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Full Name: Robert Elmer Scheffing Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 lbs. Born: Jan 18, 1926 in Milwaukee, WI College: Major League Debut: April 23, 1950 Died: |
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Full Name: Robert Elmer Scheffing Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 lbs. Born: Jan 18, 1926 in Milwaukee, WI College: Major League Debut: April 23, 1950 Died: |
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| CAREER BATTING STATISTICS |
| BATTING | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Avg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1941 | CHC | .242 | 51 | 132 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 19 | -- | .326 | -- |
| 1942 | CHC | .196 | 44 | 102 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | -- | .284 | -- |
| 1946 | CHC | .278 | 63 | 115 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 18 | -- | .330 | -- |
| 1947 | CHC | .264 | 110 | 363 | 33 | 96 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 25 | -- | .364 | -- |
| 1948 | CHC | .300 | 102 | 293 | 23 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 27 | -- | .427 | -- |
| 1949 | CHC | .268 | 55 | 149 | 12 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | -- | .383 | -- |
| 1950 | CIN | .277 | 21 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -- | .404 | -- |
| 1950 | CHC | .188 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -- | .250 | -- |
| 1950 | Total | .254 | 33 | 63 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | -- | .365 | -- |
| 1951 | STL | .111 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -- | .111 | -- |
| 1951 | CIN | .254 | 47 | 122 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 9 | -- | .320 | -- |
| 1951 | Total | .236 | 59 | 140 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 14 | -- | .293 | -- |
| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
| Totals | .263 | 517 | 1357 | 105 | 357 | 53 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 103 | 127 | .000 | .360 | .000 | |
| BATTING | BASERUNNING | MISC | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | HBP | GDP | TB | IBB | SH | SF | SB | CS | SB% | AB/HR | AB/K |
| 1941 | CHC | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 132.0 | 6.9 |
| 1942 | CHC | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 51.0 | 9.3 |
| 1946 | CHC | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| 1947 | CHC | 0 | 12 | 132 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 72.6 | 14.5 |
| 1948 | CHC | 1 | 6 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 58.6 | 10.9 |
| 1949 | CHC | 1 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 49.7 | 16.6 |
| 1950 | CIN | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 23.5 | 23.5 |
| 1950 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| 1950 | Total | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 31.5 | 15.8 |
| 1951 | STL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| 1951 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 61.0 | 13.6 |
| 1951 | Total | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 70.0 | 10.0 |
| HBP | GDP | TB | IBB | SH | SF | SB | CS | SB% | AB/HR | AB/K | ||
| Totals | 3 | 44 | 488 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 67.9 | 10.7 | |
| CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS |
| Year | Team | POS | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT |
| 1941 | CHC | C | 34 | 126 | 17 | 5 | 1 | .966 |
| 1942 | CHC | C | 32 | 122 | 16 | 2 | 6 | .986 |
| 1946 | CHC | C | 40 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1947 | CHC | C | 97 | 379 | 52 | 7 | 4 | .984 |
| 1948 | CHC | C | 78 | 332 | 36 | 4 | 5 | .989 |
| 1949 | CHC | C | 40 | 152 | 18 | 4 | 3 | .977 |
| 1950 | CIN | C | 11 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | CHC | C | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .917 |
| 1950 | Total | 14 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .982 | |
| 1951 | STL | C | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | CIN | C | 41 | 150 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .976 |
| 1951 | Total | 52 | 182 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .980 | |
| G | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | |||
| Totals | 387 | 1444 | 166 | 27 | 24 | .984 | ||
A solid defensive catcher, Scheffing hit .300 in 102 games with the 1948 Cubs. He
managed the 1961 Tigers to 101 wins but finished second to the Yankees, who won 109.
He was the Mets' GM from 1970 to 1975. Bob Scheffing is one of just 75 catchers who have served in the military.
[See MILITARY CATCHERS.] Bob served in the U.S. Navy during WWII 1943-1945.
