Gus Schmelz
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Gustavus H. Schmelz
- Born September 26, 1850 in Columbus, OH USA
- Died October 14, 1925 in Columbus, OH USA
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Gus Schmelz was a 19th Century manager at both the Major League and Minor League levels. He is one of the few managers who rose to the level of Major League manager without ever having played himself.
In eleven years, he managed 1,357 major league games with 6 different teams. His record was 624-703 (.470).
Between 1884 and 1898, Schmelz managed in the American Association, the National League, the Southern Association and the Western League. He is buried in Green Law Cemetary in Columbus, Ohio.
| Preceded by Horace Phillips | Columbus Buckeyes Manager 1884 | Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by None | Atlanta Atlantans Manager 1885 | Succeeded by Blondie Purcell |
| Preceded by Alex McKinnon | St. Louis Maroons Manager 1886 | Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by O.P. Caylor | Cincinnati Red Stockings Manager 1887-1889 | Succeeded by Tom Loftus |
| Preceded by Tom Loftus | Cleveland Spiders Manager 1890 | Succeeded by Bob Leadley |
| Preceded by Al Buckenberger | Columbus Solons Manager 1890-1891 | Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by None | Columbus Reds Manager 1892 | Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by Ted Sullivan | Chattanooga Warriors Manager 1893 | Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by Jim O'Rourke | Washington Senators Manager 1894-1897 | Succeeded by Tom Brown |
| Preceded by Walt Wilmot | Minneapolis Millers Manager 1898 | Succeeded by Walt Wilmot |
