#40 Germany "Liberty" Schaefer, Second Base, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/26/1909 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Germany Schaefer Liberty 2/4/1876 33 USA,IL,CHICAGO 5"9 185
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,110,000 1909 $ 4,390,000 (4 year(s)) 8 Year(s), 117 Days (1493 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 117 Days (1493 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 5 6 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 9 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 9 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 6 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/30 | BSN | W 7-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | PHI | L 3-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/3 | @PHI | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/4 | CIN | W 6-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/6 | @PHI | W 7-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/9 | PIT | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/10 | PIT | W 9-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/12 | @PIT | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/13 | @PIT | L 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/14 | @PIT | L 2-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 149 | 584 | 173 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 46 | .296 | .345 | .354 | .699 | .622 | .058 |
Projected | 149 | 584 | 173 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 46 | .296 | .345 | .354 | .699 | .622 | .058 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 147 | 639 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 207 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 56.3 | 78.4 | 4.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 159 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .368 | .390 | .758 |
vs. RHP | 425 | 123 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .289 | .335 | .341 | .677 |
Close/Late | 77 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .337 | .260 | .597 |
Scoring Position | 148 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .345 | .407 | .446 | .853 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 284 | 84 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 21 | .296 | .337 | .335 | .671 |
Road | 75 | 300 | 89 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 25 | .297 | .348 | .373 | .722 |
March/April | 25 | 97 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | .299 | .352 | .381 | .734 |
May | 27 | 105 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | .343 | .400 | .390 | .790 |
June | 23 | 92 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .304 | .343 | .359 | .702 |
July | 22 | 87 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | .276 | .343 | .310 | .654 |
August | 25 | 93 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | .269 | .296 | .312 | .608 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 110 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 13 | .282 | .317 | .364 | .681 |
Postseason | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .412 | .500 | .471 | .971 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1901 | 53 | 213 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | .263 | .275 | .352 | .627 | SLN |
1902 | 26 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .274 | .303 | .356 | .659 | SLN |
1903 | 150 | 573 | 173 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 66 | 70 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 15 | .302 | .325 | .391 | .715 | SLN,NL |
1904 | 88 | 267 | 86 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | .322 | .357 | .423 | .780 | SLN |
1905 | 139 | 549 | 162 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 62 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 13 | .295 | .330 | .383 | .712 | SLN,NL |
1906 | 149 | 582 | 162 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 64 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 23 | .278 | .331 | .333 | .664 | SLN,NL |
1907 | 148 | 571 | 155 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 69 | 73 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 11 | .271 | .332 | .370 | .701 | SLN |
1908 | 147 | 560 | 148 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 74 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 11 | .264 | .314 | .350 | .664 | SLN,NL |
1909 | 149 | 584 | 173 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 18 | 14 | .296 | .345 | .354 | .699 | SLN,NL |
Total | 1049 | 3972 | 1135 | 189 | 48 | 12 | 468 | 467 | 265 | 1 | 33 | 247 | 135 | 98 | .286 | .328 | .367 | .695 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1901, AAA | 63 | 268 | 86 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 5 | .321 | .359 | .425 | .785 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1908 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .289 | .257 | .547 |
1909 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .500 | .471 | .971 |
Total | 14 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .362 | .327 | .689 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 147 | 147 | 348 | 623 | 110 | 982 | 11 | .989 | 1344.1 | 6.57 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.2 | 1.04 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1901... Had first career hit on 6/19/1901, off Pete Meegan (NYG)... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 8/17/1901... Hit first career homerun on 8/19/1901, off Roy Patterson (CHN)... Was selected to the 1903 Allstar game... Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 9/4/1903... 1/31/1905: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,555,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1905 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1905... 1/31/1906: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (N) on 4/4/1906... Was selected to the 1906 Allstar game... 7/21/1906: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $4,110,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1907... Was selected to the 1908 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (N) on 9/27/1908... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1908... Was selected to the 1909 Allstar game... 7/20/1909: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $4,390,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1909...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 1908 - 5 - 1st
| RBI 1907 - 69 - 9th
| Runs 1908 - 74 - 10th
| BB 1907 - 53 - 10th
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