Johnny Schmitz
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1920 – 2011
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Who was Johnny Schmitz?
John Albert Schmitz, nicknamed "Bear Tracks", was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 13 seasons between 1941 and 1956, missing 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. His nickname was inspired by the way he shuffled to the mound and his size 14 feet. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin.
At 6'0", 170 pounds, Schmitz batted right-handed but threw lefty.
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- Born
- Nov 27, 1920
Wausau - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Wisconsin
- Wausau
- Died
- Oct 1, 2011
Wausau
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on July 23, 2013
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