Bob Schmidt (baseball)

Robert Benjamin Schmidt (April 22, 1933 – May 2, 2015) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher in Major League Baseball for seven seasons (1958–63; 1965) for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators and New York Yankees. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 205 pounds (93 kg).

Bob Schmidt
Schmidt in 1962
Catcher
Born: (1933-04-22)April 22, 1933
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died: May 2, 2015(2015-05-02) (aged 82)
DeBary, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1958, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 8, 1965, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.243
Home runs39
Runs batted in150
Teams
  • San Francisco Giants (1958–1961)
  • Cincinnati Reds (1961)
  • Washington Senators (1962–1963)
  • New York Yankees (1965)
Career highlights and awards
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