Al Schmelz was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent before the 1966 season. Al made two appearances in September of '67, allowing one run in 3.0 innings. One of the most obscure players in Mets history, There isn't much out there about Al. He didn't have a baseball card and even his baseball reference photo is in black and white. It seems a rough spring training in 1968, followed by arm injuries derailed any chance at a Major League future.
These balls were picked up from a collector who had saw Mr. Schmelz at a card show years ago. I was super excited to pick them up. This is one of those balls I thought I would never actually find. He doesn't sign TTM and finding any kind of signature is difficult, especially since he didn't have a baseball card.
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