Johnny Schmitz was born on Saturday, November 27, 1920, in Wausau, Wisconsin. Schmitz was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1941, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Johnny Schmitz baseball stats page.
"Three inches in front of home plate it (Johnny Schmitz's curve ball) was up around your head; the catcher wound up catching it by your feet. He could drop it in a coffee cup." - Rex Barney in "Old Dodgers Were 'Patsies' for Him" (Baseball Digest : September 1996)
Johnny SchmitzJohnny "Bear Tracks" Schmitz Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#33) |
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Johnny SchmitzJohnny Schmitz Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1941 | 21 | Cubs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 79 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1942 | 22 | Cubs | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86.2 | 364 | 70 | 33 | 41 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
1946 | 26 | Cubs | 41 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 2.61 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 224.1 | 945 | 184 | 65 | 77 | 6 | 94 | 13 | 135 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
1947 | 27 | Cubs | 38 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 3.22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 207.0 | 894 | 209 | 74 | 91 | 8 | 80 | 11 | 97 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - |
1948 | 28 | Cubs | 34 | 30 | 4 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2.64 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 242.0 | 986 | 186 | 71 | 92 | 11 | 97 | 7 | 100 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - |
1949 | 29 | Cubs | 36 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 207.0 | 898 | 227 | 100 | 117 | 11 | 92 | 4 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
1950 | 30 | Cubs | 39 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 4.99 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 193.0 | 872 | 217 | 107 | 122 | 23 | 91 | 6 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - |
1951 | 31 | Cubs | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 91 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1951 | 31 | Dodgers | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 245 | 55 | 33 | 37 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
1952 | 32 | Dodgers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 143 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1952 | 32 | Reds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1952 | 32 | Yankees | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 | 67 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1953 | 33 | Yankees | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1953 | 33 | Senators | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3.68 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 107.2 | 466 | 118 | 44 | 52 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
1954 | 34 | Senators | 29 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.91 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 185.1 | 772 | 176 | 60 | 66 | 6 | 64 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
1955 | 35 | Senators | 32 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3.71 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 165.0 | 723 | 187 | 68 | 76 | 8 | 54 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
1956 | 36 | Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
1956 | 36 | Orioles | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 175 | 49 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 366 | 235 | 80 | 93 | 114 | .449 | 3.55 | 86 | 16 | 21 | 1,812.2 | 7,779 | 1,766 | 714 | 841 | 97 | 757 | 69 | 746 | 40 | 35 | 6 | - |
Johnny SchmitzJohnny Schmitz Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1941 | 21 | Cubs | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .571 | .571 | .571 |
1942 | 22 | Cubs | 23 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
1946 | 26 | Cubs | 42 | 70 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | 4 | .129 | .176 | .171 |
1947 | 27 | Cubs | 38 | 68 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | .132 | .181 | .132 |
1948 | 28 | Cubs | 34 | 84 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | - | 0 | 4 | .131 | .161 | .167 |
1949 | 29 | Cubs | 36 | 70 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | .143 | .189 | .200 |
1950 | 30 | Cubs | 39 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | .119 | .132 | .149 |
1951 | 31 | Cubs | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
1951 | 31 | Dodgers | 16 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .263 | .444 |
1952 | 32 | Dodgers | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
1952 | 32 | Reds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1952 | 32 | Yankees | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 |
1953 | 33 | Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1953 | 33 | Senators | 24 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 |
1954 | 34 | Senators | 29 | 60 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .117 | .145 | .117 |
1955 | 35 | Senators | 32 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .200 | .241 |
1956 | 36 | Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1956 | 36 | Orioles | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 368 | 587 | 32 | 83 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 147 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .141 | .170 | .177 |
Johnny SchmitzJohnny Schmitz Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1941 Cubs | P | 5 | 3 | 62 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.35 |
1942 Cubs | P | 23 | 10 | 260 | 44 | 1.9 | 43 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 4.47 |
1946 Cubs | P | 41 | 31 | 673 | 61 | 1.5 | 61 | 12 | 49 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1947 Cubs | P | 38 | 28 | 621 | 59 | 1.6 | 57 | 12 | 45 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.48 |
