Prior to his professional career, Mike played as an amateur on the United States team assembled by international baseball proponent Leslie Mann in the inaugural Amateur World Series held in England in 1938.
However, with the return of Giants' slugger Johnny Mize from military service in 1946, Schemer would get into only one more game for New York. On April 24, 1946 he went 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter, bringing his lifetime average down to .330.
Personal lifeedit
Schemer married Illinois native Gloria Lowe and divorced in the mid 60’s. They had three children: Nancy, Michael, and Sophie Schemer.
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Retrosheet
December 15, 2023
mike, schemer, michael, schemer, november, 1917, april, 1983, nicknamed, lefty, american, professional, baseball, player, whose, eight, year, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1948, career, included, games, played, major, league, baseball, 1945, 1946, york, giants, first, bas. Michael Schemer November 20 1917 April 22 1983 nicknamed Lefty was an American professional baseball player whose eight year 1940 1942 1944 1948 career included 32 games played in Major League Baseball for the 1945 1946 New York Giants A first baseman he stood 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m and weighed 180 pounds 82 kg Mike SchemerFirst basemanBorn 1917 11 20 November 20 1917Baltimore Maryland USDied April 22 1983 1983 04 22 aged 65 Miami Florida USBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutAugust 8 1945 for the New York GiantsLast MLB appearanceApril 24 1946 for the New York GiantsMLB statisticsBatting average 330Home runs1Runs batted in10TeamsNew York Giants 1945 1946 Medals Men s BaseballRepresenting United StatesBaseball World Cup1938 Great Britain National team Contents 1 Early life 2 Baseball career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editA native of Baltimore Maryland he was Jewish and the son of an Orthodox rabbi 1 2 He attended Miami High School and the University of Miami 2 Schemer served in the United States Army during the World War II era 3 Baseball career editPrior to his professional career Mike played as an amateur on the United States team assembled by international baseball proponent Leslie Mann in the inaugural Amateur World Series held in England in 1938 All but one of his Major League appearances occurred during the 1945 season Called up from the Jersey City Giants of the International League Schemer made his MLB debut for the New York Giants on August 8 1945 against the St Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds He notched two singles in four at bats against Cardinals left hander George Dockins 4 He hit well for the Giants in his rookie season In 31 games he had a batting average of 333 36 for 108 with one home run 10 runs batted in 10 runs scored and a slugging percentage of 407 Defensively he made two errors in 27 appearances at first base and had a fielding percentage of 993 He hit his only MLB home run on August 20 a three run blast against Hank Wyse the 20 game winner from the Chicago Cubs 5 However with the return of Giants slugger Johnny Mize from military service in 1946 Schemer would get into only one more game for New York On April 24 1946 he went 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter bringing his lifetime average down to 330 Personal life editSchemer married Illinois native Gloria Lowe and divorced in the mid 60 s They had three children Nancy Michael and Sophie Schemer Schemer died at the age of 65 in Miami Florida References edit Big League Jews Jewish Sports Review 12 137 20 January February 2020 a b Peter S Horvitz Joachim Horvitz 2001 The Big Book of Jewish Baseball ISBN 9781561719730 Retrieved 2020 02 05 Baseball in Wartime com 1945 8 8 box score from Retrosheet 1945 8 20 box score from RetrosheetExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Schemer amp oldid 1184622637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
