Alan George Schmelz is a former Major League Baseball

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 pitcher who played for the New York Mets

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 in 1967.

Major league career

Schmelz made two appearances in the major leagues. His first came on September 7 - the 23-year-old rookie pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals

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 in relief of Jerry Hinsley

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. He threw two innings and allowed one run of three hits and a walk. He also struck out two batters, including future Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda

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.

His next, and final, appearance came on September 24. He came into the game to relieve Don Cardwell

Don Cardwell

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 and, despite giving up a hit, left the game without surrendering a run.

Overall, he went 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in his two game career. In three innings, he allowed four hits, a home run and a walk.

Minor league career

Schmelz pitched in the minor leagues from 1966 to 1969 in the Mets' (1966–1969), Oakland Athletics

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 (1968) and Pittsburgh Pirates

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 (1969) systems. Overall, he went 29-36 with a 3.13 ERA in 93 games (91 starts).

He showed flashes of excellence at times throughout his career. For example, in his first professional season, he went 15-5 with a 2.97 ERA for the Auburn Mets

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 and Williamsport Mets

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The Williamsport Mets were a former minor league double-A affiliate of the New York Mets from 1964 through 1967. Williamsport played in the Eastern League at Bowman Stadium in Williamsport, PA....

. The following year, he posted a 2.60 ERA for Williamsport.