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Don Newcombe League
9-14-2165
Kip Schmitz Shortstop
Retired (1978, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .266 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .712 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 77 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 11-27-1943
HR 5 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(26 games)
RBI 31
SB 12
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1961 Minors 18 58.00 7 / 7 5 / 5 6 / 6 9 / 9 3 / 8 8 / 8 15 / 15 53 / 58
1962 Minors 19 30.00 6 / 6 2 / 2 4 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 6 2 / 2 6 / 6 24 / 30
1963 Minors 20 35.00 4 / 4 5 / 5 5 / 6 5 / 5 2 / 6 3 / 3 5 / 6 29 / 35
1963 Majors 20 0.51 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1964 Minors 21 29.00 2 / 3 5 / 5 4 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 6 3 / 4 3 / 3 21 / 29
1964 Pos (SS) 21 126.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 / 126
1965 Minors 22 31.00 2 / 2 4 / 5 3 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 3 5 / 7 3 / 5 18 / 31
1966 Minors 23 16.00 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 2 3 / 4 10 / 16
1966 Majors 23 0.19 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1967 Minors 24 28.00 1 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 3 2 / 6 2 / 3 3 / 7 12 / 28
1968 Minors 25 25.00 2 / 6 0 / 0 2 / 5 1 / 3 1 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 2 7 / 25
1969 Minors 26 16.00 1 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 3 1 / 1 6 / 16
1970 Minors 27 22.00 3 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 5 10 / 22
1971 Minors 28 62.00 1 / 9 3 / 8 2 / 7 4 / 10 3 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 10 14 / 62
1972 Minors 29 42.00 2 / 8 2 / 9 1 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 5 3 / 5 1 / 4 11 / 42
1972 Majors 29 1.81 16 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1
1973 Minors 30 34.00 1 / 5 2 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 2 / 9 0 / 5 5 / 34
1973 Majors 30 1.30 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1974 Minors 31 41.00 1 / 7 2 / 10 0 / 7 2 / 5 0 / 4 3 / 7 1 / 1 9 / 41
1974 Majors 31 9.71 67 6 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 9
1975 Majors 32 25.20 141 24 20 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 25
1976 Majors 33 29.90 162 30 0 1 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 29
1977 Minors 34 15.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 15
1977 Majors 34 10.54 71 7 0 -5 / 1 -2 / 3 -4 / 0 -2 / 3 -3 / 1 -2 / 0 -4 / 2 -22 / 10
1978 Majors 35 13.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 13
Total 457 67 20 31 / 78 34 / 77 25 / 71 31 / 81 13 / 95 36 / 83 40 / 87 229 / 698
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Kip Schmitz has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-09-04The Philadelphia Pythians have waived Kip Schmitz.
1977-08-28The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1977-08-13The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team.
1977-06-04The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Ival Mellor to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1975-05-31Kip Schmitz of the Philadelphia Pythians is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1975-03-25The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team.
1974-08-11The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1974-05-25The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Les Carter to the major league team.
1973-07-04The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1973-06-19The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team.
1973-06-19The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired Kip Schmitz from the waiver wire.
1973-04-01The Philadelphia Pythians have waived Kip Schmitz.
1972-09-19The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment. The Philadelphia Pythians have sent Dan Wilborn to the minors.
1972-08-31The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team.
1972-08-31The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired Kip Schmitz from the waiver wire.
1972-08-04The Baltimore Black Birds have waived Kip Schmitz.
1966-08-25The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Ken Marquard to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Kip Schmitz to the minors.
1966-07-27The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Ken Marquard to the minors.
1963-05-12The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Kip Schmitz to the minors. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Dan Reavis to the minors.
1963-04-26The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major leagues.
1963-04-25The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Kip Schmitz to the minors. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Dan Reavis to the minors.
1963-04-22The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major leagues.