Boss Schmidt
Full Name: Charles "Boss" Schmidt
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: Sep 12, 1880 in Coal Hill, AK
Died: Nov 14, 1932 in Clarksville, AK
College: None
Major League Debut: Apr 30, 1906
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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
 BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
 Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
 AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
 .218
.244
.265
.209
.259
.283
 68
104
122
84
71
28
 216
349
419
253
197
46
 13
32
45
21
22
4
 47
85
111
53
51
13
 4
6
14
8
7
2
 3
6
3
2
7
1
 0
0
1
1
1
0
 10
23
38
28
23
2
 6
5
16
7
2
0
 --
--
--
--
--
--
 .242
.269
.297
.240
.277
.298
 .264
.295
.320
.269
.381
.370
Totals AVG
.243		 G
477		 AB
1480		 R
137		 H
360		 2B
41		 3B
22		 HR
3		 RBI
124		 BB
36		 K
--		 OBP
.270		 SLG
.307


 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
 Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
 AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
 1
7
3
3
3
1
 --
--
--
--
--
--
 57
103
134
68
75
17
 --
--
--
--
--
--
 5
10
16
22
5
0
 --
--
--
--
--
--
 1
8
5
7
2
0
 --
--
--
--
--
--
 -.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
-.---
 --.-
--.-
419.0
253.0
197.0
--.-
 --.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
Totals HBP
18		 GDP
--		 TB
454		 IBB
--		 SH
58		 SF
--		 SB
23		 CS
--		 SB%
-.---		 AB/HR
493.3		 AB/K
--.-


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LG POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1906
1907
1908
1909
1909
1910
1911
1911
 Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
 AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
 C
C
C
OF
C
C
OF
C
 67
103
121
1
81
66
1
9
 377
612
762
0
442
328
0
39
 257
446
541
0
315
239
0
29
 104
132
184
0
107
80
0
10
 16
34
37
0
20
9
0
0
 4
14
12
0
7
1
0
0
 0.958
0.944
0.951
-.---
0.955
0.973
-.---
1.000
Totals G
449		 Ch
2560		 PO
1827		 A
617		 E
116		 DP
38		 FPCT
0.955


WORLD SERIES BATTING STATISTICS
 BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1907
1908
1909
 Det
Det
Det
 AL
AL
AL
 .167
.071
.222
 4
4
6
 12
14
18
 0
0
0
 2
1
4
 0
0
2
 0
0
0
 0
0
0
 0
1
4
 2
0
2
 1
2
0
 .286
.071
.300
 .167
.071
.333
Totals AVG
.159		 G
14		 AB
44		 R
0		 H
7		 2B
2		 3B
0		 HR
0		 RBI
5		 BB
4		 K
3		 OBP
.229		 SLG
.205


 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1907
1908
1909
 Det
Det
Det
 AL
AL
AL
 0
0
0
 0
0
0
 2
1
6
 0
0
0
 0
0
0
 0
0
0
 0
0
0
 0
0
0
 -.---
-.---
-.---
 --.-
--.-
--.-
 12.0
7.0
--.-
Totals HBP
0		 GDP
0		 TB
9		 IBB
0		 SH
0		 SF
0		 SB
0		 CS
0		 SB%
-.---		 AB/HR
--.-		 AB/K
14.7


WORLD SERIES FIELDING
YEAR TEAM POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1907
1908
1909
 Det
Det
Det
 C
C
C
 3
4
6
 28
27
45
 20
22
31
 6
5
10
 2
0
5
 0
1
2
 0.929
1.000
0.911
Totals G
13		 Ch
100		 PO
73		 A
21		 E
7		 DP
3		 FPCT
0.940


Boss Schmidt has the ignoble record of committing five errors and allowing 16 stolen bases during a World Series (1909), both records which still stand today.
A brawler who boxed an exhibition with heavyweight champ Jack Johnson, Schmidt became the leader of three Tiger pennant winners (1907-09) by whipping Ty Cobb in several fights. He made the last out in consecutive World Series in 1907-08, the only player ever to do so. Walter Schmidt, also a major league catcher, was his younger brother. [See FAMILY OF CATCHERS].