Dave Schmidt

American baseball player (1956-)

PersonDied aged 69humanQ5229770

Also known as David Frederick Schmidt

Born: December 22, 1956
Died: January 19, 2026
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1.“A former Red Sox catcher died”newsweek.com/sports/mlb/former-red-sox-catcher-dies-11402850Retrieved 2026-01-26
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Birthplace: Mesa
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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1.Stated in Baseball ReferenceRetrieved 2022-04-21
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Education: California State University, Fullerton

Overview

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David Frederick Schmidt was an American professional baseball catcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox in 1981. Schmidt was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft and played his entire career in their organization.

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MLB batting stats — season by season

1 season · from AIDb's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1981	Boston Red Sox	15	42	6	10	1	2	3	7	17	.238	.347	.405	.752
Career		15	42	6	10	1	2	3	7	17	.238	.347	.405	.752

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Dave
Member of sports team: Boston Red Sox
Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
Family name: Schmidt
Position played on team / speciality: catcher
Sport: baseball
League: Major League Baseball

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