Johnny Schmitz

Full Name: John Albert Schmitz	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170	First Game: September 6, 1941
Birthdate: November 27, 1920	Final Game: September 7, 1956
Birthplace: Wausau, Wisconsin	MLB Experience: 13 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Left

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Born on November 27, 1920 in Wausau, Wisconsin, Johnny Schmitz (John Albert Schmitz) played for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 13 year career. Schmitz broke into the bigs on September 6, 1941 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.43 ERA in 86.2 innings pitched in 1942, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Johnny Schmitz's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1948, when he posted a 2.64 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 100 batters. However, others believe that it was 1946, when he posted a 2.61 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 135 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1941	CHI	N	5	3	2	0	1.31	11	5	3	1	0	0	20.2	12	0	9	0	0	1
1942	CHI	N	23	10	3	7	3.43	51	41	33	1	0	2	86.2	70	3	45	0	3	3
1946	CHI	N	41	31	11	11	2.61	135	77	65	14	2	2	224.1	184	6	94	0	3	2
1947	CHI	N	38	28	13	18	3.22	97	91	74	10	3	4	207	209	8	80	0	6	2
1948	CHI	N	34	30	18	13	2.64	100	92	71	18	2	1	242	186	11	97	0	6	2
1949	CHI	N	36	31	11	13	4.35	75	117	100	9	3	3	207	227	11	92	0	5	2
1950	CHI	N	39	27	10	16	4.99	75	122	107	8	3	0	193	217	23	91	0	5	4
1951	CHI	N	8	3	1	2	8.00	6	16	16	0	0	0	18	22	1	15	0	0	0
1951	BRO	N	16	7	1	4	5.34	20	37	33	0	0	0	55.2	55	4	28	0	5	2
1951	TOT	N	24	10	2	6	5.99	26	53	49	0	0	0	73.2	77	5	43	0	5	2
1952	NY	A	5	2	1	1	3.60	3	7	6	1	0	1	15	15	0	9	0	0	1
1952	CIN	N	3	0	1	0	.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	3	0	0	0
1952	BRO	N	10	3	1	1	4.32	11	16	16	1	0	0	33.1	29	3	18	0	1	1
1952	Total		18	5	3	2	3.71	17	23	22	2	0	1	53.1	47	3	30	0	1	2
1952	TOT	N	13	3	2	1	3.76	14	16	16	1	0	0	38.1	32	3	21	0	1	1
1953	WAS	A	24	13	2	7	3.68	39	52	44	5	0	4	107.2	118	9	37	0	0	4
1953	NY	A	3	0	0	0	2.08	0	1	1	0	0	2	4.1	2	1	3	0	1	0
1953	TOT	A	27	13	2	7	3.62	39	53	45	5	0	6	112	120	10	40	0	1	4
1954	WAS	A	29	23	11	8	2.91	56	66	60	12	2	1	185.1	176	6	64	0	3	3
1955	WAS	A	32	21	7	10	3.71	49	76	68	6	1	1	165	187	8	54	4	2	7
1956	BOS	A	2	0	0	0	.00	0	2	0	0	0	0	4.1	5	0	4	0	0	0
1956	BAL	A	18	3	0	3	3.99	15	23	17	0	0	0	38.1	49	3	14	1	0	1
1956	TOT	A	20	3	0	3	3.59	15	25	17	0	0	0	42.2	54	3	18	1	0	1
Total	NL		253	173	72	85	3.61	584	614	518	62	13	12	1292.2	1214	70	572	0	34	19
Total	AL		113	62	21	29	3.39	162	227	196	24	3	9	520	552	27	185	5	6	16
Total			366	235	93	114	3.55	746	841	714	86	16	21	1812.2	1766	97	757	5	40	35

