| Harry Schaeffer | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Shillington, Pennsylvania |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 28 |
| Debutyear: | 1952 |
| Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | August 20 |
| Finalyear: | 1952 |
| Finalteam: | New York Yankees |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–1 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 5.29 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 15 |
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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.
A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Schaeffer batted and threw left-handed; he was listed as 6feet tall and . He served in the United States Navy during World War II[1] 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.[2] 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.