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Jimmie Ronald Schaffer
Chicago White Sox
Catcher
Born: April 5, 1936, Limeport, PA
Signed: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1955 season
Major League Teams: 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 six seasons in the minors before making his big league debut with the Cardinals on May 20, 1961. He was one of three primary catchers, along with Hal Smith and Carl Sawatski, used by the Cardinals in 1961 and then served as a back-up to Gene Oliver (#106) and Sawatski in 1962.
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| From 1967 Phillies Yearbook |
In 304 games, he was a career .223 hitter with 11 home runs and 56 RBIs. Schaffer would later manage in the Orioles system, and he was a member of the major league coaching staffs of the Rangers (1978) and Royals (1980-1988), winning a World Series ring with the Royals in 1985.
Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #412
You'll be seeing this particular passage on my 1965 Topps blog for quite some time as we added a whopping 97 cards to our set during the December Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show. If I'm ambitious and compose posts for five cards a week, I should be completely caught up by the end of May. If I'm not as ambitious, I might still be going through this stack by the time we hit July. Either way, I'll enjoy the process and I'm looking forward to taking my time. I've posted a complete summary of this fantastic show over at The Phillies Room.
The Card / White Sox Team Set
Maybe there are others in the set, but I think this is first catcher's card I've come across with the classic "backwards hat because I'm a catcher" pose. Schaffer is wearing a Cubs uniform here, and the back of the card mentions his offseason trade to the White Sox. I love the cartoon showing him waving goodbye to a bear.
1965 Season
The Cubs dealt Schaffer to the White Sox on December 1, 1964 for pitcher Frank Baumann (#161). He'd appear in 17 games for the White Sox, making eight starts behind the plate. Six of those eight starts came during one half of a double header, as John Romano (#17) and J.C. Martin (#382) were both ahead of Schaffer on the White Sox catching depth chart. On July 26th, Schaffer was sent to the Mets as the player to be named later in a deal made back on July 8th when the White Sox acquired pitcher Frank Lary (#127). Schaffer would appear in 24 games for the Mets, making 10 starts at catcher. In total, Schaffer appeared in 41 games with the White Sox and Mets, batting .162 (11 for 68).
Phillies Career
On February 22, 1966, the Phillies acquired Schaffer, Wayne Graham and Bobby Klaus (#227) from the Mets for first baseman Dick Stuart (#280). He'd appear in ten total games for the Phillies in 1966 and 1967, batting .118 (2 for 17) and making five starts behind the plate. Schaffer was the primary catcher for the San Diego Padres, the Phillies top farm team at the time, batting .275 in 1966 but dropping to .218 in 1967. Left unprotected following the 1967 season, Schaffer was drafted by the Reds in the annual rule 5 draft. He didn't appear on any Phillies baseball cards to mark his short time in Philadelphia, but he received a nice write-up (above) in the team's 1967 Yearbook. Schaffer was on the Royals' coaching staff when the Phillies defeated them in the 1980 World Series in six games.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1962 Topps #579
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5): 1962-1965, 1968
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2017 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-JS
25 - Schaffer non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/5/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #412
You'll be seeing this particular passage on my 1965 Topps blog for quite some time as we added a whopping 97 cards to our set during the December Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show. If I'm ambitious and compose posts for five cards a week, I should be completely caught up by the end of May. If I'm not as ambitious, I might still be going through this stack by the time we hit July. Either way, I'll enjoy the process and I'm looking forward to taking my time. I've posted a complete summary of this fantastic show over at The Phillies Room.
After securing Doug's Jim Thome autograph, I returned to Uncle Dick's and their neon green shirts, pulled up a chair, and settled in. Over the course of 45 minutes or so, I found 79 cards needed for our set, including this Schaffer card which was a little less than $2 after the dealer discount. I was surrounded by six or seven other seated collectors, all who looked similar to me, with a touch of gray, focused on their individual quests. I wiped out Uncle Dick's two 1965 Topps commons binders, paid for my haul and then retreated to a table with Doug to update our checklist.
The Card / White Sox Team Set
Maybe there are others in the set, but I think this is first catcher's card I've come across with the classic "backwards hat because I'm a catcher" pose. Schaffer is wearing a Cubs uniform here, and the back of the card mentions his offseason trade to the White Sox. I love the cartoon showing him waving goodbye to a bear.
1965 Season
The Cubs dealt Schaffer to the White Sox on December 1, 1964 for pitcher Frank Baumann (#161). He'd appear in 17 games for the White Sox, making eight starts behind the plate. Six of those eight starts came during one half of a double header, as John Romano (#17) and J.C. Martin (#382) were both ahead of Schaffer on the White Sox catching depth chart. On July 26th, Schaffer was sent to the Mets as the player to be named later in a deal made back on July 8th when the White Sox acquired pitcher Frank Lary (#127). Schaffer would appear in 24 games for the Mets, making 10 starts at catcher. In total, Schaffer appeared in 41 games with the White Sox and Mets, batting .162 (11 for 68).
On February 22, 1966, the Phillies acquired Schaffer, Wayne Graham and Bobby Klaus (#227) from the Mets for first baseman Dick Stuart (#280). He'd appear in ten total games for the Phillies in 1966 and 1967, batting .118 (2 for 17) and making five starts behind the plate. Schaffer was the primary catcher for the San Diego Padres, the Phillies top farm team at the time, batting .275 in 1966 but dropping to .218 in 1967. Left unprotected following the 1967 season, Schaffer was drafted by the Reds in the annual rule 5 draft. He didn't appear on any Phillies baseball cards to mark his short time in Philadelphia, but he received a nice write-up (above) in the team's 1967 Yearbook. Schaffer was on the Royals' coaching staff when the Phillies defeated them in the 1980 World Series in six games.
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First Mainstream Card: 1962 Topps #579
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5): 1962-1965, 1968
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2017 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-JS
25 - Schaffer non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/5/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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