Mike Schmidt Marquee Hall of Fame 1995

b. September 27, 1949 · Philadelphia Phillies 1972–1989

The Phillies had won two pennants and no championship in their history when he arrived in 1972. He led the National League in home runs eight times, a figure behind only Babe Ruth's twelve, and finished with 548, more than any other third baseman. In April 1976 he hit four of them in one game against the Cubs.

In 1980 he hit 48 home runs and drove in 121, both league highs, and was named Most Valuable Player of the National League and of the World Series the Phillies finally won. He took the league award again in 1981 and in 1986, and he won ten Gold Gloves at third base.

Philadelphia booed him anyway. He was reserved and analytical in a city that wanted neither, and the crowds stayed hard on him through eighteen seasons with the only club he played for. He quit in May 1989 rather than finish a season he could not play well, and broke down announcing it.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	12	1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989
Gold Glove	10	1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
The Sporting News All-Star	10	1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
Player of the Week	6	1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987
Silver Slugger	6	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
Player of the Month	5	1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Most Valuable Player	3	1980, 1981, 1986
The Sporting News Player of the Year	2	1980, 1986
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award	1	1983
World Series MVP	1	1980

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1972	PHI	13	34	2	7	0	0	1	3	5	15	0	.206
1973	PHI	132	367	43	72	11	0	18	52	62	136	8	.196
1974	PHI	162	568	108	160	28	7	36	116	106	138	23	.282
1975	PHI	158	562	93	140	34	3	38	95	101	180	29	.249
1976	PHI	160	584	112	153	31	4	38	107	100	149	14	.262
1977	PHI	154	544	114	149	27	11	38	101	104	122	15	.274
1978	PHI	145	513	93	129	27	2	21	78	91	103	19	.251
1979	PHI	160	541	109	137	25	4	45	114	120	115	9	.253
1980	PHI	150	548	104	157	25	8	48	121	89	119	12	.286
1981	PHI	102	354	78	112	19	2	31	91	73	71	12	.316
1982	PHI	148	514	108	144	26	3	35	87	107	131	14	.280
1983	PHI	154	534	104	136	16	4	40	109	128	148	7	.255
1984	PHI	151	528	93	146	23	3	36	106	92	116	5	.277
1985	PHI	158	549	89	152	31	5	33	93	87	117	1	.277
1986	PHI	160	552	97	160	29	1	37	119	89	84	1	.290
1987	PHI	147	522	88	153	28	0	35	113	83	80	2	.293
1988	PHI	108	390	52	97	21	2	12	62	49	42	3	.249
1989	PHI	42	148	19	30	7	0	6	28	21	17	0	.203
Career	—	2404	8352	1506	2234	408	59	548	1595	1507	1883	174	.267

On this day & linked events

1949

Born September 27, 1949

Dayton, OH, USA

1972

Major-league debut: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt made a major-league debut on September 12, 1972.

1976

Final major-league game: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt played a final major-league game on May 28, 1989.

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