Bob Scheffing
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| Catcher / Coach / Manager | |||
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Born: August 11, 1913 Overland, Missouri |
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Died: October 26, 1985 (aged 72) Phoenix, Arizona |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 27, 1941, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
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| September 11, 1951, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .263 | ||
| Home runs | 20 | ||
| Runs batted in | 187 | ||
| Games managed | 849 | ||
| Managerial record | 418–427 | ||
| Winning % | .495 | ||
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Robert Boden Scheffing (August 11, 1913 – October 26, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and front-office executive. Nicknamed "Grumpy", the native of Overland, Missouri, is most often identified with the Chicago Cubs, for whom he played as a catcher (1941–42, 1946–50), coached (1954–55), and managed (1957–59).
As a Major Leaguer, Scheffing batted .263 with 357 hits in 517 games with the Cubs, Cincinnati Reds (1950–51) and St. Louis Cardinals (1951). His career began in 1935 in the Cardinals' farm system, but he was unable to crack the Major Leagues until he was selected by the Cubs in the 1940 Rule 5 draft. En route to the Majors, he spent the 1939 season as the 25-year-old playing manager of the Washington Red Birds of the Class D Pennsylvania State Association.
As a full-time manager, Scheffing led the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League to the 1956 PCL championship, and was promoted to skipper of the parent Cubs the following season. In three full years at the Cubs' helm, Scheffing compiled a 208–254 (.450) record. His 1957 team finished 62–92 and tied for seventh place in the eight-team National League, but his 1958 and 1959 clubs won 72 and 74 games respectively and finished tied for fifth place each season.
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