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Dick Schofield Shortstop Born: November 21, 1962
Springfield, IllinoisBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 8, 1983 for the California Angels Last MLB appearance September 29, 1996 for the California Angels Career statistics Batting average .230 Home Runs 56 Hits 989 RBIs 353 Teams - California Angels (1983–1992, 1995–1996)
- New York Mets (1992)
- Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1994)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (1995)
Richard Craig "Dick" Schofield (born November 21, 1962, in Springfield, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played 14 seasons, spanning from 1983–96. Schofield played the majority of his career with the California Angels, but also played on the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays team that eventually won the World Series. Schofield did not play in the postseason that year, however, after missing the bulk of the regular season with a broken arm. He shares the record for most seasons having at least 400 at bats and fewer than 100 hits, having done it four times.
On August 29, 1986, Schofield hit a walk-off grand slam homer against Detroit to give the Angels a 13–12 victory and culminate an eight-run rally in the last of the ninth inning.
Schofield signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 and finished his career with the Angels the following season, playing his final game on September 29, 1996.
He is the son of former Major League Baseball player Ducky Schofield, and the uncle of current Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth. His father also went by Dick Schofield, although Richard was his father's middle name so technically this is not a "Senior/Junior" situation. He is currently the hitting coach of the Tempe Angels.
See also
- Third-generation Major League Baseball families
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first-round draft picks 1965: Spencer | 1966: Jim DeNeff | 1967: Nunn | 1968: Allen | 1969: Bannister | 1970: Dade | 1971: Tanana | 1972: Chalk | 1973: Taylor | 1974: Miley | 1975: Goodwin | 1976: Landreaux | 1977: Dotson | 1978: Brunansky | 1979: No first round pick | 1980: Rasmussen | 1981: Schofield | 1982: Kipper | 1983: Doran | 1984: Pappas | 1985: Fraser, Cook | 1986: Hernández, Stevens, Carr, Fetters, Green | 1987: Orton, Holdridge | 1988: J. Abbott | 1989: K. Abbott | 1990: No first round pick | 1991: Pérez, Fábregas | 1992: Janicki, Schmidt | 1993: Anderson | 1994: Christensen | 1995: Erstad | 1996: No first round pick | 1997: Glaus | 1998: Etherton | 1999: No first round pick | 2000: Torres, Bootcheck | 2001: Kotchman, Mathis | 2002: Saunders | 2003: Wood | 2004: Weaver | 2005: Bell | 2006: Conger | 2007: Bachanov | 2008: No first round pick | 2009: Grichuck, Trout, Skaggs, Richards, Kehrer | 2010: Cowart, Bredosian, Clarke, Lindsey, Bolden | 2011: CronCategories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- California Angels players
- Edmonton Trappers players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Baseball players from Illinois
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- New York Mets players
- People from Springfield, Illinois
- Spokane Indians players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Idaho Falls Angels players
- Redwood Pioneers players
- Danville Suns players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Lake Elsinore Storm players
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