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Daniel Louis Schneider
Milwaukee Braves
Pitcher
Born: August 29, 1942, Evansville, IL
Signed: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent, June 11, 1962
Major League Teams: Milwaukee Braves 1963-1964; Atlanta Braves 1966; Houston Astros 1967, 1969
Dan Schneider pitched in parts of five big league seasons with the Braves and Astros. As a lefty reliever specialist, he appeared in a career-high 54 games with the Astros in 1967, going 0-2 with a 4.96 ERA over 52 2/3 innings and recording a pair of saves. In 117 career major league games, all but 8 in relief, Schneider was 2-5 with a 4.71 ERA with 86 strikeouts and 70 walks. He pitched in the Cardinals' system in 1970 before retiring. In 2019, Schneider was inducted into the University of Arizona Hall of Fame, where he had made the College All-American Team in 1962.
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| February 18, 2021 - Opening first packs of the year |
February 13, 2021 from Edmonds, WA - Card #226
Busy with my chosen profession, rarely leaving the house and anxiously awaiting the return of live baseball, I turned to eBay in early February for some cardboard therapy. After another largely unsuccessful bidding exercise on a 1965 Topps set break hosted by Greg Morris Cards, I went the Buy It Now route with 10 cards from Mitchell's Cards located in Edmonds, Washington. As we've been completely unable to find packs of 2021 Topps locally, the much-needed package of baseball cards was a welcome sight in our mailbox on February 13th*. I spent $34 on the 10 cards from Mitchell's, with this Schneider card costing $1.50.*I broke down and overpaid for two blaster boxes of 2021 Topps via eBay, and they arrived on February 18th. I was grateful to open packs of new baseball cards, but my current collecting interests still belong to the older Topps cards when the design was far less busy and the players' names were prominently displayed.
The Card / Braves Team Set
Schneider appeared on a floating heads Rookie Stars card in the 1963 Topps set, and had his solo debut on a baseball card in 1964 Topps. This is his third and final Braves card. The back of the card is hopeful for big things from Schneider for the 1965 season. Signed out of college in 1962, he never pitched below Triple-A in his nine professional seasons. Bobby Bragan (#346) was the Braves' manager in 1965 and (spoiler alert) Schneider did not win a regular job on his pitching staff.
1965 Season
Schneider spent the entire season with the Atlanta Crackers, the Braves' top farm team in the International League. In 43 games (23 starts) he went 10-7 with a 3.03 ERA, throwing 184 innings to lead the Crackers' staff. Schneider would return to the Braves (now playing in Atlanta) in June 1966, and the club would trade him to the Astros that October.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #299
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1963-1965, 1967-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #656
18 - Schneider non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/21/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
The Card / Braves Team Set
Schneider appeared on a floating heads Rookie Stars card in the 1963 Topps set, and had his solo debut on a baseball card in 1964 Topps. This is his third and final Braves card. The back of the card is hopeful for big things from Schneider for the 1965 season. Signed out of college in 1962, he never pitched below Triple-A in his nine professional seasons. Bobby Bragan (#346) was the Braves' manager in 1965 and (spoiler alert) Schneider did not win a regular job on his pitching staff.
1965 Season
Schneider spent the entire season with the Atlanta Crackers, the Braves' top farm team in the International League. In 43 games (23 starts) he went 10-7 with a 3.03 ERA, throwing 184 innings to lead the Crackers' staff. Schneider would return to the Braves (now playing in Atlanta) in June 1966, and the club would trade him to the Astros that October.
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First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #299
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1963-1965, 1967-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #656
18 - Schneider non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/21/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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