Red Schoendienst was born on Friday, February 2, 1923, in Germantown, Illinois. Schoendienst was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1945, 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 Red Schoendienst baseball stats page.
"The Milwaukee Sentinel," in 1957, according to (Hank) Aaron, "carried a full page spread on (Red) Schoendienst, calling him 'a Moses come to lead (the Braves) out of the wilderness of bitter disappointment and frustration.'" Aaron was voted NL MVP that year following the World Series; Schoendienst finished third, behind Aaron and Musial. - Hank Aaron in I Had A Hammer (June 2007)
Red Schoendienst![]() Red Schoendienst Autograph on a 2002 Upper Deck SP Baseball Card (#06/25) |
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Red SchoendienstRed Schoendienst Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Red SchoendienstRed Schoendienst Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1945 | 22 | Cardinals | 137 | 565 | 89 | 157 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 10 | - | 1 | 6 | .278 | .305 | .343 |
| 1946 | 23 | Cardinals | 142 | 606 | 94 | 170 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 1 | 27 | 7 | - | 0 | 11 | .281 | .322 | .343 |
| 1947 | 24 | Cardinals | 151 | 659 | 91 | 167 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 4 | 27 | 3 | - | 0 | 16 | .253 | .304 | .332 |
| 1948 | 25 | Cardinals | 119 | 408 | 64 | 111 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 2 | - | 0 | 6 | .272 | .319 | .373 |
| 1949 | 26 | Cardinals | 151 | 640 | 102 | 190 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 51 | 1 | 18 | 9 | - | 2 | 10 | .297 | .351 | .356 |
| 1950 | 27 | Cardinals | 153 | 642 | 81 | 177 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 33 | 1 | 32 | 16 | - | 2 | 15 | .276 | .313 | .403 |
| 1951 | 28 | Cardinals | 135 | 553 | 88 | 160 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 11 | - | 3 | 13 | .289 | .335 | .405 |
| 1952 | 29 | Cardinals | 152 | 620 | 91 | 188 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 67 | 42 | 1 | 30 | 11 | - | 0 | 17 | .303 | .347 | .424 |
| 1953 | 30 | Cardinals | 146 | 564 | 107 | 193 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 79 | 60 | 0 | 23 | 3 | - | 0 | 19 | .342 | .405 | .502 |
| 1954 | 31 | Cardinals | 148 | 610 | 98 | 192 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 54 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 17 | .315 | .366 | .428 |
| 1955 | 32 | Cardinals | 145 | 553 | 68 | 148 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 54 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .268 | .335 | .376 |
| 1956 | 33 | Cardinals | 40 | 153 | 22 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .314 | .365 | .373 |
| 1956 | 33 | Giants | 92 | 334 | 39 | 99 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .296 | .352 | .368 |
| 1957 | 34 | Giants | 57 | 254 | 35 | 78 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .307 | .337 | .476 |
| 1957 | 34 | Braves | 93 | 394 | 56 | 122 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .310 | .348 | .434 |
| 1958 | 35 | Braves | 106 | 427 | 47 | 112 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .262 | .313 | .328 |
| 1959 | 36 | Braves | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | 37 | Braves | 68 | 226 | 21 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .257 | .311 | .319 |
| 1961 | 38 | Cardinals | 72 | 120 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .400 |
| 1962 | 39 | Cardinals | 98 | 143 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .301 | .346 | .371 |
| 1963 | 40 | Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 19 Years | 2,216 | 8,479 | 1,223 | 2,449 | 427 | 78 | 84 | 2 | 773 | 606 | 30 | 346 | 97 | 19 | 21 | 180 | .289 | .337 | .387 | ||
Red SchoendienstRed Schoendienst Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1945 Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1945 Cardinals | LF | 118 | 118 | 3,102 | 301 | 2.6 | 296 | 286 | 10 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.58 |
| 1945 Cardinals | SS | 10 | 9 | 222 | 40 | 4.0 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 4.26 |
| 1946 Cardinals | 2B | 128 | 127 | 3,327 | 705 | 5.5 | 694 | 340 | 354 | 11 | 87 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.63 |
| 1946 Cardinals | 3B | 12 | 12 | 294 | 39 | 3.3 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 3.40 |
| 1946 Cardinals | SS | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.90 |
| 1947 Cardinals | 2B | 142 | 142 | 3,789 | 780 | 5.5 | 761 | 357 | 404 | 19 | 109 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.42 |
| 1947 Cardinals | 3B | 5 | 5 | 135 | 19 | 3.8 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.80 |
| 1947 Cardinals | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1948 Cardinals | 2B | 96 | 95 | 2,388 | 509 | 5.3 | 499 | 230 | 269 | 10 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 5.64 |
| 1949 Cardinals | 2B | 138 | 138 | 3,516 | 834 | 6.0 | 823 | 399 | 424 | 11 | 105 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 6.32 |
| 1949 Cardinals | 3B | 6 | 4 | 114 | 19 | 3.2 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 4.26 |
| 1949 Cardinals | CF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 3.60 |
| 1949 Cardinals | SS | 14 | 7 | 240 | 56 | 4.0 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 6.08 |
| 1950 Cardinals | 2B | 143 | 143 | 375 | 808 | 5.7 | 796 | 393 | 403 | 12 | 124 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 57.31 |
