Fred Scherman
[edit] Biography
Born on July 25, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio, Fred Scherman (Frederick John Scherman) played for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and Montreal Expos over the course of his 8 year career. Scherman broke into the bigs on April 26, 1969 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 3.23 ERA in 69.2 innings pitched in 1970, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Fred Scherman's best season was 1971, when he posted a 2.71 ERA, won 11 games and notched 20 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6.75
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| DET
| A
| 48
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3.23
| 58
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 69.2
| 61
| 5
| 28
| 3
| 6
| 1
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| 69
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 2.71
| 46
| 38
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 20
| 113
| 91
| 11
| 49
| 7
| 2
| 5
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 57
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 3.64
| 53
| 43
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 94
| 91
| 5
| 53
| 9
| 1
| 5
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4.23
| 28
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 61.2
| 59
| 6
| 30
| 4
| 3
| 3
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 4.11
| 35
| 33
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 61.1
| 67
| 5
| 26
| 6
| 2
| 7
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 34
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 3.54
| 43
| 37
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 76.1
| 84
| 3
| 41
| 7
| 6
| 5
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.96
| 13
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 21
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 50
| 7
| 4
| 4
| 3.79
| 56
| 48
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 92.2
| 105
| 7
| 45
| 8
| 7
| 6
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4.95
| 18
| 25
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 40
| 42
| 5
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 134
| 7
| 8
| 11
| 4.13
| 109
| 106
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 194
| 214
| 17
| 85
| 17
| 11
| 16
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 212
| 4
| 25
| 15
| 3.39
| 188
| 142
| 129
| 1
| 0
| 34
| 342.1
| 308
| 29
| 160
| 23
| 12
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 346
| 11
| 33
| 26
| 3.66
| 297
| 248
| 218
| 1
| 0
| 39
| 536.1
| 522
| 46
| 245
| 40
| 23
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| DET
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| DET
| A
| P
| 48
| 0
| 69.2
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| P
| 69
| 1
| 113
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| P
| 57
| 3
| 94
| 5
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 8
| 0
| .895
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 61.2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| P
| 53
| 0
| 61.1
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| .929
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| P
| 34
| 7
| 76.1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 16.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| P
| 50
| 7
| 92.2
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 40
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 346
| 11
| 536.1
| 35
| 75
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 27
| 21
| 2
| .965
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| DET
| A
| 48
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| 69
| 24
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .208
| .321
| .208
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 57
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .130
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 34
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .118
| .125
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 50
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .059
| .111
| .118
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 134
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .120
| .125
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 213
| 58
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .155
| .222
| .155
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 347
| 82
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .134
| .193
| .146
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Minnesota Twins (November 30, 1964).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers from Minnesota Twins in the first-year minor league draft (November 30, 1964).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with cash to Houston Astros in exchange for Jim Ray and Gary Sutherland (December 3, 1973).
- Sold by Houston Astros to Montreal Expos (June 8, 1975).
- Released by Montreal Expos (July 8, 1976).
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