Milt Shoffner

Milt Shoffner
Pitcher
Born: November 13, 1905(1905-11-13) Sherman, Texas
Died: January 19, 1978(1978-01-19) (aged 72) Madison, Ohio
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 20, 1929 for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1940 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Win–loss record	25-26
Strikeouts	180
Earned run average	4.59
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1929-31) Boston Bees (1937-39) Cincinnati Reds (1939-40)

Milburn James Shoffner was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played seven years in the majors, from 1929 until 1931, then again from 1937 until 1940.

Shoffner debuted in the majors with the Cleveland Indians in 1929 and pitched three seasons for them. In 1930 and 1931, his ERA was over 7.00, and by mid-season he was pitching for the Toledo Mud Hens. Shoffner did not return to the major leagues until 1937, with the Boston Bees. That season, he made six appearances—five of them starts—with an impressive 2.53 ERA.

That performance led to a larger role on the 1938 team, and while his performance slipped a bit, his record was a respectable 8-7 with a 3.54 ERA. Despite getting off to a good start in 1939, Shoffner was waived by the Bees and claimed by the Cincinnati Reds. Overall that season, Shoffner finished 6th in the league in ERA at 3.18 in 170 innings (a career high). Despite this, he did not appear in the 1939 World Series for the Reds.

The following season, Shoffner had a rougher go, as his ERA slipped back to 5.63 and he was mostly limited to mop-up duty. Once again, he did not appear in the 1940 World Series, which the Reds won. During the offseason, Shoffner was traded to the New York Giants for infielder Wayne Ambler, and after pitching one last season in the minors he retired.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Shoffner, Milt
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 13, 1905
Place of birth	Sherman, Texas
Date of death	January 19, 1978
Place of death	Madison, Ohio