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1941	CHI	N	P	5	0	10	0	1	1.000
1942	CHI	N	P	23	5	38	1	2	.977
1946	CHI	N	P	41	12	49	0	2	1.000
1947	CHI	N	P	38	12	45	2	2	.966
1948	CHI	N	P	34	17	68	4	3	.955
1949	CHI	N	P	36	13	59	4	8	.947
1950	CHI	N	P	39	14	61	6	5	.926
1951	CHI	N	P	8	4	9	0	0	1.000
1951	BRO	N	P	16	4	14	0	2	1.000
1951	TOT	N	P	24	8	23	0	2	1.000
1952	NY	A	P	5	1	4	0	0	1.000
1952	CIN	N	P	3	0	1	0	0	1.000
1952	BRO	N	P	10	2	13	0	1	1.000
1952	Total		P	18	3	18	0	1	1.000
1952	TOT	N	P	13	2	14	0	1	1.000
1953	WAS	A	P	24	4	21	3	4	.893
1953	NY	A	P	3	1	1	0	0	1.000
1953	TOT	A	P	27	5	22	3	4	.900
1954	WAS	A	P	29	12	40	2	9	.963
1955	WAS	A	P	32	8	40	0	3	1.000
1956	BOS	A	P	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
1956	BAL	A	P	18	4	8	1	1	.923
1956	TOT	A	P	20	4	10	1	1	.933
Total			P	366	113	483	23	43	.963

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1941	CHI	N	6	7	1	4	0	2	.571	.571	.571	0	0	0	0	1	1
1942	CHI	N	23	26	1	4	0	0	.154	.154	.154	0	0	0	5	2	0
1946	CHI	N	42	70	3	9	1	3	.129	.176	.171	0	0	4	13	6	4
1947	CHI	N	38	68	3	9	0	3	.132	.181	.132	0	0	4	30	6	0
1948	CHI	N	34	84	3	11	0	4	.131	.161	.167	1	1	3	19	7	4
1949	CHI	N	36	70	4	10	0	4	.143	.189	.200	2	1	4	10	3	1
1950	CHI	N	39	67	3	8	0	5	.119	.132	.149	2	0	1	19	2	0
1951	CHI	N	8	6	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	0	0	0	1	0	0
1951	BRO	N	16	18	1	4	1	3	.222	.263	.444	1	0	1	3	0	1
1951	TOT	N	24	24	1	5	1	3	.208	.240	.375	1	0	1	4	0	1
1952	NY	A	5	5	1	3	0	2	.600	.600	1.000	0	1	0	1	0	0
1952	CIN	N	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952	BRO	N	10	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	0	0	0	4	2	0
1952	Total		18	13	1	4	0	2	.308	.308	.462	0	1	0	5	2	0
1952	TOT	N	13	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	0	0	0	4	2	0
1953	WAS	A	24	34	0	2	0	0	.059	.059	.059	0	0	0	13	3	0
1953	NY	A	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0
1953	TOT	A	27	34	0	2	0	0	.059	.059	.059	0	0	0	13	4	0
1954	WAS	A	29	60	6	7	0	1	.117	.145	.117	0	0	2	15	6	2
1955	WAS	A	32	54	5	10	0	5	.185	.200	.241	3	0	1	7	3	1
1956	BOS	A	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
1956	BAL	A	18	9	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	6	1	0
1956	TOT	A	20	10	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	7	1	0
Total	NL		255	424	19	61	2	24	.144	.177	.182	6	2	17	104	29	11
Total	AL		113	163	13	22	0	8	.135	.151	.166	3	1	3	43	14	3
Total			368	587	32	83	2	32	.141	.170	.177	9	3	20	147	43	14

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1938).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Rube Walker, Andy Pafko and Wayne Terwilliger to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, Eddie Miksis and Gene Hermanski (June 15, 1951).
Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Brooklyn Dodgers (August 1, 1952).
Traded by New York Yankees with Jim Greengrass, Ernie Nevel, Bob Marquis and $35000 to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ewell Blackwell (August 28, 1952).
Sold by Cincinnati Reds to New York Yankees (February 16, 1953).
Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from New York Yankees (May 12, 1953).
Traded by Washington Senators with Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield and Tom Umphlett to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger, Neil Chrisley and Al Curtis (November 8, 1955).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to Baltimore Orioles (May 14, 1956).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 18, 1956).

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