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                      Boss Schmidt- Catcher (Detroit Tigers)  

                      Born: September 12, 1880, London, Arkansas

                      Died: November 14, 1932, Altus, Arkansas (Acute intestinal obstruction,

                                                                                                         52 Years old)

                                                                                                       

                      Drafted in 1910 by the Virginia Rebels in the 19th round (Pick #221)

                      

               Charles “Boss” Schmidt played 6 seasons in MLB all with the Detroit Tigers. He appeared in 3 straight World Series (1907, 08, 09) all losses.  The opposing teams over 17 World Series games stole 49 bases, primarily with Schmidt behind the plate.

                       

SCL STATS:

Team    Year   AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS

VR      1910  .263  .293  .398   63  186   49   4   9   1   24   34    4   35   5   2   4   1

VR      1911  .226  .219  .258    8   31    7   1   0   0    1    2    0   11   0   0   0   0

              .258  .283  .378   71  217   56   5   9   1   25   36    4   46   5   2   4   1

      Boss Schmidt hit an SCL record 3 triples in a game vs the Baltimore Terrapins on 5/25/1910. His 3rd came in the 18th inning. During his SCL career he allowed 88 stolen bases in just 56 games.

                                                  G     AB    R    H   2B   3B  HR   RBI   AVG   OBP   SLG

Real Life Totals: 1906-1911   477  1480  137  360   41   22   3   124  .243 .270  .307