1936
Born April 5, 1936
Limeport, PA, USA
Jimmie Schaffer Notable
b. April 5, 1936 · St. Louis Cardinals 1961–1962, Chicago Cubs 1963–1964, Chicago White Sox 1965, New York Mets 1965, Philadelphia Phillies 1966–1967, Cincinnati Reds 1968
Jimmie Schaffer played for six clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1961 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1968.
Across 304 games he batted .223, with 128 hits and 53 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 28 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 278 games behind the plate, with 888 putouts and 11 errors. He turned 14 double plays.
He was born in Limeport, PA, USA on April 5, 1936. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | STL | 68 | 153 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 0 | .255 |
| 1962 | STL | 70 | 66 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .242 |
| 1963 | CHC | 57 | 142 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 35 | 0 | .239 |
| 1964 | CHC | 54 | 122 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 2 | .205 |
| 1965 | CHW/NYM | 41 | 68 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .162 |
| 1966 | PHI | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .133 |
| 1967 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | CIN | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 304 | 574 | 53 | 128 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 49 | 127 | 3 | .223 |