Danny Sheaffer

Positions: Catcher, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 2, 1961 in Jacksonville, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (20th) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, PA).

High School: Red Land HS (Lewisberry, PA)

Schools: Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, PA), Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Debut: April 9, 1987 (Age 25-250d, 15,294th in major league history)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1997 (Age 36-056d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Danny Todd Sheaffer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-4.7

946

219

.232

RBI

110

OBP

.278

SLG

.324

OPS

.602

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 13 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 6 go ahead

3 Tms
STL	7
COL	5
BOS	1

Platoon
vs RHP	10
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Away	8
Home	5

Outs
0	5
2	5
1	3

11 Opps
COL	2
SDP	2
NYM	1
PHI	1
STL	1
CHC	1
MON	1
CIN	1
HOU	1
FLA	1
MIL	1

13 Pitchers
Bruce Ruffin	1
Juan Acevedo	1
Lee Smith	1
Chris Hammond	1
Kerry Taylor	1
Doug Brocail	1
Chris Bosio	1
Tim Pugh	1
Frank Castillo	1
Paul Quantrill	1
Kirk Rueter	1
Andy Benes	1
Bobby Jones	1

7 Parks
Busch Stad (STL)	4
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
MileHigh Std (DEN)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	8
78	3
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	3
1	2
3	2
2	2
7+	2
Unk	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	13

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
123	1
12-	1
-23	1

20 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	10
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	3

Inning
2	2
3	2
4	1
5	1
6	2
7	2
8	1
9	2

1-3	4
4-6	4
7-end	5

RelScore
+2	1
Tied	4
-1	2
-2	2
-4..	4

Ahead	1
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	4
0-0	2
0-1	2
Unk	2
1-1	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	12
PH	1

OrderPos
7th	8
8th	4
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	5

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1987-04-09	BOS	@	MIL	Chris Bosio	behind 10-11	t 7	2	---		1	8	2	0.187	43%		Home Run
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1993-05-20	COL	@	SDP	Kerry Taylor	tied 2-2	t 2	2	---	7,(3-2) FFBBFBX	1	8	2	0.109	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	1993-06-23	COL		CIN	Tim Pugh	behind 0-2	b 2	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	2	0.231	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Hayes Scores; J. Clark Scores
4	4	3	1	1993-07-07	COL		FLA	Chris Hammond	behind 0-5	b 3	0	---		1	8	2	0.056	18%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	4	1	1993-07-09	COL	@	STL	Lee Smith	tied 4-4	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBSBFX	1	8	2	0.383	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1994-07-25	COL	@	SDP	Andy Benes	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	7	2	0.195	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1995-04-30	STL	@	NYM	Bobby Jones	tied 0-0	t 6	2	-23	2,(0-1) CX	3	7	2	0.336	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); S. Cooper Scores/unER; B. Jordan Scores/unER; D. Sheaffer Scores/unER
8	8	2	1	1995-06-05	STL	@	COL	Juan Acevedo	behind 0-1	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.117	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	3	1	1995-06-24	STL		PHI	Paul Quantrill	behind 6-10	b 6	0	---	7,(3-2) CBBBFFX	1	7	2	0.064	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	4	1	1995-08-01	STL		HOU	Doug Brocail	behind 3-7	b 8	2	---	6,(2-2) FCBFBX	1	6	2	0.023	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
11	11	5	1	1995-08-26	STL	@	COL	Bruce Ruffin	behind 1-3	t 9	1	123	1,(0-0) .X	4	7	PH	0.593	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Jordan Scores; J. Mabry Scores; D. Bell Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1996-06-20	STL	@	MON	Kirk Rueter	behind 0-4	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	0.064	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	1996-07-19	STL		CHC	Frank Castillo	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	2	0.083	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)