Schacht, Sid

Sidney Schacht

Schacht, a right-handed pitcher, appeared in 19 games, combined, for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves in 1950-51. Considered a promising prospect before the 1950 season, Schacht had gone 19-5 with a 2.44 ERA for Scranton in 1949. The scouting report said that Sid "just keeps getting better each year."

Birth and Death Dates:
b. February 3, 1918 - d. March 30, 1991

Career Highlights:
After three good years in the minors, Sid finally got his chance in the majors with the Browns in 1950. That year, he struck out 7 in 10.2 innings over 8 games, though he did also walk 14. The following season, Schacht pitched for the Browns and for the Boston Braves. In 5 appearances for the Braves, he had a 1.93 ERA. One of his teammates on Boston was Sid Gordon. Schacht appeared in a total of 19 games in his major league career, finishing with an 0-2 record.

Career Dates:
Schacht pitched for the St Louis Browns, 1950-51, and the Boston Braves, 1951.

Position:
Pitcher

Physical description:
5'11", 170 pounds
Right-handed

Career Statistics:
Wins: 0
Losses: 2
Winning pct.: .000

ERA: 14.34

Games: 19
Games Started: 1
Complete Games: 0

Innings Pitched: 21.1
Hits Allowed: 44
Bases-on-Balls: 21
Strike Outs: 12

Shut-outs: 0

Relief Pitching
Wins: 0
Losses: 2
Saves: 1

Batting
At-bats: 2
Hits: 0
Home Runs: 0
Batting Average: .000

Fielding Statistics
Put-outs: 2
Assists: 0
Errors: 0
Double Plays: 0

Total Chances per Game: 0.1
Fielding avg: 1.000

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