1928
Born May 29, 1928
Hays, KS, USA
Willard Schmidt Notable
Willard Schmidt divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1952, then the Cincinnati Redlegs through 1959.
He went 31 and 29 with a 3.93 earned run average, pitching 586 innings in 194 games. He struck out 323 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 194 games he batted .163, with 25 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Hays, KS, USA on May 29, 1928, and died on March 22, 2007. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1953 | STL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | STL | 20 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .119 |
| 1956 | STL | 33 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .233 |
| 1957 | STL | 40 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .212 |
| 1958 | CIN | 41 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .091 |
| 1959 | CIN | 36 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .083 |
| Career | — | 194 | 153 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 0 | .163 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 2 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 34.2 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 30 | 5.19 |
| 1953 | STL | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17.2 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9.17 |
| 1955 | STL | 7 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 129.2 | 89 | 40 | 57 | 86 | 2.78 |
| 1956 | STL | 6 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 147.2 | 131 | 63 | 78 | 52 | 3.84 |
| 1957 | STL | 10 | 3 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 116.2 | 146 | 62 | 49 | 63 | 4.78 |
| 1958 | CIN | 3 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 69.1 | 60 | 22 | 33 | 41 | 2.86 |
| 1959 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 70.2 | 80 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 3.95 |
| Career | — | 31 | 29 | 194 | 55 | 2 | 586.1 | 563 | 256 | 278 | 323 | 3.93 |
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