What years did Red Schoendienst play?

Red Schoendienst played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1963.

Was Red Schoendienst a pitcher?

No. Red Schoendienst was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Red Schoendienst hit?

Red Schoendienst hit 84 career home runs with 2449 hits.

Is Red Schoendienst in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Red Schoendienst was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.

Red Schoendienst

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1945-1963)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1989

AVG .289

HR 84

RBI 773

H 2,449

OPS .724

PIV 1,883

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 2/2/1923 in Germantown, IL, USA
Died: 6/6/2018 in Town and Country, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-04-17
Last Game: 1963-07-07
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1989 (BBWAA)
Awards: 10× All-Star

Full name: Albert Fred Schoendienst

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,216	8,479	1,223	2,449	427	78	84	773	89	606	346	.289	.337	.387	.724	1,883

Career AVG .289 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +11.7% above league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .387 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .724 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1945	SLN	NL	137	565	89	157	22	6	1	47	26	21	17	.278	.260 (+6%)	.328 (-7%)	.354 (-3%)	.683 (-5%)	-581.3
1946	SLN	NL	142	606	94	170	28	5	0	34	12	37	27	.281	.256 (+9%)	.328 (-2%)	.358 (-4%)	.687 (-3%)	-385.6
1947	SLN	NL	151	659	91	167	25	9	3	48	6	48	27	.253	.262 (-3%)	.336 (-10%)	.376 (-12%)	.712 (-11%)	-1216.1
1948	SLN	NL	119	408	64	111	21	4	4	36	1	28	16	.272	.263 (+3%)	.340 (-6%)	.379 (-2%)	.719 (-4%)	-337.6
1949	SLN	NL	151	640	102	190	25	2	3	54	8	51	18	.297	.262 (+13%)	.343 (+2%)	.384 (-7%)	.727 (-3%)	-280.8
1950	SLN	NL	153	642	81	177	43	9	7	63	3	33	32	.276	.265 (+4%)	.346 (-10%)	.401 (avg)	.747 (-4%)	-664.2
1951	SLN	NL	135	553	88	160	32	7	6	54	0	35	23	.289	.260 (+11%)	.336 (avg)	.385 (+5%)	.721 (+3%)	124.7
1952	SLN	NL	152	620	91	188	40	7	7	67	9	42	30	.303	.252 (+20%)	.326 (+6%)	.369 (+15%)	.696 (+11%)	1144.4
1953	SLN	NL	146	564	107	193	35	5	15	79	3	60	23	.342	.264 (+30%)	.335 (+21%)	.397 (+26%)	.733 (+24%)	2813.8
1954	SLN	NL	148	610	98	192	38	8	5	79	4	54	22	.315	.261 (+21%)	.333 (+10%)	.390 (+10%)	.723 (+10%)	1152.8
1955	SLN	NL	145	553	68	148	21	3	11	51	7	54	28	.268	.258 (+4%)	.332 (+1%)	.393 (-5%)	.726 (-2%)	-151.0
1956	SLN	NL	40	153	22	48	9	0	0	15	0	13	5	.314	.258 (+21%)	.331 (+10%)	.397 (-6%)	.728 (+1%)	56.0
1956	NY1	NL	92	334	39	99	12	3	2	14	1	28	10	.296	.258 (+15%)	.331 (+6%)	.397 (-7%)	.728 (-1%)	56.0
1957	NY1	NL	57	254	35	78	8	4	9	33	2	10	8	.307	.257 (+19%)	.323 (+4%)	.391 (+22%)	.715 (+14%)	535.6
1957	ML1	NL	93	394	56	122	23	4	6	32	2	23	7	.310	.257 (+20%)	.323 (+8%)	.391 (+11%)	.715 (+9%)	535.6
1958	ML1	NL	106	427	47	112	23	1	1	24	3	31	21	.262	.257 (+2%)	.324 (-4%)	.394 (-17%)	.719 (-11%)	-709.0
1959	ML1	NL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	ML1	NL	68	226	21	58	9	1	1	19	1	17	13	.257	.255 (+1%)	.323 (-4%)	.387 (-18%)	.711 (-11%)	-381.4
1961	SLN	NL	72	120	9	36	9	0	1	12	1	12	6	.300	.258 (+16%)	.328 (+11%)	.399 (avg)	.727 (+5%)	131.0
1962	SLN	NL	98	143	21	43	4	0	2	12	0	9	12	.301	.257 (+17%)	.326 (+6%)	.393 (-6%)	.719 (avg)	18.1
1963	SLN	NL	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 21 seasons			2,216	8,479	1,223	2,449	427	78	84	773	89	606	346	.289	—	—	—	—	1,861

