| Bob Schmidt | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: April 22, 1933 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 16, 1958 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 8, 1965 for the New York Yankees | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Hits | 317 |
| RBI | 150 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Benjamin Schmidt (April 22, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri), is an American former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1958 to 1965.[1] He played for the San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees.[1]
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Major League career [edit]
As a rookie in 1958, Schmidt was selected to be on the National League team in the 1958 All-Star Game.[2] On August 31, 1958, Schmidt hit a home run and had six runs batted in against future Baseball Hall of Fame member, Sandy Koufax, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, including a first-inning grand slam.[3] In 1961, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for catcher Ed Bailey.[1] Schmidt played as a reserve to regular catcher Jerry Zimmerman during the Reds' pennant-winning season of 1961, although he didn't make the post-season roster when the Reds lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series.[4][5] In 1962 he was traded along with Dave Stenhouse to the Washington Senators for Marty Keough and Johnny Klippstein.[1] Schmidt ended his career with the New York Yankees in 1965.[1]
Career statistics [edit]
In a 7-year career, Schmidt played in 454 games, accumulating 317 hits in 1305 at bats for a .243 career batting average along with 39 home runs and 150 runs batted in.[1] Schmidt led the American League in fielding percentage in 1962 while playing for the Washington Senators.[6] He had a career fielding percentage of .988.[1] He holds the Major League record for most putouts in an extra inning game with 22, set on June 22, 1958.[7][8]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Bob Schmidt at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1958 All-Star Game at Baseball Reference
- ^ August 31, 1958 Dodgers-Giants box score at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1961 Cincinnati Reds at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1961 World Series at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1962 American League Fielding Leaders at Baseball Reference
- ^ Baseball Digest, September 1990, Vol. 49, No. 9, ISSN 0005-609X
- ^ June 22, 1958 Giants-Phillies box score at Baseball Digest
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Retrosheet
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