Bob Schmidt

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Bob Schmidt
Robert George Schmidt
Bat/Throw:	L/L
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	170
Born:	1941-6-29 at New Haven, CT (US)
Died:	2008-6-15 at New Haven, CT (US)
Interred:	All Saint's Cemetery in North Haven, CT (US)

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Bob Schmidt was a professional player.

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Profile

• "Signed by Whitey Piurek of West Haven, a Dodger scout."^[1]
• Won the Housatonic Conference Championship with the Lyman Hall Trojans (secondary) in 1959.^[2]

Sources

• "Obituary". Meriden (CT) Record-Journal, 2008-06-03.
• His left-handedness is mentioned many articles, including the Wallingford Post article announcing his signing with the Dodgers.^[1]

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Bob Schmidt, Local Hurler, Signs Pact With Los Angeles Dodgers". Wallingford Post, 1959-09-17.
2. ↑ "sports talk". Wallingford Post, 1959-06-04.