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Dick Schofield
John Richard Schofield (Ducky)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.

MLB Debut July 3, 1953
Final Game September 30, 1971
Born January 7, 1935 in Springfield, IL
Died July 11, 2022 (age 87)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 18 WAA AL   27   74    7   17   4   0   3   10   0   0    4   23  .230  .272  .405  .677    97    30   2   2   0   1   1  
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 22 BRN NL   16   51    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    2   15  .176  .208  .196  .404    51    10   0   0   0   0   2  
 1958 23 MLN NL   78  146   18   24   2   0   0    6   0   0   30   35  .164  .305  .178  .483    68    26   1   1   0   0   5  
 1959 24 KCA AL   17   15    3    6   3   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .400  .444  .600 1.044   143     9   0   1   0   0   0  
 1960 25 KCA AL   76  115   16   32   6   2   0   10   0   0   15   25  .278  .366  .365  .732   103    42   1   0   1   1   4  
 1961 26 KCA AL   27   26    3    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .269  .367  .269  .636    83     7   0   0   0   0   0  
 1962 27 KCA AL   53  111   22   26   2   0   1    9   0   0   22   31  .234  .358  .279  .637    85    31   0   1   0   0   0  
 1963 28 KCA AL  159  594   65  153  28   1   4   50   2   3   71   85  .258  .339  .328  .668    88   195   1   3   0   4  11  
 1964 29 KCA AL  126  416   65  100  16   5   4   26   1   1   64   65  .240  .353  .332  .685    88   138   1   1   1   9   4  
 1965 30 NYA AL   83  254   22   50   9   0   1   12   0   3   37   38  .197  .298  .244  .542    77    62  12   1   0   0   3  
 1966 31 LAN NL    1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1967 32 LAN NL   86  227   21   37  10   0   3   16   0   1   38   40  .163  .280  .247  .527    80    56   4   3   2   0   6  
 1968 33 SLN NL    7   12    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .167  .231  .250  .481    75     3   1   0   0   0   0  
 1969 34 NYN NL  130  232   29   63   4   1   2   11   0   0   27   45  .272  .352  .323  .676    99    75   0   0   1   2   5  
 1970 35 SLN NL   48  139   11   23   3   1   0    7   0   0   15   25  .165  .250  .201  .451    60    28   2   1   0   1   4  
 1971 36 NYA AL   10   18    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .167  .273  .167  .439    63     3   0   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons      944 2431  288  552  89  10  18  163   4   8  335  442  .227  .323  .294  .617         715  25  15   5  18  45
 Per 600 PA           517   61  117  19   2   4   35   1   2   71   94                                 152   5   3   1   4  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      458 1277  174  324  55   8   9   98   3   4  178  214  .254  .350  .330  .680         422   3   6   2  14  19
   With NYN      130  232   29   63   4   1   2   11   0   0   27   45  .272  .352  .323  .676          75   0   0   1   2   5
   With LAN      103  279   24   46  11   0   3   18   0   1   40   55  .165  .267  .237  .504          66   4   3   2   0   8
   With NYA       93  272   25   53   9   0   1   13   0   3   40   43  .195  .296  .239  .535          65  12   2   0   0   3
   With MLN       78  146   18   24   2   0   0    6   0   0   30   35  .164  .305  .178  .483          26   1   1   0   0   5
   With SLN       55  151   11   25   4   1   0    7   1   0   16   27  .166  .249  .205  .454          31   3   1   0   1   4
   With WAA       27   74    7   17   4   0   3   10   0   0    4   23  .230  .272  .405  .677          30   2   2   0   1   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1321 3083  394  699 113  20  21  211  12  29  390  526  .227  .317  .297  .614         915  29  17  18  26  56
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1953 18 WAA AL  95    8   3.7   1   0   0  .000   5   21   13  .619    0    0  .000  SS   3e50      124   
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 22 BRN NL  15    1   1.1   0   0   0  .000   1   16   13  .812    0    0  .000  SS   3e32      -11   
 1958 23 MLN NL  56    9   2.0   7   1   0  .143   9   44   28  .636    0    0  .000  UT            -109   
 1959 24 KCA AL  29    4  12.0  11   5   0  .455   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  SS   3e64      396   
 1960 25 KCA AL  55   15   4.7  31   8   0  .258   0   25   14  .560    0    0  .000  2B   3e16      -89   
 1961 26 KCA AL  10    2   4.2  14   3   0  .214   2    3    1  .333    0    0  .000  2B   3e41      108   
 1962 27 KCA AL   4   13   4.2   9   4   1  .444   2   28   15  .536    0    0  .000  SS   3e19     -120   
