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BOB SCHEFFING SIGNED THIS CARD FOR ME ABOUT 45 OR MORE YEARS AGO. It is a 1960 Topps card, showing Bob Scheffing, Whitlow Wyatt, Andy Pafko and Glenn Myatt as coaches on the Milwaukee Braves coaching staff.
Catcher Bob Scheffing played eight years in the majors, mostly with the Chicago Cubs, missing a few years while serving in World War II.
After his playing career ended, he was a St. Louis Browns coach in 1952 and 1953, then was on the Cubs staff in 1954 and 1955.
After managing the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League in 1956, he was the Cubs skipper from 1957 to 1959. He then returned to coaching as a member of the Milwaukee Braves staff in 1960.
He took the helm of the Detroit Tigers in 1961. He led the club through 1963 and just might be the only manager in major league history to have led a team to 100 wins in a season the 1961 Tigers without ever having finished first.
Scheffing was a scout for the New York Mets in 1963 and Detroit Tigers in 1965. He moved from the dugout to the press box in 1964 as a Tigers radio and television broadcaster alongside Ernie Harwell.
Scheffing re-joined the Mets in 1965 as director of player development, and was General Manager of the team from 1970 until his retirement in 1974.
He died about 25 years ago.
On Jan-31-10 at 15:00:20 PST, seller added the following information:
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