#8 Elder Scofield, Catcher, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Wednesday, 7/16/1952 |
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| Elder Scofield
3/10/1920
32
Montezuma, KS
6"0
220
Catcher
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R
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 1,990,000
1954
10 Year(s), 7 Days (1727 total Days)
107 Day(s)
11 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 2 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/3 | @CLE | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 7/4 | @CLE | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/4 | @CLE | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 7/5 | BOS | L 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 7/10 | @SLA | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 7/11 | @SLA | W 10-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | #8 | PoG | |
| 7/12 | @SLA | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 7/13 | @WSH | L 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
| 7/14 | @WSH | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 7/15 | @DET | W 9-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 78 | 295 | 83 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 44 | .281 | .320 | .369 | .689 | .572 | .088 |
| Projected | 137 | 516 | 145 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 68 | 61 | 25 | 77 | .281 | .320 | .369 | .689 | .572 | .088 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 76 | 322 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 109 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 33.8 | 3.9 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 98 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .337 | .358 | .439 | .797 |
| vs. RHP | 197 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .254 | .297 | .335 | .632 |
| Close/Late | 48 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .375 | .389 | .396 | .785 |
| Scoring Position | 74 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .297 | .293 | .405 | .698 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 33 | 116 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 16 | .302 | .328 | .362 | .690 |
| Road | 45 | 179 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 28 | .268 | .305 | .374 | .679 |
| This Week | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
| Last Week | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .294 | .438 | .732 |
| March/April | 14 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | .245 | .321 | .306 | .628 |
| May | 28 | 111 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | .288 | .303 | .369 | .672 |
| June | 24 | 92 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 13 | .326 | .356 | .446 | .802 |
| July | 12 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .209 | .239 | .279 | .518 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1941 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .200 | .174 | .374 | NY1 |
| 1942 | 17 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .392 | .378 | .770 | NY1 DET |
| 1943 | 136 | 451 | 133 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 68 | 59 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 3 | .295 | .350 | .424 | .774 | DET |
| 1944 | 139 | 497 | 149 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 80 | 58 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 5 | 2 | .300 | .373 | .449 | .821 | DET |
| 1945 | 135 | 497 | 139 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 95 | 71 | 63 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .361 | .390 | .751 | DET |
| 1946 | 136 | 465 | 130 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 61 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 1 | .280 | .368 | .452 | .819 | DET,AL |
| 1947 | 139 | 532 | 166 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 98 | 80 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .370 | .419 | .790 | DET CHA,AL |
| 1948 | 137 | 509 | 157 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 102 | 78 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 1 | 5 | .308 | .364 | .460 | .823 | CHA NY1,NL |
| 1949 | 133 | 497 | 141 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 71 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 1 | .284 | .335 | .433 | .767 | NY1 |
| 1950 | 139 | 533 | 166 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 79 | 79 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 0 | .311 | .369 | .417 | .786 | NY1,NL |
| 1951 | 137 | 496 | 144 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 101 | 73 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .345 | .474 | .819 | NY1,NL |
| 1952 | 78 | 295 | 83 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .320 | .369 | .689 | NY1 CHA |
| Total | 1335 | 4840 | 1426 | 236 | 38 | 113 | 822 | 694 | 452 | 55 | 68 | 541 | 15 | 15 | .295 | .357 | .429 | .786 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1941, AA | 29 | 123 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .325 | .375 | .512 | .887 |
| 1941, AAA | 94 | 313 | 95 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 56 | 24 | 44 | 7 | 4 | .304 | .346 | .406 | .752 |
| 1942, AAA | 108 | 355 | 99 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 56 | 22 | 55 | 4 | 7 | .279 | .312 | .408 | .720 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 77 | 76 | 365 | 40 | 0 | 409 | 4 | .990 | 688.0 | 5.35 | 5 | 94 | 25 | 26.6 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1941...
Had first career hit on 9/24/1941, off Pershing Conroy (PHI)...
Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 8/16/1942 (Going to NY1: P Rocco Siffredi, P Edgar Tibbetts, C Hubie Waycaster. Going to DET: C Elder Scofield, P Frank DeSantis)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/24/1943, off Ron Flesher (WSH)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1943, hitting .378 with 2 HR, 17 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1944, hitting .565 with 0 HR, 7 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 8/6/1944...
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
Traded from Detroit to Chicago (A) on 3/3/1947 (Going to CHA: 2B Jack Blazejowski, CF John Harnden, C Elder Scofield, RF Eddie Gelfen. Going to DET: C Bo Beadle, 3B Hieronymous Styles, RF Possum Go
ttfried, LF Glenn Hallaway)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cleveland on 7/2/1947...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
Traded from Chicago (A) to New York (N) on 3/2/1948 (Going to NY1: 3B Charlie Campion, CF Noble Swingwood, C Elder Scofield. Going to CHA: C James Loberger, 3B Doug Whalley, CF Humberto Villegas)..
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Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 6/10/1948...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1948, hitting .529 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Had 25-game hitting streak snapped on 4/23/1950...
Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 7/1/1950...
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 8/11/1951...
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 4 runs on 8/11/1951...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1951, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1951, hitting .307 with 9 HR, 25 RBI...
Traded from New York (N) to Chicago (A) on 3/1/1952 (Going to NY1: 2B Steven Adler. Going to CHA: C Elder Scofield)...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1947 - .312 - 5th
1950 - .311 - 10th
| SLG
1943 - .424 - 7th
1944 - .449 - 10th
1946 - .452 - 9th
1951 - .474 - 9th
| OPS
1944 - .821 - 10th
1946 - .819 - 8th
| Hits
1947 - 166 - 9th
1950 - 166 - 9th
| Doubles
1949 - 31 - 10th
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Homeruns
1946 - 17 - 7th
| RBI
1944 - 91 - 8th
1945 - 95 - 5th
1947 - 98 - 8th
1948 - 102 - 7th
1951 - 101 - 9th
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