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Duke Snider League
3-5-2079
Rusty Shafer Second Base
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .224 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .598 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 595 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 03-22-1930
HR 42 Drafted Round 3, Pick 34
(1952)
Majors Svc Time 7 years
(64 games)
RBI 261
SB 64
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (67.1%) Range A- WS Rings 0
1B (18.4%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 2
3B C- (30.5%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 CHA
56
168
17
37
3
3
1
9
18
33 0 1
0
0 5
.586
.294
.292
.071
.220
1953 CHA
160
461
32
92
14
2
4
45
35
102 2 7
17
4 10
.520
.255
.265
.065
.200
1954 CHA
155
526
39
112
17
2
7
47
42
129 5 1
18
12 12
.570
.277
.293
.080
.213
1955 CHA-MIL
87
147
18
29
3
0
2
12
13
38 1 0
8
2 2
.526
.267
.259
.061
.197
1956 MIL
73
116
11
28
3
0
2
16
11
20 1 2
5
6 2
.627
.308
.319
.078
.241
1957 MIL-NYA
33
64
3
11
2
1
0
1
2
18 0 0
1
1 0
.431
.197
.234
.062
.172
1958 NYA-WAS
39
62
6
16
2
2
1
7
3
9 1 2
0
0 1
.697
.294
.403
.145
.258
1959 WAS
75
123
12
30
5
1
2
10
4
29 0 0
2
0 5
.617
.268
.350
.106
.244
1960 WAS
119
277
30
69
12
3
4
34
21
55 1 0
5
1 2
.662
.304
.357
.108
.249
1961 WAS
98
95
7
23
0
1
0
3
7
16 0 1
1
1 1
.554
.291
.263
.021
.242
1962 WAS
79
175
31
56
6
0
8
33
19
33 0 3
0
0 7
.872
.381
.491
.171
.320
1963 WAS-CIN-KC
109
350
33
79
10
5
9
36
21
64 3 1
7
5 7
.635
.275
.360
.134
.226
1964 KC
48
88
10
13
2
2
2
8
3
15 0 1
0
1 2
.458
.174
.284
.136
.148
Total
1131
2652
249
595
79
22
42
261
199
561 14 19
64
33 56
.598
.280
.318
.094
.224
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Rusty Shafer has retired from the Kansas City Salvo
1963-06-08A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds!! and the Kansas City Salvo. The Kansas City Salvo receive John Belcher, Rusty Shafer, Ed Ott, Connie Attreau, Tuffy Thomas, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Reds!! in exchange for Richie Ramirez, Gene Toney, Jeff Pettit.
1963-05-14The Cincinnati Reds!! have acquired Rusty Shafer from the waiver wire.
1963-05-10The Washington Gamblers have designated Rusty Shafer for assignment.
1959-09-07The Washington Gamblers have promoted Rusty Shafer to the major league team. The Washington Gamblers have designated Fred Whitfield for assignment.
1959-08-05The Washington Gamblers have promoted Red Grange to the major league team. The Washington Gamblers have designated Rusty Shafer for assignment.
1958-08-06The Washington Gamblers have acquired Rusty Shafer from the waiver wire.
1958-08-02The New York Metropolitans have promoted Jorge Rivero to the major league team. The New York Metropolitans have designated Rusty Shafer for assignment.
1958-07-30The New York Metropolitans have re-claimed Rusty Shafer from the waiver wire.
1958-07-27The New York Metropolitans have promoted Josh Exley to the major league team. The New York Metropolitans have designated Rusty Shafer for assignment.
1958-04-10The New York Metropolitans have renamed Boo Harvey to Rusty Shafer.
1958-03-01The New York METROPOLITANS have promoted Boo Harvey to the major league team.
1957-08-12The New York METROPOLITANS have promoted Red Campbell to the major league team. The New York METROPOLITANS have sent Boo Harvey to the minors.
1957-07-06A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York METROPOLITANS. The New York METROPOLITANS receive Boo Harvey, Bluefish Jones, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 4 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Archie Graham.
1956-03-01The Milwaukee Braves have renamed Larry Shafer to Boo Harvey.
1955-09-08A trade has been completed between the Chicago Rotties and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Larry Shafer, Pete Heep, Juan Mercedes from the Chicago Rotties in exchange for Rico Carty.
1952-08-03The Chicago Rotties have promoted Larry Shafer to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Roy Fowler to the minors.
1952-04-08The Chicago Rotties have promoted Ray Tomer to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Larry Shafer to the minors.
1952-04-04The Chicago Rotties have promoted Larry Shafer to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Eddie Moore to the minors.