Dick Schofield

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 163lb (175cm, 73kg)

Born: January 7, 1935 in Springfield, IL us

Died: July 11, 2022 in Springfield, IL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Springfield HS (Springfield, IL)

Debut: July 3, 1953 (Age 18-177d, 11,035th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1971 (Age 36-266d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: John Richard Schofield

Nicknames: Ducky

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Relatives: Father of Dick Schofield; Grandfather of Jayson Werth

1960 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

3083

699

.227

394

RBI

211

OBP

.317

SLG

.297

OPS

.614

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 22	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
2	10	Apr 23 (1)	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
3	12 (1)	Apr 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-2	GF	11	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
4	16 (3)	Apr 28	SFG		CIN	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
5	17	Apr 29	SFG		STL	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
6	18	Apr 30	SFG		STL	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	19	May 1	SFG		STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	SS
8	20	May 3	SFG		LAD	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to New York Yankees
9	66	Jun 25	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	GF	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
10	67	Jun 26 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
11	68	Jun 26 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
12	69	Jun 28	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
13	70	Jun 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
14	71	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	0	4	1	5	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	72	Jul 1	NYY	@	WSA	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
16	73	Jul 2	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	2	9	1	12	2	SS
17	74	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
18	75	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	SS
19	76	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
20	78 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
21	79	Jul 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
22	80	Jul 7	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
23	83 (2)	Jul 9	NYY		WSA	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
24	85 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
25	96 (10)	Jul 24 (1)	NYY		CAL	W,9-1	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	108 (11)	Aug 5 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	34	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
27	116 (7)	Aug 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers
28	142	Sep 11 (2)	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
29	144 (1)	Sep 13	LAD		NYM	W,8-3	GS	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B SS
30	145	Sep 15	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
31	146	Sep 16	LAD		PIT	W,5-1	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
32	147	Sep 17	LAD		PIT	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
33	148	Sep 18	LAD		PHI	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
34	149	Sep 19	LAD		PHI	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
35	150	Sep 20	LAD		PHI	W,11-1	GS	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B SS
36	151	Sep 21	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
37	152	Sep 23 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
38	153	Sep 23 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	35	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
39	154	Sep 24	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
40	155	Sep 25	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	156	Sep 26	LAD	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
42	157	Sep 27	LAD	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
43	158	Sep 28	LAD	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
44	159	Sep 29	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
45	160	Sep 30	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
46	161	Oct 2 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
47	162	Oct 2 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
							49gm		372.0	47	121	13	181	14