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Dave F
Schmidt		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: December 22, 1956 in Mesa, AZ, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1983 26 CLE AL 28 76 6 9 4 0 0 2 0 0 7 19 .118 .190 .171 .362 0.8 0.0
1984 27 CLE AL 8 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .133 .125 .133 .258 0.2 0.0
1985 28 CLE AL 132 416 32 85 20 4 2 34 1 0 38 102 .204 .268 .286 .554 28.2 0.1
1986 29 CLE AL 137 445 35 86 17 2 3 29 0 0 64 110 .193 .294 .261 .554 34.5 0.0
1987 30 CLE AL 56 155 11 31 6 0 1 12 0 0 7 39 .200 .235 .258 .493 6.5 0.0
1988 31 CLE AL 7 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.5 0.0
1989 32 CLE AL 5 17 1 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 .412 .444 .647 1.092 3.7 1.0
1990 33 DET AL 58 146 19 34 4 0 1 10 0 0 7 46 .233 .268 .281 .549 10.0 0.5
1991 34 DET AL 52 158 10 38 4 0 1 14 0 0 6 45 .241 .265 .285 .550 11.6 0.4
9 Years Sim 483 1449 115 295 56 6 9 105 1 0 130 372 .204 .267 .269 .536 95.0 2.0
162 Game Average 486 38 98 18 2 3 35 0 0 43 124 .204 .267 .269 .536 31.9  
Career Highs 137 445 35 86 20 4 3 34 1 0 64 110 .412 .444 .647 1.092 34.5  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1983 26 CLE AL C 18 16 135.7 78 8 1 0 .989 5.71 11 4 .364 1 0.5
    LF 1 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1984 27 CLE AL C 3 3 22.0 19 1 0 0 1.000 8.18 3 1 .333 1 0.1
1985 28 CLE AL RF 57 56 499.7 89 1 12 0 .882 1.62 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    C 49 49 429.3 235 21 2 0 .992 5.37 64 16 .250 1 1.9
    1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1986 29 CLE AL C 126 125 1102.0 541 62 8 0 .987 4.92 117 35 .299 5 2.7
    RF 3 3 21.0 1 0 2 0 .333 0.43 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0 0 .000 0  
1987 30 CLE AL C 25 25 208.0 92 15 0 1 1.000 4.63 20 8 .400 1 1.2
    3B 2 2 17.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.65 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1988 31 CLE AL C 7 7 56.0 27 3 0 0 1.000 4.82 8 2 .250 0 0.2
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1989 32 CLE AL C 4 4 33.7 19 0 1 0 .950 5.08 2 0 .000 0 0.1
1990 33 DET AL C 45 36 319.0 167 12 4 0 .978 5.05 24 3 .125 2 1.0
    RF 9 2 27.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.33 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1991 34 DET AL C 33 29 269.0 188 11 3 1 .985 6.66 23 7 .304 1 1.4
    RF 16 15 133.0 24 1 0 0 1.000 1.69 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  C 310 294 2574.7 1366 133 19 2 .987 5.24 272 76 .279 12 9.0
  RF 86 76 682.7 118 2 14 0 .896 1.58 0 0 .000 0 1.0
  3B 2 2 17.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.65 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 2 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   402 373 3291.3 1488 138 33 2 .980 4.45 272 76 .279 12 10.1
Career Highs   130 129 1132.0 543 62 14 1 1.000 8.18 117 35 .400 5  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1990 33 DET AL 7 20 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .350 .350 .350 .700
1991 34 DET AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 9 21 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .333 .333 .333 .667
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  1. Steve Nicosia (982)
  2. Rick Dempsey (977)
  3. Pat Borders (964)
  4. Joe Nolan (963)
  5. Greg O'Halloran (960)
  6. Jamie Nelson (957)
  7. Wilfredo Tejada (956)
  8. Ed Hearn (952)
  9. Bruce Benedict (948)
  10. Ben Davis (946)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 87th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1981
Had first career hit on 7/20/1983, off John Littlefield (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1985, off Terry Cornutt (MIN)
Injured on 9/13/1986 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/29/1989 with a Broken Hand, out for 6-7 weeks
Released by Cleveland on 10/17/1989
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/17/1990 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Won World Championship with Detroit in 1990
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/10/1992 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 6/7/1992 with a Sore Back, out for one week
 
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