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Name	Team	Age
Bill Schmidt	Retired (1968, Age 34)	Died (2001, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29 (1957)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League	0	2 years (83 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	C+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	4/22/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (8.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1957	C	C+	B	B+	D	C	C+
1958	C	C+	B	B+	D+	C	C+
1959	C	C+	B	B+	D+	C	C+
1960	C	C+	B	B+	C-	C	C+
1961	C	C+	B	B+	C-	C	C+
1962	C+	B-	B	B+	C-	C	C+
1963	C+	B-	B	B+	C-	C+	C+
1964	C+	B-	B	B+	C-	C+	C+
1965	C+	B-	B	B+	C-	C+	C+
1966	C+	B-	B	B+	C-	C+	C+
1967	C+	B-	B	B+	C-	C+	C+
1968	C+	B-	B	B+	C-	C+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Bill Schmidt has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-06-05	The Washington Klones have waived Bill Schmidt.
1966-06-03	The Washington Klones have designated Bill Schmidt for assignment.
1966-05-19	The Washington Klones have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team.
1965-08-05	The Washington Klones have designated Bill Schmidt for assignment.
1965-04-22	The Washington Klones have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team.
1964-09-22	The Washington Klones have designated Bill Schmidt for assignment.
1964-08-13	The Washington Klones have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team.
1964-08-13	The Washington Klones have acquired Bill Schmidt from the waiver wire.
1963-09-22	The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Bill Schmidt.
1963-04-01	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Redbirds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Bill Schmidt, Lou Kremers from the St. Louis Redbirds in exchange for Joe Hoover, Candy Kalbfus.
1961-04-02	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Charlie Bowsfield to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Schmidt to the minors.
1961-04-01	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Jake Corriden for assignment.
1960-03-03	The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Schmidt to the minors.
1959-09-20	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Earl Touchstone to the minors.
1959-09-14	The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Schmidt to the minors.
1959-08-13	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team.
1959-07-25	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Charlie Bowsfield to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Schmidt to the minors.
1959-03-01	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Mike Butler for assignment.
1958-10-23	The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Schmidt to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Harry Howard to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Al Goodwin to the minors.
1958-08-22	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Dusty Nance for assignment.
1958-08-22	The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Day to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Schmidt to the minors.
1958-04-25	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Earl Touchstone to the minors.
1958-04-01	The St. Louis redbirds have sent Bill Schmidt to the minors.
1958-04-01	The St. Louis redbirds have promoted Bill Schmidt to the major league team. The St. Louis redbirds have designated Chad Thornton for assignment.
1958-04-01	The St. Louis redbirds have acquired Bill Schmidt from the waiver wire.
1957-11-13	The Boston Red-Eyed Tree Frogs have waived Bill Schmidt.