Boss Schmidt

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Charles "Boss" Schmidt (September 12, 1880 – November 14, 1932) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played six seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1906-1911).

Schmidt was born in Coal Hill, Arkansas and began his professional playing career in the Missouri Valley League in 1902. Joining the Tigers in 1906, Schmidt shared playing time with two other catchers on the team's roster, John Warner and Fred Payne. The following season, he became the team's starting catcher as the Tigers won three consecutive American League pennants from 1907 to 1909. He often clashed with teammate Ty Cobb and the two had several fights [1].

Schmidt's best season was 1908, in which he had career highs in hits (111), runs batted in (38), walks (16), and batting average (.265). In 477 career games, Schmidt batted .243 with 360 hits and 3 home runs. He also served as a base umpire in three games in 1906-07, as active players were often used as substitute umpires.

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