 1963 28 KCA AL  31   69   4.1   0   0   0  .000  28  191  127  .665    0    0  .000  SS   3e31       31   
 1964 29 KCA AL  14   54   4.5  22   4   0  .182  37  142   84  .592    0    0  .000  SS   3e48       -9   
 1965 30 NYA AL  57   20   2.5   4   2   0  .500   5   79   56  .709    0    0  .000  SS   3e16        4   
 1966 31 LAN NL 100    0    .0   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -537   
 1967 32 LAN NL  11   17   2.3   6   2   0  .333  14   98   55  .561    0    0  .000  SS   3e19      -73   
 1968 33 SLN NL   0    0   2.3   3   0   0  .000   0    6    5  .833    0    0  .000  SS   3e21     -137   
 1969 34 NYN NL  64   27   4.3  28   6   1  .214   8   60   38  .633    0    0  .000  2B   3e17      -22   
 1970 35 SLN NL  12    7   1.6   2   1   0  .500   9   40   25  .625    0    0  .000  SS   3e48      -88   
 1971 36 NYA AL  62    1   2.0   5   2   0  .400   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  3B   3e35     -208   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 16 Seasons          254   3.5 144  38   2  .264 120  756  477  .631    0    0  .000                 -20   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1953 18 WAA AL  SS    25    23    58    5    9   .942    23   182.0   4.01
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 22 BRN NL  SS    15    35    40    1    8   .987    14   125.2   5.37
 1958 23 MLN NL  SS    24    40    58    5   12   .951    23   180.0   4.90
                 3B    45    22    33    4    4   .932    13   176.0   2.81
 1959 24 KCA AL  SS     7     2     3    0    0  1.000     0    14.0   3.21
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
 1960 25 KCA AL  2B    41    45    61    0    8  1.000    19   181.0   5.27
                 SS     7     6     7    0    1  1.000     1    23.0   5.09
                 3B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
 1961 26 KCA AL  2B    10    11     9    1    2   .952     2    28.1   6.35
                 SS     3     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   3.00
                 RF     1     0     0    1    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1962 27 KCA AL  SS    39    49    80    2   16   .985    22   246.2   4.71
                 3B    10     4     2    0    1  1.000     0    23.2   2.28
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1963 28 KCA AL  SS   159   320   532   28  117   .968   159  1400.2   5.47
                 2B     2     1     5    0    3  1.000     0     9.0   6.00
 1964 29 KCA AL  SS   102   165   339   37   77   .932   102   897.2   5.05
 1965 30 NYA AL  SS    77   111   233    5   42   .986    74   614.2   5.04
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967 32 LAN NL  SS    82    97   215   14   43   .957    73   651.2   4.31
                 2B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1968 33 SLN NL  SS     3     6    12    0    2  1.000     3    24.0   6.75
 1969 34 NYN NL  2B    60   118   106    6   30   .974    43   395.1   5.10
                 3B    53     8    18    2    2   .929     2   125.2   1.86
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 SS     2     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
 1970 35 SLN NL  SS    45    41   112    9   23   .944    43   355.2   3.87
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1971 36 NYA AL  3B     4     4     5    0    0  1.000     4    34.0   2.38
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   591   897  1691  106  350   .961   537  4726.2   4.93
                 2B   118   176   182    7   43   .981    64   623.2   5.17
                 3B   115    38    60    6    7   .942    19   364.1   2.42
                 RF     3     0     0    1    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1968 WS    SLN DEA   L    3   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .333  .000  0
 1969 NLCS  NYN SFN   W    4   8  3  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  .500  .556  .500  0
      WS    NYN BAA   L    6  16  1  5  1  0  0   2  3  3  .312  .400  .375  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1953  WAA   72-82   Larry Cupp
 1957  BRN   68-86   Robert Rescigno
 1958  MLN   80-74   John Storer
 1959  KCA   75-79   Drew Kennedy
 1960  KCA   69-85   Drew Kennedy
 1961  KCA   79-75   Drew Kennedy
 1962  KCA   82-80   Drew Kennedy
 1963  KCA   59-103  Drew Kennedy
 1964  KCA   72-90   Drew Kennedy
 1965  NYA   75-87   Billy Vanson
 1966  LAN   78-84   Dave Jackson
 1967  LAN   67-95   Dave Jackson
 1968  SLN  105-57   Mike Rodriguez
 1969  NYN  106-56   Ray Cappocchi
 1970  SLN   63-99   Jeff Juenger, Rick Ramacier, Stan Berger
 1971  NYA   90-72   Chris Kohlwes

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