Red Schoendienst
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Schoendienst in 1983
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| Second baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: February 2, 1923 Germantown, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 1945, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 7, 1963, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .289 | ||
| Hits | 2,449 | ||
| Home runs | 84 | ||
| Runs batted in | 773 | ||
| Managerial record | 1,041–955 | ||
| Winning % | .522 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1989 | ||
| Election Method | Veterans Committee | ||
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As manager
Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst (/ˈʃeɪndiːnst/; born February 2, 1923) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) coach, and former player and manager. An outstanding second baseman, he played for 19 years with the St. Louis Cardinals (1945–56, 1961–63), New York Giants (1956–57) and Milwaukee Braves (1957–60), and was named to 10 All Star teams. He then managed the Cardinals from 1965 through 1976 - the second-longest managerial tenure in the team's history (behind Tony La Russa). Under his direction, St. Louis won the 1967 and 1968 National League pennants and the 1967 World Series, and he was named National League Manager of the Year in both 1967 and 1968. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Schoendienst remains with the Cardinals as a special assistant coach; as of 2017 he has worn a Major League uniform as a player, coach, or manager for 72 consecutive seasons.
Schoendienst was born in Germantown, Illinois, approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of downtown St. Louis to Joe and Mary Schoendienst, one of seven children. His father was a coal miner, and the family lived without running water or electricity.
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