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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 18	BOS		CLE	W,10-7	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
2	20 (9)	Apr 30	BOS	@	WSA	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	25 (4)	May 6	BOS	@	SEP	W,12-2	GF	17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
4	28 (2)	May 10	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
5	29	May 11	BOS	@	CAL	W,7-3	GF	18	4.0	0	2	1	3	1	SS
6	36 (6)	May 21 (2)	BOS		CAL	W,8-3	GF	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
7	39 (2)	May 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-9	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
8	44 (4)	May 30	BOS		MIN	W,3-2	GF	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
9	45	May 31	BOS		MIN	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	46	Jun 1	BOS		MIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
11	47	Jun 2	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
12	48	Jun 3	BOS		CHW	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
13	49	Jun 4	BOS		CHW	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	2B
14	50	Jun 6	BOS		KCR	W,4-2	CG	38	11.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
15	51	Jun 7	BOS		KCR	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
16	52	Jun 8	BOS		KCR	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
17	53	Jun 9	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	2B
18	54	Jun 10	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
19	55	Jun 11	BOS	@	MIN	W,13-5	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
20	56	Jun 13	BOS		OAK	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
21	58 (1)	Jun 15	BOS		OAK	L,5-13	GS	42	7.2	2	3	0	5	1	2B
22	59	Jun 16	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
23	60	Jun 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
24	61	Jun 18	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	7	0	8	2	2B
25	62	Jun 19	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
26	63	Jun 21 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,6-5	CG	53	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
27	64	Jun 21 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
28	65	Jun 22	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	5	8	0	13	1	2B
29	66	Jun 24 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
30	68 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
31	70 (1)	Jun 26	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	GF	16	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
32	71	Jun 27	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
33	72	Jun 28	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
34	73	Jun 29 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	2	5	0	7	2	2B
35	74	Jun 29 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	75	Jul 1	BOS	@	DET	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
37	76	Jul 2	BOS	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	2	5	1	8	2	2B
38	77	Jul 3	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
39	78	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		WSA	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
40	81 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	BOS		WSA	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
41	82	Jul 6	BOS		WSA	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
42	83	Jul 7	BOS		DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
43	84	Jul 8	BOS		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
44	86 (1)	Jul 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
45	87	Jul 11 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
46	88	Jul 11 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,12-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
47	89	Jul 12	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
48	97 (7)	Jul 24	BOS	@	SEP	L,6-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
49	100 (2)	Jul 27	BOS	@	SEP	W,5-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
50	102 (1)	Jul 30	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
51	103	Jul 31	BOS	@	CAL	W,9-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	109 (5)	Aug 6	BOS		SEP	L,5-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
53	111 (1)	Aug 8	BOS		CAL	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
54	112	Aug 9	BOS		CAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
55	113	Aug 10	BOS		CAL	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	SS
56	116 (2)	Aug 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	SS
57	117	Aug 16 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	W,10-1	GF	13	3.0	3	2	0	5	1	PH SS
58	122 (4)	Aug 20	BOS		MIN	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
59	129 (6)	Aug 29	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-10	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	136 (6)	Sep 6	BOS		WSA	W,9-5	GF	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
61	160 (23)	Sep 29	BOS	@	WSA	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	3B
62	161	Sep 30	BOS	@	WSA	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
							62gm		440.0	97	150	7	254	30