Crazy Schmit Notable

b. February 13, 1866 · Pittsburg Alleghenys 1890, Baltimore Orioles 1892–1893, New York Giants 1893, Cleveland Spiders 1899, Baltimore Orioles 1901

Crazy Schmit played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1890 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1901.

He went 7 and 36 with a 5.45 earned run average, pitching 361.3 innings in 54 games. He struck out 93, completed 37 of his 48 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 60 games he batted .161, with 26 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 1 double and 5 stolen bases.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on February 13, 1866, and died on October 5, 1940. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1890	PIT	11	33	4	2	0	0	5	8	2	.061
1892	BLN	7	19	1	2	0	0	3	5	1	.105
1893	BLN/NYG	13	30	6	9	1	2	2	7	0	.300
1899	CLV	25	70	6	11	0	1	6	22	2	.157
1901	BLA	4	9	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	.222
Career	—	60	161	18	26	1	3	18	42	5	.161

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1890	PIT	1	9	11	10	83.1	108	54	42	35	5.83
1892	BLN	1	4	6	6	47.1	37	17	26	17	3.23
1893	BLN/NYG	3	4	13	10	69.2	97	53	39	15	6.85
1899	CLV	2	17	20	19	138.1	197	90	62	24	5.86
1901	BLA	0	2	4	3	22.2	25	5	16	2	1.99
Career	—	7	36	54	48	361.1	464	219	185	93	5.45

On this day & linked events

1866

Born February 13, 1866

Chicago, IL, USA

1940

Died October 5, 1940

1890

Major-league debut: Crazy Schmit

Crazy Schmit made a major-league debut on April 21, 1890.

1901

Final major-league game: Crazy Schmit

Crazy Schmit played a final major-league game on June 8, 1901.

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