .167  .318| .167  .364| .334  .682|  -2  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       631  480   50   2.8   101| .223  .269| .286  .333| .340  .407| .626  .740|  69  .316 -25.0  -2.5  42%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 25 STL NL C 68 244 23 1 6 .996 .985 3.93 5.17 5.85 6.39 45 410.7 6 19 14 14 1962 26 STL NL C 69 134 10 1 1 .993 .987 2.09 5.50 5.71 6.72 14 227.0 1 10 10 7 1963 27 CHC NL C 54 231 23 1 3 .996 .986 4.70 6.02 5.99 7.07 42 381.7 2 17 8 16 1964 28 CHC NL C 43 143 19 5 1 .970 .988 3.77 5.91 4.88 6.81 35 299.0 5 13 9 4 1965 29 TOT C 35 110 8 2 2 .983 .988 3.37 5.75 6.37 6.96 18 166.6 1 8 7 3 CHW AL C 14 50 7 0 2 1.000 .988 4.07 5.67 7.19 6.96 8 71.3 1 1 2 3 NYM NL C 21 60 1 2 0 .968 .989 2.90 5.80 5.76 6.96 10 95.3 0 7 5 0 1966 30 PHI NL C 6 17 3 1 1 .952 .985 3.33 5.82 4.86 6.84 5 37.0 0 0 3 2 1967 31 PHI NL C 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 5.80 9.00 6.84 1 5.0 0 0 0 0 1968 32 CIN NL C 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.10 5.14 6.81 0 7.0 0 0 2 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 25 STL NL C 68 244 23 1 6 .996 .985 3.93 5.17 5.85 6.39 45 410.7 6 19 14 14 1962 26 STL NL C 69 134 10 1 1 .993 .987 2.09 5.50 5.71 6.72 14 227.0 1 10 10 7 1963 27 CHC NL C 54 231 23 1 3 .996 .986 4.70 6.02 5.99 7.07 42 381.7 2 17 8 16 1964 28 CHC NL C 43 143 19 5 1 .970 .988 3.77 5.91 4.88 6.81 35 299.0 5 13 9 4 1965 29 TOT C 35 110 8 2 2 .983 .988 3.37 5.75 6.37 6.96 18 166.6 1 8 7 3 CHW AL C 14 50 7 0 2 1.000 .988 4.07 5.67 7.19 6.96 8 71.3 1 1 2 3 NYM NL C 21 60 1 2 0 .968 .989 2.90 5.80 5.76 6.96 10 95.3 0 7 5 0 1966 30 PHI NL C 6 17 3 1 1 .952 .985 3.33 5.82 4.86 6.84 5 37.0 0 0 3 2 1967 31 PHI NL C 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 5.80 9.00 6.84 1 5.0 0 0 0 0 1968 32 CIN NL C 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.10 5.14 6.81 0 7.0 0 0 2 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 278 888 86 11 14 .989 .986 3.50 5.63 5.71 6.77 160 1534.0 15 67 53 46 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 278 888 86 11 14 .989 .986 3.50 5.63 5.71 6.77 160 1534
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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 8, 1965: Traded by the Chicago White Sox 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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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