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Fred Scherman
Frederick John Scherman Jr.

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School Ohio State University

Debut April 26, 1969
  vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Final Game July 6, 1976
Born July 25, 1944 in Dayton, OH

Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1969 24 DET AL   1   0   4   0   0   0   2  0    4.0    6    3    3   2    0    3   0   0    18   0   0  6.75  3.77   56 1.500
 1970 25 DET AL   4   4  48   0   0   0  20  1   69.7   61   28   25   5   28   58   1   6   290   3   1  3.23  3.76  116 1.278
 1971 26 DET AL  11   6  69   1   1   0  40 20  113.0   91   38   34  11   49   46   5   2   464   7   0  2.71  3.64  134 1.239
 1972 27 DET AL   7   3  57   3   0   0  27 12   94.0   91   43   38   5   53   53   5   1   410   9   0  3.64  3.16   87 1.532
 1973 28 DET AL   2   2  34   0   0   0  17  1   61.7   59   30   29   6   30   28   3   3   266   4   1  4.23  4.09   97 1.443
 1974 29 HOU NL   2   5  53   0   0   0  31  4   61.3   67   33   28   5   26   35   7   2   276   6   0  4.11  3.48   85 1.516
 1975 30 TOT NL   4   4  50   7   0   0  14  0   92.7  105   48   39   7   45   56   6   7   426   8   0  3.79  3.77   99 1.619
         HOU NL   0   1  16   0   0   0   9  0   16.3   21   11    9   4    4   13   1   1    74   1   0  4.96  3.38   68 1.531
         MON NL   4   3  34   7   0   0   5  0   76.3   84   37   30   3   41   43   5   6   352   7   0  3.54  3.85  109 1.638
 1976 31 MON NL   2   2  31   0   0   0  14  1   40.0   42   25   22   5   14   18   3   2   181   3   1  4.95  3.75   76 1.400
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .559  33  26 346  11   1   0 165 39  536.3  522  248  218  46  245  297  30  23  2331  40   3  3.66  3.64   99 1.430
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   4  65   2   0   0  31  7  102.0   99   47   41   8   46   56   5   4   444   7   0  3.66  3.64   99 1.430
 Career High     11   6  69   7   1   0  40 20  113.0  105   48   39  11   53   58   7   7   464   9   1  2.71  4.09  134 1.239

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 25 DET AL  48   12    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .167  .167  .167   -8    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 26 DET AL  69   24    3    5   0  0   0    4   0  0   3   9  .208  .321  .208   50    5   2   0   0   1   0
 1972 27 DET AL  57   22    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .091  .130  .091  -34    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1974 29 HOU NL  53    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1975 30 TOT NL  50   17    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .059  .111  .118  -37    2   0   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL  16    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         MON NL  34   16    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .063  .118  .125  -34    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 31 MON NL  31    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   40    1   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      347   82    5   11   1  0   0    4   0  0   5  23  .134  .193  .146   -3   12   4   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         38    2    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  11  .134  .193  .146   -3    6   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     69   24    3    5   1  0   0    4   0  0   3   9                           5   2   0   0   1   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 25 DET AL   12   10    0   0.0    98| .167  .259| .167  .333| .167  .395| .334  .729|  -8  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1971 26 DET AL   30   21    2   2.6    96| .208  .260| .321  .333| .208  .387| .529  .720|  50  .305  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1972 27 DET AL   24   21    0   0.0    85| .091  .250| .130  .319| .091  .361| .221  .680| -34  .000  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1974 29 HOU NL    3    3    0   0.0    91| .000  .257| .000  .329| .000  .372| .000  .701|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1975 30 TOT NL   18   16    0   0.0    99| .059  .269| .111  .341| .118  .389| .229  .730| -37  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%
         HOU NL    1    1    0   0.0    90| .000  .257| .000  .327| .000  .371| .000  .698|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         MON NL   17   15    0   0.0    99| .063  .270| .118  .342| .125  .390| .243  .732| -34  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1976 31 MON NL    5    4    0   0.0    96| .250  .268| .250  .336| .250  .382| .500  .718|  40  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons        92   75    2   0.7    94| .134  .259| .193  .331| .146  .381| .339  .712|  -3  .041 -11.5  -1.2   0%

* 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1969 24 DET AL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.25 0.70 2.25 1.80 0 4.0 1970 25 DET AL P 48 8 7 1 2 .938 .949 0.31 0.67 1.94 1.86 0 69.7 1971 26 DET AL P 69 7 23 0 1 1.000 .958 0.43 0.77 2.39 1.98 1 113.0 1972 27 DET AL P 57 5 12 2 1 .895 .950 0.30 0.75 1.63 1.86 3 94.0 1973 28 DET AL P 34 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 0.21 0.86 1.02 1.87 0 61.7 1974 29 HOU NL P 53 6 7 1 0 .929 .942 0.25 0.71 1.91 1.88 0 61.3 1975 30 TOT NL P 50 5 16 0 2 1.000 .946 0.42 0.72 2.04 1.87 7 92.6 HOU NL P 16 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.19 0.72 1.66 1.88 0 16.3 MON NL P 34 4 14 0 2 1.000 .947 0.53 0.72 2.12 1.86 7 76.3 1976 31 MON NL P 31 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.72 1.35 1.89 0 40.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 24 DET AL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.25 0.70 2.25 1.80 0 4.0 1970 25 DET AL P 48 8 7 1 2 .938 .949 0.31 0.67 1.94 1.86 0 69.7 1971 26 DET AL P 69 7 23 0 1 1.000 .958 0.43 0.77 2.39 1.98 1 113.0 1972 27 DET AL P 57 5 12 2 1 .895 .950 0.30 0.75 1.63 1.86 3 94.0 1973 28 DET AL P 34 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 0.21 0.86 1.02 1.87 0 61.7 1974 29 HOU NL P 53 6 7 1 0 .929 .942 0.25 0.71 1.91 1.88 0 61.3 1975 30 TOT NL P 50 5 16 0 2 1.000 .946 0.42 0.72 2.04 1.87 7 92.6 HOU NL P 16 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.19 0.72 1.66 1.88 0 16.3 MON NL P 34 4 14 0 2 1.000 .947 0.53 0.72 2.12 1.86 7 76.3 1976 31 MON NL P 31 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.72 1.35 1.89 0 40.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 346 35 75 4 6 .965 .950 0.32 0.74 1.85 1.89 11 536.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 346 35 75 4 6 .965 .950 0.32 0.74 1.85 1.89 11 536
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1972   ALCS  DET OAK     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.2   1   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1972   ALCS  DET OAK     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1971 AL-.647-10

Games
1971 AL-69-2

Saves
1971 AL-20-3
1972 AL-12-8

Hit Batsmen
1974 NL-7-3
1975 NL-6-10

Games Finished
1971 AL-40-3
1974 NL-31-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 10 (1435) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1587) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

November 30, 1964: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

November 30, 1964: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Minnesota Twins in the 1964 first-year draft.

December 3, 1973: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with cash to the Houston Astros for Jim Ray and Gary Sutherland.

June 8, 1975: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Houston Astros.

July 8, 1976: Released by the Montreal Expos.


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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