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Thanks to Reds collector Ron Martin for sharing the news, via www.sportscollectors.net.
Former catcher Bob Schmidt, part of Cincinnati’s 1961 team, suffered a stroke and is unable to sign autographs.
Schmidt’s greatest statistic?
According to SCN, he signed 97 of 99 TTM requests.
Before everyone crosses him off their baseball address lists, I have one question:
When a retiree has to stop signing because of health matters, do any of you (who own his autograph) ever send a thank-you note? I’d think a note saying, “I kept your autograph all these years” would be quite meaningful.
Just a thought.