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Bob
Scheffing		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 204
 
Born: August 11, 1913 in Usa, MO, OVERLAND
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 8 8 8
1942 28 CLE AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1943 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1944 30 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1945 31 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1946 32 DET AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 8 8 8
1947 33 DET AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1948 34 DET AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 3 4 7 7 7
1949 35 CIN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1950 36 DET AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1941 27 CLE AL 16 42 6 12 3 0 2 9 0 0 5 9 .286 .354 .500 .854 7.2 1.1
    AAA   82 351 45 105 15 3 8 41 3 4 17 29 .299 .332 .427 .759 46.4  
1942 28 AAA   137 538 73 162 24 1 18 73 2 8 41 46 .301 .351 .450 .800 79.4  
1943 29 CLE AL 22 47 5 14 2 0 2 5 0 0 4 3 .298 .353 .468 .821 7.4 1.3
1944 30 DET AL 62 207 25 61 16 1 5 40 0 0 17 19 .295 .347 .454 .801 30.4 5.2
1945 31 DET AL 39 45 4 9 2 0 1 6 0 0 2 6 .200 .229 .311 .540 2.9 0.0
1946 32 DET AL 20 41 6 13 2 0 3 8 0 0 4 5 .317 .362 .585 .947 8.2 1.4
1947 33 DET AL 15 52 6 14 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 3 .269 .321 .365 .687 5.2 0.4
1948 34 DET AL 26 23 1 7 1 0 0 9 0 0 2 1 .304 .360 .348 .708 2.2 0.3
1949 35 CIN NL 99 347 21 90 5 1 3 35 0 0 20 49 .259 .295 .305 .600 30.7 1.3
1950 36 AA   137 529 50 139 16 2 13 64 7 3 51 79 .263 .328 .374 .702 66.5  
8 Years Sim 299 804 74 220 33 2 17 117 0 0 58 95 .274 .318 .383 .702 94.3 11.0
2 Years AAA 219 889 118 267 39 4 26 114 5 12 58 75 .300 .342 .441 .783 125.7  
1 Years AA 137 529 50 139 16 2 13 64 7 3 51 79 .263 .328 .374 .702 66.5  
3 Years Minors 356 1418 168 406 55 6 39 178 12 15 109 154 .286 .337 .416 .753 192.3  
162 Game Average 435 40 119 17 1 9 63 0 0 31 51 .274 .318 .383 .702 51.1  
Career Highs 99 347 25 90 16 1 5 40 0 0 20 49 .317 .362 .585 .947 30.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   296 21 74 11 0 6 37 0 0 17 42 .250 .290 .348 .638 29.5
vs LH   508 53 146 22 2 11 80 0 0 41 53 .287 .335 .404 .738 68.4
Home 144 377 33 106 19 0 9 52 0 0 37 39 .281 .342 .403 .745 52.2
Away 155 427 41 114 14 2 8 65 0 0 21 56 .267 .297 .365 .662 45.8
RISP   183 0 53 9 2 6 98 0 0 20 22 .290 .341 .459 .800 29.5
Pinch Hitting   64 6 18 4 0 3 21 0 0 4 6 .281 .314 .484 .799 9.6
Close/Late   101 12 32 5 0 3 21 0 0 5 7 .317 .343 .455 .798 15.0
Mar/Apr 46 129 13 38 1 0 3 11 0 0 8 14 .295 .331 .372 .703 16.0
May 71 184 14 44 4 1 5 26 0 0 13 21 .239 .288 .353 .641 19.1
June 64 163 11 49 9 0 1 18 0 0 14 21 .301 .354 .374 .728 21.2
July 39 103 14 29 7 1 2 23 0 0 8 9 .282 .327 .427 .755 14.1
August 39 101 11 26 6 0 3 19 0 0 7 14 .257 .297 .406 .703 12.3
Sep/Oct 40 124 11 34 6 0 3 20 0 0 8 16 .274 .313 .395 .709 15.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1941 27 CLE AL C 15 13 115.3 46 7 1 0 .981 4.14 3 0 .000 0 0.6
1943 29 CLE AL C 15 14 109.0 48 1 0 0 1.000 4.05 3 0 .000 0 0.5
1944 30 DET AL C 60 55 489.7 272 21 0 2 1.000 5.39 20 9 .450 1 4.5
    RF 1 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.77 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1945 31 DET AL C 8 5 50.3 27 4 0 0 1.000 5.54 3 2 .667 0 0.3
1946 32 DET AL C 10 10 87.0 42 4 0 0 1.000 4.76 2 2 1.000 1 0.3
1947 33 DET AL C 15 14 124.0 54 10 0 0 1.000 4.65 7 3 .429 0 0.5
1948 34 DET AL C 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1949 35 CIN NL C 99 97 843.0 329 35 4 1 .989 3.89 25 8 .320 3 2.7
  C 223 208 1821.3 820 82 5 3 .994 4.46 63 24 .381 5 9.5
  RF 1 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.77 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   225 208 1823.7 821 82 5 3 .994 4.46 63 24 .381 5 9.5
Career Highs   99 97 843.0 329 35 4 2 1.000 5.54 25 9 1.000 3  
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 55th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1941
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/5/1941, off Gene Schott (MIN)
Injured on 7/6/1942 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Cleveland to Detroit on 2/1/1944 (Going to DET: C Bob Scheffing. Going to CLE: 1B George Mcquinn)
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 4/2/1949 to a minor league deal
Injured on 5/26/1949 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 4/2/1950 to a minor league deal
 
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