Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Willard Schmidt was born on this date in 1928. Schmidt pitched for the 1949 Hamilton Cardinals, winning 22 games (9 losses) and had a 2.91 ERA.
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He played in the majors for seven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1952-53, '55-'57) and Cincinnati Reds (1958-59). According to Baseball Reference, "Willard Schmidt was the first known player to get hit by a pitch twice in the same inning by two different pitchers. It happened on April 26, 1959, playing for the Cincinnati Redlegs when Bob Rush and Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves hit him."
Source: Baseball Reference
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