Harry Edward "Lefty" Schaeffer (June 23, 1924 – July 12, 2008) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in five games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Biography A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Schaeffer batted and threw left-handed; he was listed as tall and . He served in the United States Navy during World War IIBaseball in Wartime.com: "Those Who Served" and attended the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Schaeffer's nine-year professional career lasted from 1946 through 1954. In his midsummer 1952 trial, the Yankees gave him two opportunities as a starting pitcher. In his MLB debut July 28, he started against the last-place Detroit Tigers and went five innings, allowing five runs, four of them earned.Retrosheet box score: 1952-07-28 He took the loss for his only MLB decision.
In five MLB games, he worked 17 innings, allowing 18 hits and 18 bases on balls with 15 strikeouts. He compiled a 5.29 career earned run average to go along with his 0–1 won–lost record.
He posted an 84–67 record in minor league baseball.
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