1933
Born April 22, 1933
St. Louis, MO, USA
Bob Schmidt Notable
b. April 22, 1933 · San Francisco Giants 1958–1961, Cincinnati Reds 1961, Washington Senators 1962–1963, New York Yankees 1965
Bob Schmidt played for four clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1958 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1965.
Across 454 games he batted .243, with 317 hits and 133 runs. He finished with 39 home runs and 55 doubles.
He played 444 games behind the plate, with 2,161 putouts and 28 errors. He turned 21 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1958.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on April 22, 1933, and died on May 2, 2015. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1958 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | SFG | 127 | 393 | 46 | 96 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 33 | 59 | 0 | .244 |
| 1959 | SFG | 71 | 181 | 17 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 0 | .243 |
| 1960 | SFG | 110 | 344 | 31 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 51 | 0 | .267 |
| 1961 | CIN/SFG | 29 | 76 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .132 |
| 1962 | WSA | 88 | 256 | 28 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 37 | 0 | .242 |
| 1963 | WSA | 9 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| 1965 | NYY | 20 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 454 | 1305 | 133 | 317 | 55 | 4 | 39 | 150 | 100 | 199 | 0 | .243 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Died May 2, 2015
1958
Major-league debut: Bob Schmidt
Bob Schmidt made a major-league debut on April 16, 1958.
1965
Final major-league game: Bob Schmidt
Bob Schmidt played a final major-league game on June 9, 1965.
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