Pete Schmidt
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Friedrich Christoph Herman Schmidt
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut July 14, 1913
- Final Game July 14, 1913
- Born July 23, 1890 in Lowden, IA USA
- Died March 11, 1973 in Pembroke, ON CAN
[edit] Biographical Information
The New York Times described Pete Schmidt as a "local boy" in its article about the one game in which Schmidt pitched in St. Louis. The 1913 Browns had gone out to a large lead and Schmidt was brought in to pitch the last of the game against the 1913 Yankees.
In spite of his Germanic-sounding name, Frederich Christoph Herman Schmidt was called "Pete" in the Times article and he was born in Iowa, not in Germany.
