Willard Schmidt Explained

Willard Schmidt
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:29 May 1928
Birth Place:Hays, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Newcastle, Oklahoma, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 19
Debutyear:1952
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 26
Finalyear:1959
Finalteam:Cincinnati Reds
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:31–29
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.93
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:323
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Willard Raymond Schmidt (May 29, 1928 – March 22, 2007) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1952 and 1959. Listed at 6feet,, Schmidt batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hays, Kansas. His four grandparents were Volga Germans.

He reached the majors in 1952 with the St. Louis Cardinals, spending part of six years with them (1952–53, 1955–57) before moving to the Cincinnati Redlegs (1958–59) in the same transaction that brought Curt Flood to St. Louis.[1] His most productive season came in 1957 with the Cardinals, when he set a 10–3 mark and led the National League pitchers with a .769 W-L %. He was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.

In a seven-season career, Schmidt posted a 31–29 record with 323 strikeouts and a 3.93 ERA in 194 appearances, including 55 starts, 11 complete games, one shutout, two saves, and 586 innings pitched.

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  1. News: Reds Get Schmidt in 5-Man Trade. Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. December 6, 1957. April 11, 2016. Associated Press. 5, part 3. May 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508213809/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19571206&id=ymxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8A8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6277,3380684&hl=en. dead.