Bob Scheffing Stats

Bob Scheffing was born on Monday, August 11, 1913, in Overland, Missouri. Scheffing was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 27, 1941, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Scheffing baseball stats page.

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Bob Scheffing

Bob Scheffing Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#114)

Bob Scheffing Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#114)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Boden Scheffing
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   08-11-1913  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Overland, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-26-1985 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Phoenix, Arizona
Cemetery:   St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona
High School:   Ritenour High School (St. Louis, MO)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   189
First Game:   04-27-1941 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-11-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Scheffing

Bob Scheffing Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bob Scheffing

Bob Scheffing Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 28 Cubs 51 132 9 32 8 0 1 1 20 5 - 19 1 - 0 5 .242 .270 .326
1942 29 Cubs 44 102 7 20 3 0 2 0 12 7 - 11 0 - 0 3 .196 .248 .284
1946 33 Cubs 63 115 8 32 4 1 0 0 18 12 - 18 1 - 0 4 .278 .346 .330
1947 34 Cubs 110 363 33 96 11 5 5 0 50 25 - 25 4 - 0 12 .264 .312 .364
1948 35 Cubs 102 293 23 88 18 2 5 0 45 22 - 27 1 - 1 6 .300 .351 .427
1949 36 Cubs 55 149 12 40 6 1 3 0 19 9 - 9 3 - 1 7 .268 .314 .383
1950 37 Cubs 12 16 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .188 .188 .250
1950 37 Reds 21 47 4 13 0 0 2 0 6 4 - 2 0 - 0 4 .277 .333 .404
1951 38 Reds 47 122 9 31 2 0 2 0 14 16 - 9 0 - 1 2 .254 .345 .320
1951 38 Cardinals 12 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 5 1 - 0 1 .111 .238 .111
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 517 1,357 105 357 53 9 20 1 187 103 - 127 11 - 3 44 .263 .316 .360
Bob Scheffing

Bob Scheffing Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1941 Cubs C 34 29 718 148 4.4 143 126 17 5 1 3 15 0 .966 5.38
1942 Cubs C 32 23 552 140 4.4 138 122 16 2 6 4 6 0 .986 6.75
1946 Cubs C 40 22 587 107 2.7 107 97 10 0 3 4 5 0 1.000 4.92
1947 Cubs C 97 95 2,398 438 4.5 431 379 52 7 4 9 21 15 .984 4.85
1948 Cubs C 78 72 1,793 372 4.8 368 332 36 4 5 2 21 12 .989 5.54
1949 Cubs C 40 37 943 174 4.4 170 152 18 4 3 4 18 4 .977 4.87
1950 Cubs C 3 2 57 12 4.0 11 11 0 1 1 1 4 0 .917 5.21
1950 Reds C 11 10 261 45 4.1 45 43 2 0 0 1 9 2 1.000 4.66
1951 Reds C 41 33 900 167 4.1 163 150 13 4 1 3 15 8 .976 4.89
1951 Cardinals C 11 5 160 34 3.1 34 32 2 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.74
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 387 328 8,369 1,637 4.2 1,610 1,444 166 27 24 31 117 41 .984 5.19
8 Years 387 328 8,369 1,637 4.2 1,610 1,444 166 27 24 31 117 41 .984 5.19
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Bob Scheffing Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Cubs 2 - - 17 0 n/a 132.0 6.9 6.6 - - -
1942 Cubs 2 - - 12 0 n/a 51.0 9.3 8.5 - - -
1946 Cubs 0 - - 23 0 n/a 0.0 6.4 6.4 - - -
1947 Cubs 2 - - 13 0 n/a 72.6 14.5 7.3 - - -
1948 Cubs 0 - - 24 0 n/a 58.6 10.9 6.5 - - -
1949 Cubs 0 - - 15 0 n/a 49.7 16.6 7.8 - - -
1950 Cubs 0 - - 9 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 16.0 - - -
1950 Reds 0 - - 10 0 n/a 23.5 23.5 7.8 - - -
1951 Reds 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 61.0 13.6 8.7 - - -
1951 Cardinals 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 9.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 6 0 1.000 133 0 n/a 67.9 10.7 7.3 - - -
Bob Scheffing

Bob Scheffing Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1941 Chicago Cubs 33 Undetermined - -
1942 Chicago Cubs 33 Undetermined - -
1946 Chicago Cubs 10 Undetermined - -
1947 Chicago Cubs 10 Undetermined - -
1948 Chicago Cubs 10 Undetermined - -
1949 Chicago Cubs 10 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago Cubs 10 Undetermined - -
1950 Cincinnati Reds 7 Undetermined - -
1951 Cincinnati Reds 7 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Cardinals 30 Undetermined - -


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