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Name	Team	Age
Mike Schmidt	Retired (1973, Age 36)	Died (2009, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 38 (1957)	3B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	14 years (19 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	1/14/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (17.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Mike Schmidt has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1973-08-20	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mike Schmidt to the major league team.
1973-07-31	The Detroit Tigers have designated Mike Schmidt for assignment.
1973-04-05	The Detroit Tigers have acquired Mike Schmidt from the waiver wire.
1973-04-05	The Detroit Tigers have demoted Amos Valentine to the minor leagues.
1973-04-01	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have designated Mike Schmidt for assignment.
1963-04-01	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have renamed Jimmy Talton to Mike Schmidt.
1962-06-13	The Philadelphia Phizzies have sent Jimmy Talton to the minors.
1959-04-19	The Philadelphia Phizzies have promoted Jimmy Talton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phizzies have sent Pete Baker to the minors.
1959-04-19	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Legs and the Philadelphia Phizzies. The Philadelphia Phizzies receive Rick Lawrence, Jimmy Talton, Ryan Knothe, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Red Legs in exchange for Larry Dyke.
1957-04-08	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Legs and the Milwaukee Brewskies. The Milwaukee Brewskies receive Brett Sanford from the Cincinnati Red Legs in exchange for Jimmy Talton.
1957-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Legs and the Milwaukee Brewskies. The Milwaukee Brewskies receive Jimmy Talton, R.C. Liniak from the Cincinnati Red Legs in exchange for .