548 Homeruns -- 9th on the all-time homerun list behind Hank Aaron - 755, Babe Ruth - 715, Willie Mays - 660, Frank Robinson - 586, Barry Bonds - 585 , Mark McGwire - 583, Harmon Killebrew - 573, Reggie Jackson - 563.

1 World Series MVP award: 1980

3 National League MVP awards: 1980, 1981, 1986

6 Silver Slugger awards for offensive excellence at 3rd base: 1980-84, 1986

8-time National League home run leader: 1974-76, 1980-81, 1983, 1984, 1986

10 Gold Glove awards: 1976-84, 1986

11-time all-star: 1974, 1976-77, 1979-84, 1986-87
(started in 7 all-star games: 1979-84, 1986)

13 seasons with 30 or more home runs

Home Run Milestones

Number	Date	Team	Pitcher
1	September 16, 1972	vs Montreal	Balor Moore
100	April 20, 1976	at Pittsburgh	John Candelaria
200	May 13, 1979	at San Francisco	Vida Blue
300	August 14, 1981	at New York	Mike Scott
400	May 15, 1984	at Los Angeles	Bob Welch
500	April 18, 1987	at Pittsburgh	Don Robinson
548	May 2, 1989	vs Houston	Jim Deshaies

Grand Slam Milestones

Date	Team	Pitcher
June 19, 1973	vs New York	Harry Parker
June 27, 1973	at New York	Phil Henningan
September 19, 1979	vs Pittsburgh	Enrique Romo
April 22, 1980	vs New York	John Pacella
August 23, 1981	vs Houston	Bob Knepper
September 11, 1983	at Cincinnati	Tom Hume
September 15, 1983	at Chicago	Lee Smith

Schmidt was Selected in the second round of the June 1971 draft. In his first and only full season in the minor leagues, he was selected as the Pacific Coast League's All-Star second baseman and earned a late-season promotion to Philadelphia. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1972 against the New York Mets. It was in that same game that he got his first Major League hit -- a single.

1973: Played his first full season in the Major League. Hits first Grand Slam on June 19th vs. New York Mets off of Harry Parks.

1974: Hits loudspeaker 360 feet from home plate and 117 feet in the air at the Astrodome but has to settle for a single.
Leads the league in home runs (36), slugging percentage (.546). Second in league in RBI (116) and runs scored (108).

1975: Wins Mel Ott Award as the National League Home Run King at the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association Banquet on January 27th.

1976: Hits 4 consecutive home runs against the Cubs in Chicago on April 17th. Sets Assists record (404).

1977: Named to the National League All-Star Team, the Sporting News All-Star Team, the AP All-Star Team, the UPI Major League All-Star Team, and the Baseball Bulletin National League All-Star Team. Wins Gold Glove award for second straight year

May 30, 1978: Steals 3 bases against Pittsburg.

1979: Has a career high 17 game hitting streak. National League Player of the Month in July. National League All-Star Team top vote getter. Leads National League with walks (120). AP and UPI All-Star Team.

1980: Top vote getter on the National League All-Star Team but was injured and did not play.
Leads National League in home runs and the most home runs in a season by a third baseman (48). Leads National League in RBI (121). Leads National League in slugging percentage (.624). Leads National League in on-base percentage (.388)

1980 World Series Hilights: Philadelphia Phillies 4 -- Kansas City Royals 2

Game 1: scores two runs
Game 2: doubles in winning run
Game 3: hits home run in losing effort
Game 5: hits 2-run home run and singles to start 9th inning rally
Game 6: singles in first two runs
.381 World Series batting average
National League and World Series Most Valuable Player

1981
Leads National League in home runs (31)
Leads National League in RBI (91)
Leads National League in walks (73)
Leads National League in runs (78)
Leads National League in slugging percentage (.644)
Leads National League in on-base percentage (.439)
Leads National League in assists (249)
Named National League's Most Valuable Player
UPI National League All-Star Team
AP Major League All-Star Team
The Sporting News All-Star Team
Wins Seagram's Seven Crown of Sports Award for the most consistant and productive player
Hits 310th home run on September 20th surpassing Jimmie Foxx for most homers in Philadelphia history
On October 2nd, hits first pinch hit home run with 2 outs in the 9th inning to beat the Cubs, 9-7
Begins "Mike's MVP Section" which provides tickets to the underpriviledged youth

