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Dick Schofield

Dick Schofield Notable

b. November 21, 1962 · California Angels 1983–1992, 1995–1996, New York Mets 1992, Toronto Blue Jays 1993–1994, Los Angeles Dodgers 1995

Dick Schofield played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the California Angels in 1983 and closing with the California Angels in 1996.

Across 1,368 games he batted .230, with 989 hits and 505 runs. He finished with 56 home runs, 137 doubles and 120 stolen bases.

He played 1,348 games at shortstop, with 3,873 assists and 146 errors. He turned 900 double plays.

He was born in Springfield, IL, USA on November 21, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1983 CAL 2154411 203 4680 .204
1984 CAL 1404003977 1034 2133795 .193
1985 CAL 1474385096 1938 41357011 .219
1986 CAL 13945867114 17613 57485523 .249
1987 CAL 13447952120 1739 46376319 .251
1988 CAL 15552761126 1166 34405720 .239
1989 CAL 913024269 1124 2628479 .228
1990 CAL 993104179 811 1852613 .255
1991 CAL 1344274496 930 3150698 .225
1992 CAL/NYM 1434235287 1824 36618211 .206
1993 TOR 361101121 120 516253 .191
1994 TOR 953253883 1414 3234627 .255
1995 CAL/LAD 213016 000 2550 .200
1996 CAL 131634 000 0111 .250
Career 13684299505989 1373256 353446684120 .230

On this day & linked events

1962

Born November 21, 1962

Springfield, IL, USA

1983

Major-league debut: Dick Schofield

Dick Schofield made a major-league debut on September 8, 1983.

1996

Final major-league game: Dick Schofield

Dick Schofield played a final major-league game on September 29, 1996.

Image: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0