Mark Philip Schaeffer (June 5, 1948 – June 1, 2022) was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the San Diego Padres in 1972.[1] He batted and threw left-handed.
Mark Schaeffer | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1948-06-05)June 5, 1948 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
Died: June 1, 2022(2022-06-01) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 18, 1972, for the San Diego Padres | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1972, for the San Diego Padres | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 2–0 |
Earned run average | 4.61 |
Strikeouts | 25 |
Teams | |
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Schaeffer was born in Santa Monica, California, and attended Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, California.[1] He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He was traded along with Derrel Thomas and Bill Greif from the Astros to the Padres for Dave Roberts on December 3, 1971.[3] Schaeffer made his major league debut on April 18, 1972, at the age of 23 with the San Diego Padres.[1]
Schaeffer was strictly a relief pitcher in MLB (41 appearances, zero starts). On July 29, 1972, during a 17 inning, 4–3 victory over the Reds, Schaffer picked up his lone MLB save by retiring the final batter of the game.[4]
Schaeffer died June 1, 2022.[5]
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