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Baseball player
Mike Schmidt
Schmidt with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1982
Third baseman
Born: (1949-09-27) September 27, 1949 (age 74) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
8× NL home run leader (1974–1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986)
4× NL RBI leader (1980, 1981, 1984, 1986)
Hit 4 home runs in one game on April 17, 1976
Philadelphia Phillies No. 20 retired
Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Major League Baseball All-Time Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1995
Vote
96.5% (first ballot)
Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played his entire 18-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a three-time winner of the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player award (MVP), and he was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense. As a hitter, he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs), and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times. As a fielder, Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times. Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and is widely considered to be the greatest third baseman in baseball history.[1][2]
Having an unusual batting stance, Schmidt turned his back somewhat toward the pitcher and rocked his rear end back and forth while waiting for a pitch. By standing far back in the batter's box, he made it almost impossible to jam him by pitching inside. Schmidt was one of the best athletes of his era; teammate Pete Rose once said, "To have his body, I'd trade him mine and my wife's, and I'd throw in some cash."[3]
^"Where Chipper ranks among all-time 3B". Espn.go.com. August 29, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^"Sports Illustrated Top 3rd Basemen". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^Jordan, David M. (2004). Pete Rose: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 91. ISBN 9780313328756.
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