Rollie Sheldon

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Rollie Sheldon
Pitcher
Born: (1936-12-17) December 17, 1936 (age 87)
Putnam, Connecticut, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1961, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1966, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record38–36
Earned run average4.05
Strikeouts371
Teams

Roland Frank Sheldon (born December 17, 1936) is an American former

right-handed pitcher who appeared in 160 Major League games from 1961 to 1962 and 1964 to 1966. Born in Putnam, Connecticut, he attended the University of Connecticut
. He was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).

Early career with Yankees

Signed by the

New York–Pennsylvania League, Sheldon won 15 games and lost one (for a winning percentage of .938) with 15 complete games. In Ball Four, teammate and author Jim Bouton
claimed Sheldon lied about his age by telling the Yankees when they signed him that he was 19, when in fact he had served three years in the U. S. Air Force and played three years in college and was actually 26 years old.

The following year, he made the

decisions Sheldon, however, did not appear in the 1961 World Series, won by the Yankees in five games over the Cincinnati Reds
.

The 1962 season saw Sheldon make 34 total appearances (with 16 starts) and posted a 7–8

minors with Triple-A Richmond
.

Later MLB career

Recalled by the Yankees in June 1964, Sheldon contributed to their successful pennant defense during a summer-long struggle against the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. He appeared in 19 games, with 12 starts, threw three complete game victories and added a save coming out of the bullpen. He then appeared in Games 1 and 7 of the 1964 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, hurling 2+2⁄3 innings pitched of hitless, scoreless relief. The Yankees, however, lost both games and the series to the Redbirds.

He began

Kansas City Athletics with Johnny Blanchard for Doc Edwards, a journeyman catcher. Sheldon managed a winning record, 10–8, with a 3.95 earned run average for a Kansas City team that lost 103 games. In 1966, he posted a solid 3.13 ERA in 14 games for the Athletics, even though he lost seven of 11 decisions, through mid-June. Two days before the June 15 trade deadline, he was acquired by the Red Sox, another second-division
club, in a six-player trade and plugged into Boston's starting rotation, where he was ineffective. He ended up only 1–6 (4.97) in 23 games for the Red Sox, was traded during the offseason to Cincinnati, and never returned to the majors. He pitched four full seasons of Triple-A ball before retiring after the 1970 campaign.

For his career, Sheldon appeared in 160 Major League

bases on balls. He had 17 complete games, four shutouts and two saves. During his off-seasons, Sheldon completed his coursework for a degree in physical education in 1965 from the University of Connecticut.[1]

References

  1. ^
    The Hartford Courant
    . Retrieved 2017-08-14.

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