- Freddy Schmidt
Frederick Albert Schmidt (born
February 9 ,1916 ) is a formerpitcher inMajor League Baseball who played for three different teams between by|1944 and by|1947. He was born inHartford, Connecticut . Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.Schmidt entered the majors in 1946 with the
St. Louis Cardinals , playing for them one year before joining military service duringWorld War II . In hisrookie season, Schmidt went 7-3 with a 3.15earned run average , twoshutout s, and five saves to help his team to clinch theNational League pennant. He also pitched 3 ⅓ scoreless innings of relief in Game 3 of the1944 World Series , won by the Cardinals over the St. Louis Browns in six games.After his discharge, Schmidt rejoined St. Louis in 1946 but he was not the same after that. He divided his playing time with the Cardinals, Phillies and Cubs in 1947, his last major league season.
In a three-season career, Schmidt posted a 13-11 record with 98
strikeout s and a 3.75 ERA in 85 appearances, including 15 starts , threecomplete game s, two shutouts, five saves, and 225 ⅓ innings.As of 2007, Schmidt (age|1916|2|9) is recognized as one of the oldest living major league ballplayers.
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St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster References
* [http://www.garybed.co.uk/those_who_served.htm Baseball in Wartime]
* [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/schmifr01.php Baseball Page]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schmifr01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pschmf101.htm Retrosheet]
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