Walter Schmidt

Walter Schmidt Stats & Facts

ByTom

Walter Schmidt Essentials Bats: R Throws: R5′-9″ Weight: 159Born: 3 20, 1887 in London, AR USADied: 7 4 1973 in Modesto, CA USADebut: 4/13/1916Last Game: 9/7/1925Full Name: Walter Joseph Schmidt ​   Notable Events and Chronology for his Career Walter Schmidt Essentials Walter Schmidt, catcher for the 1916-24 Pirates. It took him eight seasons of minor…

After a week of conditioning in Macon, Georgia, the Detroit Wolverines National League club team begins a six-week spring exhibition tour through the South and Midwest.
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After a week of conditioning in Macon, Georgia, the Detroit Wolverines National League club team begins a six-week spring exhibition tour through the South and Midwest.

ByTom

1887 – After a week of conditioning in Macon, Georgia, the Detroit Wolverines National League club team begins a six-week spring exhibition tour through the South and Midwest.

In preparation for the upcoming National Colored Base Ball League season, the Louisville Falls City sign Al Prater from Detroit and W.S. Purnsley from the Cuban Giants

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1887 – In preparation for the upcoming National Colored Base Ball League season, the Louisville Falls City sign Al Prater from Detroit and W.S. Purnsley from the Cuban Giants. In addition, they have recently started construction of a 2,000-seat park.