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Michael Jack Schmidt
Third baseman
Born: September 27, 1949 (1949-09-27) (age 58)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 1972 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Final game
May 28, 1989 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
AVG	.267
HR	548
RBI	1,595
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1989)
Career highlights and awards
12-time All-Star NL MVP: (1980,1981,1986) 10-time Gold Glove winner Led league in On Base Percentage 3 times Led league in slugging percentage 5 times Led league in runs scored: 1981 Led league in home runs 8 times Led league in RBIs 4 times
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected	1995
Vote	96.5% (first ballot)

Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former American professional baseball player who played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies. Schmidt was voted National League MVP three times, an All-Star 12 times, and received more votes than any other third basemen in 1999's Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 1995, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with another Phillies great Richie Ashburn.^[1]