Skip Schumaker
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Jared Michael Schumaker
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
- School University of California, Santa Barbara
- High School Aliso Niguel High School
- Debut June 8, 2005
- Born February 3, 1980 in Torrance, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Skip Schumaker was on Team USA for the qualifier for the 2008 Olympics. He batted .405/.477/.555 and led the team with 15 runs as they won the tournament.
Schumaker was batting for the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the 2011 NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies when a squirrel darted across the field at Busch Stadium and crossed home plate. Cardinal players adopted the "rally squirrel" as their team mascot, and it served them well: not only did they upset the heavily-favored Phillies, but they won their next two series as well, including a dramatic, come-from-behind seven-game win over the Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series. As a nod to the incident, Topps issued a baseball card in its 2012 set featuring onloy Schumaker's right leg and the now famous squirrel bounding over the plate.
[edit] Notable Achievement
- Won two World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 and 2011 (he did not play in the 2006 World Series)
