Danny Sheaffer
Danny Todd Sheaffer
Born: August 2, 1961
Jacksonville, FL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 1 (1981 January Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Harrisburg Area Community College (PA)
Career: 1981-1998
Major League Statistics
Danny Sheaffer compiled a career batting average of .274 with 56 home runs and 436 RBI in his 1076-game career with the Elmira Pioneer Red Sox, Bristol Red Sox, Winter Haven Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox, New Britain Red Sox, Pawtucket Red Sox, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Buffalo Bisons, Portland Beavers and Memphis Redbirds. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
 Bristol Red Sox |
 Elmira Pioneer Red Sox |
 Winter Haven Red Sox |
 Winston-Salem Red Sox |
 New Britain Red Sox |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
 Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Portland Beavers |
 Memphis Redbirds |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AA | EL | Bristol Red Sox | 8 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Short Season A | NYPL | Elmira Pioneer Red Sox | 62 | 225 | 198 | 39 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 38 | .288 | .365 | .455 | .819 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | 82 | 286 | 260 | 20 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 37 | .250 | .298 | .323 | .621 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1983 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 112 | 430 | 380 | 48 | 105 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 50 | .276 | .337 | .442 | .779 | 168 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1984 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 93 | 339 | 303 | 33 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 31 | .241 | .302 | .284 | .586 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 77 | 266 | 243 | 24 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 35 | .259 | .311 | .395 | .706 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 79 | 280 | 265 | 34 | 90 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | .340 | .365 | .430 | .795 | 114 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 69 | 250 | 242 | 32 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | .256 | .273 | .351 | .624 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 98 | 329 | 299 | 30 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 32 | .274 | .321 | .348 | .669 | 104 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 107 | 436 | 401 | 62 | 113 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 39 | .282 | .322 | .379 | .701 | 152 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 55 | 158 | 144 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | .243 | .299 | .333 | .633 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 93 | 367 | 330 | 46 | 100 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 35 | .303 | .360 | .367 | .727 | 121 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 116 | 472 | 442 | 54 | 122 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 36 | .276 | .309 | .380 | .689 | 168 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 25 | 70 | 61 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .213 | .314 | .393 | .708 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1076 | 3921 | 3580 | 455 | 980 | 164 | 14 | 56 | 436 | 57 | 40 | 248 | 411 | .274 | .321 | .374 | .696 | 1340 | 36 | 20 | 39 | 34 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Short Season A | NYPL | Elmira Pioneer Red Sox | C | 40 | 220 | 35 | 5 | 2 | .981 | 6.375 | 5 | |||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Bristol Red Sox | C | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.333 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Bristol Red Sox | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1981 | AA | EL | Bristol Red Sox | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | C | 64 | 311 | 37 | 14 | 2 | .961 | 5.438 | 4 | |||
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | 3B | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 3.167 | ||||
| 1983 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | C | 66 | 417 | 43 | 6 | 5 | .987 | 6.970 | 6 | |||
| 1983 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 1B | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | ||||
| 1983 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| 1984 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | C | 73 | 427 | 45 | 5 | 3 | .990 | 6.466 | 6 | |||
| 1984 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | OF | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .929 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 50 | 289 | 18 | 6 | 7 | .981 | 6.140 | 7 | |||
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 78 | 380 | 39 | 5 | 6 | .988 | 5.372 | 4 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1B | 6 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.333 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 56 | 297 | 23 | 5 | 4 | .985 | 5.714 | 3 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3B | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .818 | 1.286 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 51 | 256 | 29 | 2 | 3 | .993 | 5.588 | 1 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1B | 36 | 244 | 26 | 2 | 19 | .993 | 7.500 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | OF | 77 | 133 | 5 | 8 | 3 | .945 | 1.792 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | C | 23 | 100 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.826 | 1 | |||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 3B | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .818 | .900 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .967 | 5.800 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 23 | 119 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .984 | 5.522 | 2 | |||
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 1.133 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | C | 53 | 286 | 20 | 5 | 2 | .984 | 5.774 | 7 | |||
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 20 | 157 | 17 | 3 | 18 | .983 | 8.700 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | C | 89 | 567 | 62 | 4 | 3 | .994 | 7.067 | 9 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.667 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .889 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 1B | 9 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.889 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | C | 6 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.833 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 934 | 4486 | 476 | 85 | 97 | .983 | 5.313 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 33.3 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Elmira Pioneer Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1981 | AA | Eastern League | Bristol Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1982 | A | Florida State League | Winter Haven Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1983 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1984 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1985 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CLE | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN |
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