| 1950 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1950 Cardinals | SS | 10 | 10 | 270 | 65 | 6.5 | 63 | 30 | 33 | 2 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 6.30 |
| 1951 Cardinals | 2B | 124 | 123 | 3,276 | 732 | 5.9 | 725 | 339 | 386 | 7 | 113 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 5.98 |
| 1951 Cardinals | SS | 8 | 8 | 216 | 51 | 6.4 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 6.00 |
| 1952 Cardinals | 2B | 142 | 138 | 3,642 | 842 | 5.9 | 823 | 399 | 424 | 19 | 108 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 6.10 |
| 1952 Cardinals | 3B | 11 | 10 | 264 | 44 | 4.0 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1952 Cardinals | SS | 3 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 6.00 |
| 1953 Cardinals | 2B | 140 | 138 | 3,579 | 809 | 5.8 | 795 | 365 | 430 | 14 | 109 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 6.00 |
| 1954 Cardinals | 2B | 144 | 144 | 3,915 | 889 | 6.2 | 871 | 394 | 477 | 18 | 137 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 6.01 |
| 1955 Cardinals | 2B | 142 | 141 | 3,708 | 687 | 4.8 | 677 | 296 | 381 | 10 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 4.93 |
| 1956 Cardinals | 2B | 36 | 36 | 939 | 193 | 5.4 | 192 | 99 | 93 | 1 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 5.52 |
| 1956 Giants | 2B | 85 | 85 | 2,211 | 417 | 4.9 | 414 | 199 | 215 | 3 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 5.06 |
| 1957 Giants | 2B | 57 | 57 | 1,557 | 312 | 5.5 | 307 | 141 | 166 | 5 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.32 |
| 1957 Braves | CF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1957 Braves | 2B | 92 | 92 | 2,430 | 527 | 5.7 | 520 | 238 | 282 | 7 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 5.78 |
| 1958 Braves | 2B | 105 | 103 | 2,718 | 541 | 5.2 | 534 | 233 | 301 | 7 | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 5.30 |
| 1959 Braves | 2B | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 3.00 |
| 1960 Braves | 2B | 62 | 60 | 1,458 | 278 | 4.5 | 268 | 120 | 148 | 10 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 4.96 |
| 1961 Cardinals | 2B | 32 | 14 | 492 | 89 | 2.8 | 85 | 43 | 42 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 4.66 |
| 1962 Cardinals | 2B | 21 | 13 | 330 | 73 | 3.5 | 72 | 30 | 42 | 1 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.89 |
| 1962 Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 3 | 90 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 1,834 | 1,789 | 43,671 | 10,029 | 5.5 | 9,859 | 4,616 | 5,243 | 170 | 1,368 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 6.10 | |
| LF Totals | 119 | 119 | 3,126 | 302 | 2.5 | 297 | 287 | 10 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.57 | |
| SS Totals | 49 | 37 | 1,023 | 234 | 4.8 | 221 | 90 | 131 | 13 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 5.83 | |
| 3B Totals | 39 | 34 | 915 | 133 | 3.4 | 130 | 48 | 82 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 3.84 | |
| CF Totals | 4 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.77 | |
| 18 Years | 2,045 | 1,980 | 48,774 | 10,703 | 5.2 | 10,511 | 5,045 | 5,466 | 192 | 1,409 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 5.82 | |
Red SchoendienstRed Schoendienst Miscellaneous Stats |
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| 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 |
| 1945 Cardinals | 26 | 7 | .788 | 8 | 1 | n/a | 565.0 | 33.2 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| 1946 Cardinals | 12 | 9 | .571 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 22.4 | 17.8 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Cardinals | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 219.7 | 24.4 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Cardinals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 17 | 6 | n/a | 102.0 | 25.5 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Cardinals | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 213.3 | 35.6 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Cardinals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 91.7 | 20.1 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 92.2 | 24.0 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Cardinals | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 88.6 | 20.7 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Cardinals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 37.6 | 24.5 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1954 Cardinals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 122.0 | 27.7 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 50.3 | 19.8 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 30.6 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Giants | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 167.0 | 33.4 | 23.9 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Giants | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 28.2 | 31.8 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Braves | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 65.7 | 56.3 | 12.3 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Braves | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 427.0 | 20.3 | 17.8 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 226.0 | 17.4 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 54 | 0 | n/a | 120.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 82 | 0 | n/a | 71.5 | 11.9 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 19 Years | 89 | 60 | .597 | 211 | 7 | n/a | 100.9 | 24.5 | 11.0 | - | - | - |

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