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Crazy Schmit Pitcher Born: February 13, 1866
Chicago, IllinoisDied: October 5, 1940 (aged 74)
Chicago, IllinoisBatted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut April 21, 1890 for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys Last MLB appearance June 8, 1901 for the Baltimore Orioles Career statistics Win–loss record 7-36 Earned run average 5.45 Strikeouts 93 Teams - Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1890)
- Baltimore Orioles (1892-1893)
- New York Giants (1893)
- Cleveland Spiders (1899)
- Baltimore Orioles (1901)
Frederick M. "Crazy" Schmit (February 13, 1866 - October 5, 1940) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, and Baltimore Orioles.[1][2] At the time of the 1910 United States Census, Schmit was livign in Chicago with his wife Mary and their three children, Dorothy, Karl, and Frederick. Schmit's occupation was still listed as a "Professional Baseball player."[3] In October 1940, he died of a heart attack and a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Forest Glen section of Chicago.[4]
References
- ^ "Crazy Schmit Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-1-3.
- ^ "CRAZY SCHMIDT'S SPEECH: Eccentric Twirler Shows Up "Home-Loving" Umpire". Detroit Free Press. September 13, 1908. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1742537262.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+13%2C+1908&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&desc=CRAZY+SCHMIDT'S+SPEECH&pqatl=google.
- ^ Census entry for Frederick Schmit and family, age 44, born in Illinois. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Chicago Ward 27, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_269; Page: 33B; Enumeration District: 1170; Image: 774; FHL Number: 1374282
- ^ "Necrology". The Sporting News: p. 14. October 10, 1940.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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