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Gus Schmelz

Manager

Gustavus Heinrich Schmelz

1357 Games

624-703 Record

0.470 Win%

12 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Born 9/26/1850
Columbus, OH, USA

Died 10/13/1925
Columbus, OH, USA

📊 Career Record

1357 Games Managed

624 Wins

703 Losses

                        0.470
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

12 seasons

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Gus Schmelz — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1884	CL5	AA	110	69	39	0.639	2	N
1886	SL5	NL	126	43	79	0.352	6	N
1887	CN2	AA	136	81	54	0.600	2	N
1888	CN2	AA	137	80	54	0.597	4	N
1889	CN2	AA	141	76	63	0.547	4	N
1890	CL4	NL	78	21	55	0.276	7	N
1890	CL6	AA	57	38	13	0.745	2	N
1891	CL6	AA	138	61	76	0.445	6	N
1894	WAS	NL	132	45	87	0.341	11	N
1895	WAS	NL	133	43	85	0.336	10	N
1896	WAS	NL	133	58	73	0.443	9	N
1897	WAS	NL	36	9	25	0.265	6	N

Gus Schmelz as a manager

The career managing record for Gus Schmelz is 624-703 (.470) over 1357 games, from 1884 to 1897. Schmelz ran the Columbus Buckeyes (1884), the St. Louis Maroons (1886), the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1887-1889), the Cleveland Spiders (1890), the Columbus Solons (1890-1891), and the Washington Senators (1894-1897). The best full season was 1884, 69-39 with the Columbus Buckeyes. The weakest full season was 1890, at 21-55. With the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1887-1889), the finishes read 2nd, 4th, and 4th.

The first season in the table, 1884, ended 69-39; the last, 1897, ended 9-25. The highest finish was 2nd, in 1884, 1887, and 1890. The Lg column places these seasons in the American Association and National League. The stint began mid-season, in 1890. The personal information panel gives a birth date of September 26, 1850 in Columbus, OH, USA. The death date on file is October 13, 1925.

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