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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	37 (36)	May 21	PIT	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
2	38	May 22	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
3	39	May 23	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
4	40	May 24 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	4	1	9	0	SS
5	41	May 24 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	3	6	1	10	0	SS
6	42	May 26	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	40	12.2	2	4	0	6	0	SS
7	43	May 27	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	1	2	6	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	55 (11)	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
9	56	Jun 8	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	GS	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	59 (2)	Jun 11	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	65 (5)	Jun 17	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
12	66	Jun 18	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	48	13.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
13	67	Jun 19	PIT	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
14	68	Jun 20	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
15	69	Jun 21 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
16	70	Jun 21 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
17	71	Jun 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
18	74 (2)	Jun 25	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-1	GF	13	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PR 2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	89 (14)	Jul 12 susp	PIT		STL	L,6-8	GF	7	1.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
20	100 (10)	Jul 26 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	117 (16)	Aug 15	PIT		MLN	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
22	118	Aug 16 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	2
23	119	Aug 16 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
24	120	Aug 17	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
25	121	Aug 19	PIT		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	9	0	9	2	2B
26	122	Aug 20	PIT		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
27	123	Aug 21	PIT		LAD	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
28	124	Aug 22	PIT		LAD	W,2-0	GS	22	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
29	125	Aug 23 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,9-2	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
30	127 (1)	Aug 24	PIT		SFG	W,6-0	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
31	128	Aug 25	PIT		SFG	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
32	129	Aug 26	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
33	130	Aug 28	PIT		PHI	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
34	131	Aug 29	PIT		PHI	W,11-1	CG	39	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
35	132	Aug 30 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
36	133	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	134	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
38	135	Sep 2 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
39	140 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
							39gm		309.2	90	105	7	202	25