Bill Schroeder Stats

Bill Schroeder was born on Sunday, September 7, 1958, in Baltimore, Maryland. Schroeder was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 13, 1983, with the Milwaukee Brewers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Schroeder baseball stats page.

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"Bill, a free-swinging pull hitter, was an able power backup for rookie B.J. Surhoff in 1987. He was slated to be the Brewers first string catcher in both '85 and '86, but a bum elbow deprived him of the chance. Then along came Surhoff. In '77, Bill as a three-year star at Clemson as the Tigers won the Atlantic Conference title in '78 and '79. He was picked by the Brewers in the eighth round of the June 1979 free agent draft and showed plenty of power in the minors, getting 15 or more homers five straight years. In '82, Bill led the Triple-A Pacific Coast League with 15-game winning RBIs, and in'83, he was named to the P.C.L. All-Star team despite playing a month with the Brewers. Bill led the Brewers in slugging in '84, his first full major league season." - 1988 Score Baseball Card (#311 of 600, Baseball Almanac Collection)

Bill Schroeder

Bill 'Rock' Schroeder Autograph on a 1986 Donruss  Baseball Card (#211 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1986don01' title='1986 Donruss Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Bill 'Rock' Schroeder Autograph on a 1986 Donruss Baseball Card (#211 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Alfred William Schroeder
Nickname:   Bill - Rock
Born On:   09-07-1958  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   West Windsor-Plainsboro High School (Princeton Junction, NJ)
College:   Clemson University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   07-13-1983 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-09-1990
Draft:   1979 : 8th Round (205th)

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Bill Schroeder Pitching Stats

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Bill Schroeder Hitting Stats

1983 25 Brewers 23 73 7 13 2 1 3 0 7 3 0 23 2 0 1 0 .178 .221 .356
1984 26 Brewers 61 210 29 54 6 0 14 0 25 8 2 54 4 2 2 6 .257 .288 .486
1985 27 Brewers 53 194 18 47 8 0 8 1 25 12 1 61 0 2 2 5 .242 .290 .407
1986 28 Brewers 64 217 32 46 14 0 7 0 19 9 0 59 4 1 6 3 .212 .262 .373
1987 29 Brewers 75 250 35 83 12 0 14 0 42 16 0 56 1 0 3 3 .332 .379 .548
1988 30 Brewers 41 122 9 19 2 0 5 0 10 6 0 36 1 0 2 6 .156 .208 .295
1989 31 Angels 41 138 16 28 2 0 6 1 15 3 0 44 3 0 0 3 .203 .220 .348
1990 32 Angels 18 58 7 13 3 0 4 0 9 1 0 10 0 0 0 3 .224 .237 .483
8 Years 376 1,262 153 303 49 1 61 2 152 58 3 343 15 5 16 29 .240 .281 .426

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Bill Schroeder Fielding Stats

1983 Brewers C 23 22 570 99 4.3 97 92 5 2 1 1 15 5 .980 4.59
1984 Brewers 1B 1 0 6 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
1984 Brewers C 58 57 1,474 302 5.2 298 274 24 4 2 4 49 16 .987 5.46
1985 Brewers 1B 1 1 27 5 5.0 5 5 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.00
1985 Brewers C 48 46 1,223 237 4.9 234 211 23 3 4 0 39 13 .987 5.17
1986 Brewers 1B 19 17 459 128 6.7 128 117 11 0 10 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.53
1986 Brewers C 35 31 858 205 5.9 204 190 14 1 3 2 25 8 .995 6.42
1987 Brewers 1B 4 2 63 11 2.8 11 10 1 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.71
1987 Brewers C 67 62 1,628 391 5.8 389 363 26 2 4 3 48 13 .995 6.45
1988 Brewers 1B 10 7 201 63 6.3 63 52 11 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.46
1988 Brewers C 30 27 699 155 5.2 155 145 10 0 1 1 19 7 1.000 5.99
1989 Angels 1B 8 8 165 64 8.0 63 58 5 1 8 n/a n/a n/a .984 10.31
1989 Angels C 33 30 807 223 6.8 221 194 27 2 2 2 27 8 .991 7.39
1990 Angels 1B 3 3 72 29 9.7 29 26 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.88
1990 Angels C 15 13 351 81 5.4 81 74 7 0 2 1 14 6 1.000 6.23
C Totals 309 288 7,610 1,693 5.5 1,679 1,543 136 14 19 14 236 76 .992 5.96
1B Totals 46 38 993 303 6.6 302 271 31 1 25 n/a n/a n/a .997 8.21
8 Years 355 326 8,603 1,996 5.6 1,981 1,814 167 15 44 14 236 76 .992 6.22

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Bill Schroeder Miscellaneous Stats

1983 Brewers 0 1 .000 0 0 0 24.3 3.2 10.4 - - -
1984 Brewers 0 1 .000 1 0 3 15.0 3.9 8.4 - - -
1985 Brewers 0 1 .000 0 1 4 24.3 3.2 7.8 - - -
1986 Brewers 1 0 1.000 1 0 10 31.0 3.7 11.4 - - -
1987 Brewers 5 2 .714 4 0 2 17.9 4.5 6.0 - - -
1988 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 1 24.4 3.4 12.2 - - -
1989 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 23.0 3.1 9.2 - - -
1990 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 14.5 5.8 6.4 - - -
8 Years 6 5 .545 6 1 20 20.7 3.7 8.3 - - -

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Bill Schroeder Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1983 Milwaukee Brewers 21 $35,000.00 - -
1984 Milwaukee Brewers 21 $40,000.00 - -
1985 Milwaukee Brewers 21 $100,000.00 - -
1986 Milwaukee Brewers 21 $155,000.00 - -
1987 Milwaukee Brewers 21 $185,000.00 - -
1988 Milwaukee Brewers 21 $372,500.00 - -
1989 California Angels 14, 23 $372,500.00 - -
1990 California Angels 23 $407,500.00 - -

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On April 15, 1987, the Milwaukee Brewers won their ninth consecutive game of the year keeping them with a perfect record (9-0). After the game, Juan Nieves said, "People think this start is a joke, but we are for real and this is just a taste of what is to come." Brew Crew manager Tom Trebelhorn said, "That is the most remarkable game I've ever been associated with."

Bill Schroeder was the catcher during that "remarkable game" and played a significant role giving them "a taste of what is to come" as he called a great game, so great in fact that it ended up being the first no-hitter in the eighteen year history (1970-1987) of the Milwaukee Brewers!

Did you know that Bill Schroeder once the answer to a unique trivia question, "What Major League player finished his career with the most home runs, who had fewer walks than homers?" Rock hung up his cleats with sixty-one home runs, and fifty-eight bases on balls, holding the "record" until 2006, when another catcher hung up his cleats with seventy-one home runs and only sixty-seven walks. Do you know what it was? [Answer]

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