Hall of Fame Remembers Red: https://youtu.be/GCppSSIncHQ
Albert Fred “Red” Schoendienst (Born in Germantown, IL on February 2, 1923 – June 6, 2018) played 19 seasons at second base and left field with the St. Louis Cardinals (1945-1956, 1961-1963), the New York Giants (1956-1957) and the Milwaukee Braves (1957-1960). In his rookie season, he led the National League in stolen bases with 26, but resolved after the following season to focus on hitting and fielding. Red hit better than .300 in seven seasons and led the NL in fielding percentage six times. Schoendienst was a t10-time All-Star selection and was among the top ten in voting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award twelve times (never winning). Red Schoendienst retired with 2,449 hits, 1,223 runs, 773 RBI and a .289 career batting average. As a player, Schoendienst won two World Series titles with the 1946 Cardinals and 1957 Braves. He added another three championships with the Cardinal organization, as manager in 1967, and as a member of the coaching staff in 1964 and 1982. Red has donned a Major League uniform for seven decades The Veterans Committee elected Albert Fred “Red” Schoendienst to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
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