Pete Schmidt

Friedrich Christoph Herman Schmidt

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut July 14, 1913
• Final Game July 14, 1913
• Born July 23, 1890 in Lowden, IA USA
• Died March 11, 1973 in Pembroke, ON CAN

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Biographical Information

The New York Times described Pete Schmidt as a "local boy" in its article about the one game in which Schmidt pitched with the St. Louis Browns on July 14, 1913. The Browns had gone out to a large lead and Schmidt was brought in to pitch the last of the game against the New York Yankees.

In spite of his Germanic-sounding name, Frederich Christoph Herman Schmidt was called "Pete" in the Times article and he was born in Iowa, not in Germany.