Wanted
to add this “nickname” card to the long-running series, even though
technically he wouldn’t be considered a “1970s” player.
Nevertheless, veteran Major League infielder “Ducky” Dick Schofield
wound up a nice 19-year career in 1971, carving out a Big League tenure
as a valuable glove to fill-in or platoon throughout the years:
Schofield would end up splitting the 1971 season, his last, between the
St. Louis cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers, finishing up with 1321
games played, 3083 at-bats and 699 hits, good for a .227 career average.
Over those 19 seasons he played for seven organizations, three in the
American League and four in the National League, playing what we would
consider a “full” season only twice, in 1963 with the Pittsburgh Pirates
and 1965 when he split the season with the Pirates and San Francisco
Giants.
Later on his son Dick Jr, as well as grandson Jayson Werth would play in
the Big Leagues, making them one of the rare three-generation baseball
families out there.