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Johnny Schmitz was born on 27 November, 1920 in Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S., is an American baseball player. Discover Johnny Schmitz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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90 years old |
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Sagittarius |
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27 November, 1920 |
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27 November |
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Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Date of death |
1 October, 2011 |
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Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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United States
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Johnny Schmitz Height, Weight & Measurements
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Johnny Schmitz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Johnny Schmitz worth at the age of 90 years old? Johnny Schmitz’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Johnny Schmitz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
John Albert Schmitz (November 27, 1920 – October 1, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who worked in 366 games over 13 seasons as a member of the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles between 1941 and 1956.
His 3.22 ERA was still good for 10th in the league, as were his 97 strikeouts.
His four saves were ninth in the league, and his three shutouts were sixth.
This performance put him at 30th place in MVP voting that year.
Originally signed by the Cleveland Indians in 1938, Schmitz was obtained by the Chicago Cubs from the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association as part of a minor league working agreement.
He made his major league debut with the Cubs on September 6, 1941, at the age of 20.
He was the fourth-youngest player that year.
In his debut, he threw only one pitch.
Schmitz pitched marvelously in the short stint that would be his first major league season: in five games—including three starts—he went 2–0 with a 1.31 earned run average, and one complete game.
That season was a foreshadowing of the success he would witness in the next few years of his career.
In 1942, Schmitz posted a solid 3.43 ERA despite a mediocre 3–7 record with the Cubs (who as a team went 68–86 that year).
His career was interrupted from 1943 through 1945 by United States Navy service in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
Schmitz batted right-handed but threw left-handed.
His nickname, "Bear Tracks", was inspired by the way he shuffled to the mound and his size 14 feet.
Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, he was listed as 6 ft tall and 170 lb.
He would end up missing the next three years due to military service, but in 1946 he came back better than ever.
An All-Star that year, he posted a 2.61 ERA in 41 games, 31 started.
He went 11–11, with 135 strikeouts in 224+ innings pitched, allowing just six home runs in that time.
He led the league in strikeouts and was second in hits allowed per nine innings that year (he allowing just 7.38H/9IP).
He was fourth in the league in games started, fifth in innings, sixth in ERA and complete games (14) and seventh in game appearances.
Schmitz' 1947 season was fairly disappointing—he posted a record of 13–18, leading the league in walks.
In 1948, Schmitz went 18–13 with a 2.64 ERA.
He made the All-Star game for the second time of his career.
Still, he finished 23rd in MVP voting in 1949.
It was this subpar performance that prompted a trade by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers (a team he'd won 18 games against) on June 15, 1951.
Schmitz never played a full season with the Dodgers.
In parts of the 1951 and 1952, Schmitz went 2–5 with a 4.96 ERA in 26 games, 10 of them started.
On August 1, 1952, he was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the New York Yankees.
He gave up no runs in five innings of work (in three games total) for the Reds that year.
Shoulder and arm problems would result in him playing less and less.
In the 1952/1953 offseason, Schmitz was purchased by the Yankees.
He only appeared in three regular season games in 1953 with them before being picked up by the Washington Senators off waivers on May 12.
His time with them in 1953 was quite similar to the last few seasons-he posted a 2–7 record.
1954 was quite a career revitalization for Schmitz.
He was 12th overall in MVP voting, third in the league in wins and complete games (18), fifth in ERA and sixth in games started (30).
He also led the league in hits allowed per nine innings, giving up an average of only 6.92.
Schmitz' next two and a half seasons with the Cubs were less than stellar.
In that time, he went a combined 23–35, posting a cumulative ERA of 4.80.
