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JEFF SCHATTINGER (Franchise player
#0169 - 1981-11)
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Position:
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Jeffrey Charles Schattinger
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 200 lb.
College: USC
Born: October 25, 1955 in Fresno, CA
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Acquired:
January 9, 1979: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st
round (21st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (secondary phase)
Traded: March
24, 1982: Traded by the Royals to the Chicago
White Sox for Greg Pryor |
MLB Debut: September 21, 1981
Final MLB Game: September 21, 1981 |
Royals Debut: September
21, 1981
Final Royals Game: September
21, 1981 |
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| Statistics
with the Royals (led
team in bold) |
| Year |
W |
L |
G |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
| 1981 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Career |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Jeff Schattinger page
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dates in Schattinger's career: |
| June 6, 1978 |
Drafted by the California Angels in
the 12th round of the 1978 amateur draft (did not sign) |
| January 9, 1979
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Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round
(21st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (secondary phase)
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| September 1, 1981 |
Purchased from the Omaha Royals |
| September 21, 1981 |
Made impressive Major League debut with 3 scoreless
innings in the Royals 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins (pitched the 6th,
7th, & 8th innings) |
| March 24, 1982 |
Traded to the Chicago White Sox for
Greg Pryor |
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| From
the Kansas City Royals 1982 Media Guide: |
| ...relies on a sinkerball
and turned into a solid relief pitcher in 1981. |
| 1981 Highlights: Jeff
enjoyed a banner year at Omaha in 1981...he was one of the top
pitchers in the American Association listing 2nd in saves
(23), games (59), and games finished (41)...his saves total
set an Omaha club record...ran his record to 7-0 with 16 saves
and 2.04 ERA by July 19...did not lose a game until July
21...didn't allow a hit in 19 outings or an earned run in 45
of his 59 appearances...was used exclusively in relief in
1981...from May 23-June 26 he recorded 3 wins and 7 saves in
13 outings...twice during season he appeared in both ends of a
doubleheader...on June 14 he recorded a pair of saves in a
doubleheader at Springfield...For his efforts, Jeff was
rewarded by being named to the All-America Baseball News
American Association All-Star team for 1981...joined the
parent club in September and worked in 1 game...September 21
vs. Minnesota Jeff tossed 3 innings giving up 2 hits and no
runs while striking out a batter. |
| Career Highlights:
Jeff started his pro career in 1979 and split time between
Fort Myers and Jacksonville...he was signed as a starting
pitcher and began working steadily in relief at
Jacksonville...he totaled 4 saves in his initial year and
logged 6 at Omaha in 1980. |
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Complete
Statistics |
| Year |
Club |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| 1979 |
Fort Myers |
5 |
5 |
3.33 |
20 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
92.0 |
88 |
48 |
34 |
52 |
56 |
| 1979 |
Jacksonville |
8 |
2 |
3.13 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
46.0 |
42 |
19 |
16 |
26 |
17 |
| 1980 |
Omaha |
8 |
4 |
3.89 |
48 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
111.0 |
122 |
55 |
48 |
53 |
48 |
| 1981 |
Omaha |
8 |
4 |
2.65 |
59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
78.0 |
76 |
29 |
23 |
33 |
40 |
| 1981 |
KANSAS
CITY |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 1982 |
Glens Falls |
0 |
0 |
2.63 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
13.2 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
| 1982 |
Edmonton |
1 |
1 |
8.36 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
56.0 |
91 |
60 |
52 |
42 |
20 |
| 1983 |
Birmingham |
1 |
0 |
1.23 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
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