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Willard Schmidt Stats

Willard Schmidt was born on Tuesday, May 29, 1928, in Hays, Kansas. Schmidt was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1952, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Willard Schmidt baseball stats page.

"Was it something I said? Reds pitcher Willard Schmidt is twice hit by pitches in the 3rd inning in an 11–10 win over the Braves (on April 26, 1959). Braves pitchers Bob Rush and Lew Burdette do the plunking. It is a first in the major leagues, but the ML mark will be tied in three years by Frank Thomas. While on the mound in the 4th inning, Schmidt is hit again when a Johnny Logan line drive strikes him on the right hand and he has to leave the game. The two teams use 14 pitchers between them to tie a National League record, with the eight pitchers by the Reds tying another NL record. Warren Spahn is tagged for the loss, his 2nd in two days to the Reds." - BaseballLibrary.com

Willard Schmidt

Willard Schmidt Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#168)

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Birth Name:	Willard Raymond Schmidt
Nickname:	None
Born On:	05-29-1928
Born In:	Hays, Kansas
Zodiac:	Gemini
Died On:	03-22-2007
Died In:	Newcastle, Oklahoma
Cemetery:	Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Elk City, Oklahoma

College:	Fort Hays State College (DNP)
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Height:	6-01
Weight:	187
First Game:	04-19-1952 (Age 23)
Last Game:	09-26-1959
Draft:	Not Applicable

Willard Schmidt Willard Schmidt Pitching Stats
Year	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
1952	Cardinals	18	3	4	2	3	.400	5.19	0	0	1	34.2	158	36	20	20	6	18	-	30	1	2	0	-
1953	Cardinals	6	2	1	0	2	.000	9.17	0	0	0	17.2	89	21	18	20	1	13	-	11	0	1	0	-
1955	Cardinals	20	15	3	7	6	.538	2.78	8	1	0	129.2	522	89	40	40	7	57	7	86	3	3	0	-
1956	Cardinals	33	21	6	6	8	.429	3.84	2	0	1	147.2	629	131	63	69	18	78	7	52	6	1	0	-
1957	Cardinals	40	8	8	10	3	.769	4.78	1	0	0	116.2	527	146	62	67	13	49	6	63	7	2	0	-
1958	Redlegs	41	2	18	3	5	.375	2.86	0	0	0	69.1	302	60	22	29	8	33	7	41	1	1	0	-
1959	Reds	36	4	10	3	2	.600	3.95	0	0	0	70.2	307	80	31	36	4	30	4	40	2	1	0	-
Career		G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
7 Years		194	55	50	31	29	.517	3.93	11	1	2	586.1	2,534	563	256	281	57	278	31	323	20	11	0	-

Willard Schmidt Willard Schmidt Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1952	Cardinals	18	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	-	0	0	.125	.125	.125
1953	Cardinals	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	-	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1955	Cardinals	20	42	1	5	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	2	0	0	1	.119	.119	.143
1956	Cardinals	33	43	3	10	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	3	0	0	0	.233	.267	.256
1957	Cardinals	40	33	3	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	4	0	1	0	.212	.235	.212
1958	Redlegs	41	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091
1959	Reds	36	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	3	0	.083	.313	.083
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
7 Years		194	153	10	25	2	0	0	0	7	4	0	52	11	0	4	1	.163	.205	.176

Willard Schmidt Willard Schmidt Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1952 Cardinals	P	18	3	104	14	0.8	13	2	11	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.929	3.38	-
1953 Cardinals	P	6	2	53	4	0.7	4	2	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.04	-
1955 Cardinals	P	20	15	389	34	1.7	32	12	20	2	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.941	2.22	-
1956 Cardinals	P	33	21	443	40	1.2	40	6	34	0	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.44	-
1957 Cardinals	P	40	8	350	31	0.8	30	8	22	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.968	2.31	-
1958 Redlegs	P	41	2	208	24	0.6	22	5	17	2	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.917	2.86	-
1959 Reds	P	36	4	212	21	0.6	21	5	16	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.67	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
P Totals		194	55	1,759	168	0.9	162	40	122	6	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	.964	2.49	--
7 Years		194	55	1,759	168	0.9	162	40	122	6	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	.964	2.49	--

Willard Schmidt Willard Schmidt Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1952 Cardinals	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	8.0	0.0	1.67	7.79	4.67
1953 Cardinals	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.85	5.60	6.62
1955 Cardinals	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.8	10.5	1.51	5.97	3.96
1956 Cardinals	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.67	3.17	4.75
1957 Cardinals	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.1	11.0	1.29	4.86	3.78
1958 Redlegs	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	1.8	0.0	1.24	5.32	4.28
1959 Reds	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.33	5.09	3.82
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
7 Years	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.9	21.9	1.16	4.96	4.27

Willard Schmidt Willard Schmidt Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1952 St. Louis Cardinals	44	Undetermined	-	-
1953 St. Louis Cardinals	47	Undetermined	-	-
1955 St. Louis Cardinals	44	Undetermined	-	-
1956 St. Louis Cardinals	44	Undetermined	-	-
1957 St. Louis Cardinals	44	Undetermined	-	-
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs	44	Undetermined	-	-
1959 Cincinnati Reds	44	Undetermined	-	-
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