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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Oliver Sheaffer Starting Pitcher
Retired (1972, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.32 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 273-155 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 08-02-1935
K 2830 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(93 games)
IP 3940.2
WHIP 1.26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance A-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val A+
Speed D- Bunt C+ Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 13
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1953 BRO-CIN
0
 1
1
1
0
0
0
 0
6.2
 9 6 6 0 3
5
1.80
8.10
1956 CIN
5
 9
16
16
3
0
0
 0
115.2
 110 60 55 4 51
71
1.39
4.28
1957 CIN
11
 14
34
34
4
0
0
 0
243.2
 260 128 118 10 109
143
1.51
4.36
1958 CIN
8
 13
30
30
4
1
0
 0
210.1
 211 104 96 4 89
152
1.43
4.11
1959 CIN
20
 7
33
33
9
3
0
 0
262.0
 230 86 80 3 110
186
1.30
2.75
1960 CIN
18
 9
33
33
10
2
0
 0
257.2
 226 111 103 2 90
191
1.23
3.60
1961 CIN
18
 8
34
34
8
1
0
 0
251.0
 232 97 94 5 84
184
1.26
3.37
1962 CIN
14
 12
34
33
10
1
0
 0
245.1
 221 97 92 7 99
186
1.30
3.38
1963 CIN
21
 9
33
33
12
5
0
 0
245.1
 204 74 70 1 98
191
1.23
2.57
1964 CIN
21
 4
32
32
10
1
0
 0
255.0
 206 71 68 5 90
178
1.16
2.40
1965 CIN
21
 5
33
33
9
4
0
 0
253.2
 209 79 76 6 74
193
1.12
2.70
1966 CIN
19
 7
33
33
11
5
0
 0
255.0
 208 85 81 2 77
181
1.12
2.86
1967 CIN
23
 3
34
33
11
5
0
 0
256.2
 214 70 64 2 75
183
1.13
2.24
1968 CIN
21
 7
35
35
15
4
0
 0
277.1
 205 84 81 3 63
225
0.97
2.63
1969 CIN
21
 10
33
33
12
4
0
 0
252.0
 227 90 81 2 66
185
1.16
2.89
1970 CIN
10
 14
32
30
8
2
0
 0
202.1
 211 106 104 3 76
131
1.42
4.63
1971 CIN
14
 11
29
29
7
3
0
 0
192.1
 206 97 86 5 76
133
1.47
4.02
1972 CIN
8
 12
28
26
2
0
0
 0
159.0
 186 101 97 2 59
112
1.54
5.49
2044
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
273
 155
537
531
145
41
0
 0
3940.2
 3575 1546 1452 66 1389
2830
1.26
3.32
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Oliver Sheaffer has retired from the Cincinnati Cavemen
1956-07-06The Cincinnati Cavemen have promoted Oliver Sheaffer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cavemen have sent Leo Klassen to the minors.
1956-03-01The Cincinnati Cavemen have promoted Leo Klassen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cavemen have sent Oliver Sheaffer to the minors.
1956-03-01The Cincinnati Cavemen have promoted Oliver Sheaffer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cavemen have sent Leo Klassen to the minors.
1953-06-22The Cincinnati Cavemen have promoted Mike Morehead to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cavemen have promoted Danny Beitzel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cavemen have sent Greg Jacobson to the minors. The Cincinnati Cavemen have sent Oliver Sheaffer to the minors.
1953-06-20A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Cavemen and the Brooklyn Yellow Jackets. The Brooklyn Yellow Jackets receive Oliver Clothesoff, Kurt Hoevel, Norm Carlson, Jose Piche from the Cincinnati Cavemen in exchange for Oliver Sheaffer, Scott Humphries, Greg Jacobson.