Johnny Schmitz

So I have started getting some cards back from this project so now this blog should become more entertaining with more post. I have received three back the past two days and instead of writing about all three today I am just going to do one a day for the next few days to keep giving you something to read. Today we are starting with the name in the title Johnny Schmitz.

Johnny Schmitz

Mr. Schmitz pitched about 88 innings with the Brooklyn Dodgers in his two years with the team. He put together a 2-5 record which may not sound the greatest but Mr. Schmitz was a great pitcher. He had a career ERA of 3.55. He played in two all star games (46, 48)
Bear Tracks (inspired by his shuffle to the mound) was an underrated lefty who spent most of his career with weak teams. After returning to the Cubs from the service in 1946, he led the NL in strikeouts and was named to the All-Star team. He led the league in losses (18) the next year but reversed his record to 18-13 (2.64) in 1948, despite the Cubs' last-place finish. Again he made the All-Star team. A noted Dodger-killer (he won 18 lifetime against Brooklyn), he was traded to the Dodgers in 1951 as part of the deal that also put Andy Pafko in a Brooklyn uiform. A variety of arm and shoulder ailments confined him to spot duty after that, with his high point an 11-8 season for the sixth-place 1954 Senators. (Baseball Library)

1949 Bowman
Johnny Schmitz