1948 Cubs | P | 34 | 30 | 726 | 89 | 2.6 | 85 | 17 | 68 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.16 |
1949 Cubs | P | 36 | 31 | 621 | 76 | 2.1 | 72 | 13 | 59 | 4 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 3.13 |
1950 Cubs | P | 39 | 27 | 579 | 81 | 2.1 | 75 | 14 | 61 | 6 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 3.50 |
1951 Cubs | P | 8 | 3 | 54 | 13 | 1.6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.50 |
1951 Dodgers | P | 16 | 7 | 167 | 18 | 1.1 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.91 |
1952 Dodgers | P | 10 | 3 | 100 | 15 | 1.5 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.05 |
1952 Reds | P | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1952 Yankees | P | 5 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1953 Yankees | P | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
1953 Senators | P | 24 | 13 | 323 | 28 | 1.2 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .893 | 2.09 |
1954 Senators | P | 29 | 23 | 556 | 54 | 1.9 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.53 |
1955 Senators | P | 32 | 21 | 495 | 48 | 1.5 | 48 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.62 |
1956 Red Sox | P | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
1956 Orioles | P | 18 | 3 | 115 | 13 | 0.7 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.82 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 366 | 235 | 5,438 | 619 | 1.7 | 596 | 113 | 483 | 23 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.96 | |
13 Years | 366 | 235 | 5,438 | 619 | 1.7 | 596 | 113 | 483 | 23 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.96 |
Johnny SchmitzJohnny Schmitz Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1941 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.22 | 4.79 | 3.92 |
1942 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1.13 | 5.30 | 4.67 |
1946 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 70.0 | 5.4 | 23.3 | 1.44 | 5.42 | 3.77 |
1947 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 22.7 | 1.21 | 4.22 | 3.48 |
1948 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 21.0 | 1.03 | 3.72 | 3.61 |
1949 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 17.5 | 0.82 | 3.26 | 4.00 |
1950 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 13.4 | 0.82 | 3.50 | 4.24 |
1951 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.40 | 3.00 | 7.50 |
1951 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 18.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.71 | 3.23 | 4.53 |
1952 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 2.97 | 4.86 |
1952 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
1952 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.33 | 1.80 | 5.40 |
1953 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.23 |
1953 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.05 | 3.26 | 3.09 |
1954 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 60.0 | 0.88 | 2.72 | 3.11 |
1955 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 0.91 | 2.67 | 2.95 |
1956 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.31 |
1956 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.07 | 3.52 | 3.29 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 293.5 | 4.0 | 18.3 | 0.99 | 3.70 | 3.76 |
Johnny SchmitzJohnny Schmitz Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1941 Chicago Cubs | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
1942 Chicago Cubs | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1946 Chicago Cubs | 53 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1947 Chicago Cubs | 53 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 Chicago Cubs | 53 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1949 Chicago Cubs | 53 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1950 Chicago Cubs | 53 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Chicago Cubs | 53 | $17,000.00 | - | - |
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Cincinnati Reds | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 New York Yankees | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 New York Yankees | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Washington Senators | 35, 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Washington Senators | 31, 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Washington Senators | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Boston Red Sox | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Baltimore Orioles | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
Johnny Schmitz Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Johnny Schmitz is one of only eight players in Major League history to have played for both the American and National League teams that reached the World Series during the same season? Did you know that of the elite eight, only three of them actually appeared in a World Series game for one of the two teams (they appear below in bold print)?
Getting a World Series Ring - Win or Lose |
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Name | Team 1 | Team 2 |
World Series |
Arthur Rhodes | Texas Rangers | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Chris Ray | Texas Rangers | San Francisco Giants | 2010 World Series |
Bengie Molina | San Francisco Giants | Texas Rangers | |
Jim Bruske | New York Yankees | San Diego Padres | |
Lonnie Smith | Kansas City Royals | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Sid Monge | Detroit Tigers | San Diego Padres | |
Johnny Schmitz | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Jack Kramer | New York Yankees | New York Giants |
Johnny Schmitz was the National League strikeout champion in 1946. Eight former Chicago Cubs twirlers led the senior circuit before Bear Tracks; Larry Corcoran (1880), John Clarkson (1885, 1887), Bill Hutchinson (1892), Orval Overall (1909), Hippo Vaughn (1918), Grover Alexander (1920), Pat Malone (1929), and Clay Bryant (1938). However, did you know that Schmitz was the first Cubs pitcher in that set of strikeout champions who batted righty & threw lefty?
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