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
19	78	8	21	5	1	0	3	2	4	.269

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1958	WS	ML1	7	30	5	9	3	1	0	2	1	.300
1957	WS	ML1	5	18	0	5	1	0	2	0	1	.278
1946	WS	SLN	7	30	3	7	1	0	1	0	2	.233

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1154	4305	633	1235	47	424	.287
Away	1059	4163	589	1211	37	351	.291

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1963-07-07	STL	SFG	L	1	0	0	0
1963-07-06	STL	SFG	L	1	0	0	0
1963-07-01	STL	HOU	L	1	0	0	0
1963-06-26	STL	SFG	W	1	0	0	0
1963-06-25	STL	SFG	W	0	0	0	0
1963-06-24	STL	SFG	L	1	0	0	1
1962-09-21	STL	LAD	W	1	0	0	0
1962-09-20	STL	SFG	W	0	1	1	0
1962-09-19	STL	SFG	L	1	0	0	0
1962-09-18	STL	CHC	L	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1834	745	4616	5243	170	1368
3B	39	3	48	82	3	10
OF	123	0	291	10	6	1
SS	49	0	90	131	13	30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1945	SLN	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1945	SLN	OF	118	0	286	10	5	1
1945	SLN	SS	10	0	16	19	5	4
1946	SLN	2B	128	0	340	354	11	87
1946	SLN	3B	12	0	18	19	2	6
1946	SLN	SS	4	0	5	6	0	3
1947	SLN	2B	142	0	357	404	19	109
1947	SLN	3B	5	0	6	13	0	2
1947	SLN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1948	SLN	2B	96	0	230	269	10	57
1949	SLN	2B	138	0	399	424	11	105
1949	SLN	3B	6	0	4	14	1	0
1949	SLN	OF	2	0	4	0	1	0
1949	SLN	SS	14	0	21	33	2	5
1950	SLN	2B	143	0	393	403	12	124
1950	SLN	3B	1	0	2	1	0	0
1950	SLN	SS	10	0	30	33	2	10
1951	SLN	2B	124	0	339	386	7	113
1951	SLN	SS	8	0	15	33	3	7
1952	SLN	2B	142	0	399	424	19	108
1952	SLN	3B	11	0	15	29	0	2
1952	SLN	SS	3	0	3	7	1	1
1953	SLN	2B	140	0	365	430	14	109
1954	SLN	2B	144	144	394	477	18	137
1955	SLN	2B	142	141	296	381	10	96
1956	SLN	2B	36	36	99	93	1	27
1956	NY1	2B	85	85	199	215	3	52
1957	NY1	2B	57	57	141	166	5	41
1957	ML1	2B	92	92	238	282	7	72
1957	ML1	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1958	ML1	2B	105	103	233	301	7	77
1959	ML1	2B	4	0	1	1	1	0
1960	ML1	2B	62	60	120	148	10	34
1961	SLN	2B	32	14	43	42	4	10
1962	SLN	2B	21	13	30	42	1	10
1962	SLN	3B	4	3	3	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	1833
Third Base	39
Shortstop	49
Left Field	119
Center Field	4

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1957	TSN All-Star	2B
1953	TSN All-Star	2B

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1957	Most Valuable Player	NL	3rd	221.0	336	8
1954	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	24.0	336	0
1953	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	155.0	336	2
1952	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	25.0	336	0
1949	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	30.0	336	0
1946	Most Valuable Player	NL	26th	6.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Red Schoendienst

What years did Red Schoendienst play?: Red Schoendienst played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1963.
Was Red Schoendienst a pitcher?: No. Red Schoendienst was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Red Schoendienst hit?: Red Schoendienst hit 84 career home runs with 2449 hits.
Is Red Schoendienst in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Red Schoendienst was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.