Willard Schmidt
Willard Raymond Schmidt
Born: May 29, 1928
Hays, KS US
Deceased: March 22, 2007
Newcastle, OK US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187
Career: 1949-1962
Major League Statistics
Willard Schmidt compiled a career record of 115 wins and 83 losses and a 3.18 ERA in his 321-game pitching career with the Hamilton Cardinals, Allentown Cardinals, Omaha Cardinals, Rochester Red Wings, Columbus Red Birds, Houston Buffalos, Seattle Rainiers, San Juan/Charleston Marlins, Atlanta Crackers and Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
 Hamilton Cardinals |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Columbus Red Birds |
 Houston Buffalos |
 Seattle Rainiers |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | 22 | 9 | .710 | 2.91 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 207.0 | 162 | 82 | 67 | 62 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.50 | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.66 | 40 | 20 | 196.0 | 146 | 81 | 58 | 89 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | 19 | 14 | .576 | 2.11 | 44 | 252.0 | 169 | 80 | 59 | 6 | 108 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.95 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.89 | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 5 | 11 | .312 | 3.02 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 131.0 | 115 | 52 | 44 | 12 | 49 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 18 | 5 | .783 | 3.69 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 234.0 | 181 | 108 | 96 | 7 | 136 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.56 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 158.0 | 122 | 58 | 45 | 9 | 73 | 2 | 150 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.83 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 141.0 | 128 | 70 | 60 | 11 | 56 | 3 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.79 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 39 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | San Juan/Charleston Marlins | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.85 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 117.0 | 111 | 46 | 37 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 11.57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.55 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 87.0 | 93 | 52 | 44 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Totals | 115 | 83 | .581 | 3.18 | 321 | 163 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1621.0 | 1345 | 700 | 573 | 71 | 700 | 11 | 820 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | 39 | 89 | 82 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .207 | .235 | .280 | .516 | 23 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | 40 | 73 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .288 | .521 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | 46 | 81 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .222 | .407 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 26 | 43 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .132 | .154 | .184 | .338 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 49 | 93 | 85 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .165 | .180 | .212 | .392 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 21 | 64 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .182 | .237 | .273 | .510 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 26 | 58 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .128 | .196 | .128 | .324 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | San Juan/Charleston Marlins | 32 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .111 | .179 | .139 | .318 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 22 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .188 | .188 | .219 | .406 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 337 | 604 | 556 | 35 | 99 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 101 | .178 | .205 | .225 | .429 | 125 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | P | 38 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .953 | 1.079 |
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 24 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 6 | .944 | 1.417 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 43 | 14 | 43 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 1.326 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 21 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 3 | .959 | 2.238 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 25 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .969 | 1.240 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .857 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | San Juan/Charleston Marlins | P | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .938 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | P | 19 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .944 | .895 |
| Totals | 320 | 78 | 197 | 12 | 16 | .958 | .859 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | PONY League | Hamilton Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1950 | B | Inter-State League | Allentown Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1950 | A | Western League | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | CIN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | San Juan/Charleston Marlins | SLN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Atlanta Crackers | SLN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | LAA |
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