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Name	Team	Age
Kip Schmitz	Retired (1978, Age 34)	Died (2009, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2 (1961)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Don Newcombe League	0	3 years (26 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	11/27/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1963	BAL	5	7	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	.857	.429	.429	.429
1966	BAL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1972	PHI	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1974	PHI	9	27	7	7	0	1	1	2	3	6	2	0	1	.778	.333	.444	.259
1975	PHI	29	98	6	20	5	1	1	9	5	18	4	0	0	.549	.243	.306	.204
1976	PHI	36	122	21	40	5	3	2	15	15	17	5	4	2	.873	.406	.467	.328
1977	PHI	11	33	4	7	0	0	1	4	2	6	0	1	2	.560	.257	.303	.212
Total		93	290	40	77	10	5	5	31	25	51	12	5	5	.712	.326	.386	.266

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Kip Schmitz has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-09-04	The Philadelphia Pythians have waived Kip Schmitz.
1977-08-28	The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1977-08-13	The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team.
1977-06-04	The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Ival Mellor to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1975-05-31	Kip Schmitz of the Philadelphia Pythians is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1975-03-25	The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team.
1974-08-11	The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1974-05-25	The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Les Carter to the major league team.
1973-07-04	The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1973-06-19	The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team.
1973-06-19	The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired Kip Schmitz from the waiver wire.
1973-04-01	The Philadelphia Pythians have waived Kip Schmitz.
1972-09-19	The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment. The Philadelphia Pythians have sent Dan Wilborn to the minors.
1972-08-31	The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team.
1972-08-31	The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired Kip Schmitz from the waiver wire.
1972-08-04	The Baltimore Black Birds have waived Kip Schmitz.
1966-08-25	The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Ken Marquard to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Kip Schmitz to the minors.
1966-07-27	The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Ken Marquard to the minors.
1963-05-12	The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Kip Schmitz to the minors. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Dan Reavis to the minors.
1963-04-26	The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major leagues.
1963-04-25	The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Kip Schmitz to the minors. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Dan Reavis to the minors.
1963-04-22	The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Kip Schmitz to the major leagues.