Mark Schaeffer
American baseball player (1948–2022)
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Mark Philip Schaeffer (June 5, 1948 – June 1, 2022) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the San Diego Padres in 1972. He batted and threw left-handed.[1]
| Mark Schaeffer | |
|---|---|
| |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 5, 1948 Santa Monica, California, US | |
| Died: June 1, 2022 (aged 73) | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1972, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| San Diego Padres (1972) |
Schaeffer was born on June 5, 1948 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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