1887
Born March 20, 1887
London, AR, USA
Walter Schmidt Notable
Walter Schmidt divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a catcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1916, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1925.
Across 766 games he batted .257, with 619 hits and 216 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 63 doubles and 57 stolen bases.
He played 734 games behind the plate, with 2,598 putouts and 69 errors. He turned 86 double plays.
He was born in London, AR, USA on March 20, 1887, and died on July 4, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1920, 1921 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | PIT | 64 | 184 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 3 | .190 |
| 1917 | PIT | 72 | 183 | 9 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | .246 |
| 1918 | PIT | 105 | 323 | 31 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 7 | .238 |
| 1919 | PIT | 85 | 267 | 23 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 5 | .251 |
| 1920 | PIT | 94 | 310 | 22 | 86 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 9 | .277 |
| 1921 | PIT | 114 | 393 | 30 | 111 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 10 | .282 |
| 1922 | PIT | 40 | 152 | 21 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .329 |
| 1923 | PIT | 97 | 335 | 39 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 10 | .248 |
| 1924 | PIT | 58 | 177 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 6 | .243 |
| 1925 | STL | 37 | 87 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .253 |
| Career | — | 766 | 2411 | 216 | 619 | 63 | 20 | 3 | 234 | 137 | 105 | 57 | .257 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Died July 4, 1973
1916
Major-league debut: Walter Schmidt
Walter Schmidt made a major-league debut on April 13, 1916.
1925
Final major-league game: Walter Schmidt
Walter Schmidt played a final major-league game on September 7, 1925.
Image: Bain News Service, public domain