Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (1940-2001)
Mike Schmidt was a legendary American baseball player who spent his entire 18-year career with the Philadelphia Phillies. Known for his powerful hitting and exceptional defense, Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star, 3-time National League MVP, and a 10-time Gold Glove Award winner. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest third basemen in MLB history.
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About the Mike Schmidt
Michael Jack Schmidtis an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 18-year Major League Baseballcareer with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 to 1989. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a three-time winner of the National LeagueMost 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 one of the greatest third basemen in baseball history.
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.
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.”
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The American former professional baseball third baseman was Mike Schmidt.
Mike Schmidt played in the MLB for 18 years, from 1972 to 1989.
Mike Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star.
Mike Schmidt won the NL MVP award three times.
Mike Schmidt had an unusual batting stance where he turned his back somewhat toward the pitcher and rocked his rear end back and forth while waiting for a pitch.
Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt’s teammate, once said, ‘To have his body, I’d trade him mine and my wife’s, and I’d throw in some cash.’
Mike Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times.
7 Quotes by Mike Schmidt
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I don’t think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It’s like talking about religion.
Mike SchmidtAmerican professional baseball player, third baseman
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They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.
Mike SchmidtAmerican professional baseball player, third baseman
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Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I’ve ever met.
Mike SchmidtAmerican professional baseball player, third baseman
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Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.
Mike SchmidtAmerican professional baseball player, third baseman
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Virtually every civilized society today holds sacred the right to peaceably bury their dead.
Mike SchmidtAmerican professional baseball player, third baseman
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If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black.
Mike SchmidtAmerican professional baseball player, third baseman
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I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won’t let me do that.
Mike SchmidtAmerican professional baseball player, third baseman