hiː wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli tʃˈaɪld ʌv flˈɔːɹəns ænd dʒˈɑːn "dˈʌki" skˈoʊfiːld, hˌuː plˈeɪd ɪlˈɛvən sˈiːzənz ʌv mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl ænd mˌeɪd ɪt tə dˈʌbəlɐ wɪð kˈænzəs sˈɪɾi bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɪntʊ fˈɑːɹmɪŋ.
He was the only child of Florence and John "Ducky" Schofield, who played 11 seasons of minor league baseball and made it to Double-A with Kansas City before going into farming.