1982:
Leads National League in Slugging (.547)
Leads National League in On-Base Percentage (.403)
Leads National League in Walks (107)
Leads National League in Assists (324)

1983:
Voted Finest Phillie ever by the Philadelphia fans
Leads Phillies with 34 multi-hit games
Leads National League in home runs (40)
Leads National League in walks (128)

1984:
Ties with Gary Carter for most RBI in National League (106)
Ties with Dale Murphy for most home runs in National League (36)
Drives in 100 runs for the 7th time breaking Del Ennis' team record
Becomes Phillies all-time total base leader surpassing Ed Delahanty
Walks over 90 times for the 9th time in his career
Leads Phillies with 25 multiple RBI games
Leads Phillies with 3 multi home run games

1985:
Raises $85,000 for the United Way as 26 Philadelphia area corporations donate money for every home run hit
Moves from Third Base to First Base on May 29th and makes only 6 errors at his new position
Sets Phillies record for home runs (7) in extra innings, on September 10th against Montreal
Breaks Richie Ashburn's record of games played by a Phillie (1,795)
Continues "Mike's MVP Section" for fifth straight year
Leads team in batting average (.277)

1986:
Hits 476th home run July 13 in Houston passing Stan Musial and Willie Stargell on the all-time HR list
Hits 494th home run September 15th against Pittsburg passing Lou Gehrig on the all-time HR list
Breaks Phillies RBI record with 1,287 on April 26th, surpassing Ed Delahanty
Breaks team record for most intentional walks in a season (26)
Becomess first Phillie to play in 2,000 games on June 9th
Leads National League in home runs (37)
Leads National League in RBI (119)
Leads National League in slugging (.547)
Strikes out a career low 84 times
Commits career low 8 errors
Moves back to Third Base

1987:
Inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame along with Greg Luzinski and Joe Buzas
Scores 1366th run on May 12th breaking Ed Delahanty's team record
Breaks Ron Santo's National League record for assists and total chances
Leads third baseman in double plays and second in assists
Hits over 30 home runs for the 9th straight season
Gets 2,000th career hit (home run #510) on June 14th in Montreal against Curt Brown
Raises $534,150 for the United Way with his 35 home runs
Drives in 100th run for the 9th time in career
Hits 512th home run June 24th in St. Louis passing Mel Ott and tying Ernie Banks and Eddie Matthews on the all-time HR list
Hits 513th home run July 9th in Atlanta passing Banks and Matthews on the all-time HR list
Hits 522th home run August 28th in San Diego passing Ted Williams and Willie McCovey on the all-time HR list

1988:
Homers on Opening Day for the 4th time
Breaks up Nolan Ryan's no-hit bid in the 9th inning with a 1 out single
Hits 535th home run May 20th in San Diego passing Jimmy Foxx on the all-time home run list
Hits 537th home run July 14th against Houston passing Mickey Mantle on the all-time home run list

On May 29, 1989 at Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia, Major Leage Baseball bid farewell to one of it's greatest legends as Mike Schmidt announced his retirement.

Final hit (bunt single) on May 25th in Los Angeles against Tim Belcher.

Final at bat (walk) on May 28th in San Francisco against Terry Mullholand.

1990: Named The Sporting News Player of the Decade. On May 26th, at Veteran's Stadium in front of a crowd of 56,789, Mike is honored and his number 20 is retired by the Phillies.

1993: Throws out the first pitch before Game 3 of the World Series.

January 10, 1995: Mike Schmidt received 444 of 460 votes (96.5%) to enter the National Baseball Hall Of Fame. He was officialy inducted into the hall on July 31, 1995.

1998: Inducted into Phillies Phan Union Hall of Fame on February 14th.

1999: Voted to the All Century Baseball team.

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