Boss Schmidt
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Charles Schmidt
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 200 lb.
- Debut April 30, 1906
- Final Game October 8, 1911
- Born September 12, 1880 in London, AR USA
- Died November 14, 1932 in Altus, AR USA
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Boss Schmidt, from London, AR, played six years in the majors and 16 in the minors, primarily as a catcher. Schmidt appeared in the 1907-09 World Series. He also managed at least nine years.
In perhaps his best year with the bat, 1908, he hit .265 in a league which hit only .239.
He tried pugilism during the off-season between 1910-1911, and according to the New York Times of March 18, 1911, was successful. However, he decided that baseball was more his style, and came back to Detroit.
He was part of the gang that picked on Ty Cobb in his rookie year; he broke Cobb's nose in a fight.
Schmidt is the only player ever to make the last out in two World Series, consecutive or otherwise (1907 and 1908). Three players have done this in two consecutive postseason series: Bill Spiers in 1997-1998, Omar Vizquel in 1998-1999, and Edgar Renteria in 2004-2005.
His brother Walter Schmidt was also a major league catcher.
