Don Schaeffer
Donald S. Schaeffer
Born: December 15, 1937
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 204
Career: 1956-1964
Don Schaeffer compiled a career record of 65 wins and 66 losses and a 4.03 ERA in his 251-game pitching career with the Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Keokuk Kernels, Mobile Bears, San Diego Padres, Reading Indians, Salt Lake City Bees and Charleston Indians. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.27 | 14 | 13 | 95.0 | 84 | 46 | 24 | 4 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.42 | 16 | 10 | 73.0 | 69 | 54 | 44 | 7 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.13 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 181.0 | 132 | 102 | 63 | 10 | 129 | 159 | 8 | 0 | 31 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 15 | 10 | .600 | 4.19 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 219.0 | 203 | 112 | 102 | 21 | 115 | 4 | 126 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.00 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 99.0 | 93 | 50 | 33 | 6 | 56 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1960 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 59.0 | 60 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 3 | 10 | .231 | 5.28 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 119.3 | 122 | 80 | 70 | 9 | 83 | 4 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.05 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 130.0 | 134 | 83 | 73 | 18 | 66 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.22 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 63 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.43 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 128.0 | 141 | 72 | 63 | 13 | 45 | 7 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.75 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 65 | 66 | .496 | 4.03 | 251 | 172 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1233.3 | 1166 | 693 | 552 | 104 | 695 | 28 | 704 | 26 | 1 | 75 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | 16 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .333 | .593 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 16 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .057 | .057 | .057 | .114 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | 32 | 76 | 70 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .186 | .208 | .286 | .494 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 38 | 92 | 82 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .159 | .193 | .244 | .437 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 22 | 43 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .333 | .357 | .333 | .690 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 30 | 44 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .025 | .071 | .025 | .096 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 9 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .360 | .640 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 26 | 45 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .135 | .179 | .135 | .315 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | 23 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .312 | .400 | .312 | .712 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 45 | 67 | 58 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .224 | .262 | .397 | .659 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | 14 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 283 | 500 | 453 | 36 | 82 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 113 | .181 | .214 | .243 | .457 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | P | 30 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 3 | .881 | 1.233 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 34 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.176 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 19 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.158 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 27 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .778 | .519 |
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 25 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 4 | .943 | 1.320 |
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | P | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .500 |
| 1963 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | P | 34 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 2 | .919 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Charleston Indians | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 242 | 58 | 142 | 15 | 17 | .930 | .826 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | Northern League | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | CLE | ||
| 1956 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Keokuk Kernels | CLE | ||
| 1957 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Keokuk Kernels | CLE | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1960 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | CLE | ||
| 1962 | A | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE |
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