Red Schoendienst | |
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Second baseman / Manager | |
Born: Germantown, Illinois, U.S. | February 2, 1923|
Died: June 6, 2018 Town and Country, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 95)|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 17, 1945, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 7, 1963, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .289 |
Hits | 2,449 |
Home runs | 84 |
Runs batted in | 773 |
Managerial record | 1,041–955 |
Winning % | .522 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1989 |
Election method | Veterans Committee |
Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst (/ˈʃeɪndiːnst/; February 2, 1923 – June 6, 2018) was an American professional baseball second baseman, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB), and is largely known for his coaching, managing, and playing years with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played for 19 years with the Cardinals (1945–1956, 1961–1963), New York Giants (1956–1957) and Milwaukee Braves (1957–1960), and was named to 10 All Star teams. He then managed the Cardinals from 1965 through 1976 – the second-longest managerial tenure in the team's history (behind Tony La Russa). Under his direction, St. Louis won the 1967 and 1968 National League pennants and the 1967 World Series, and he was named National League Manager of the Year in 1967 and 1968. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. At the time of his death, he had worn a Major League uniform for 74 consecutive years as a player, coach, or manager,[1][2][3] and had served 67 of his 76 years in baseball with the Cardinals.