Dan Schneider (baseball)
# Dan Schneider (baseball)

Daniel Louis Schneider (born August 29, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher between 1963 and 1969 for the Milwaukee Braves and the Houston Astros.

## Career

Schneider was a strong left-handed pitcher who played for Rincon High School (Tucson, Arizona) and the University of Arizona, where he made the 1962 College All-American Team. In June 1962, Schneider was signed by the Milwaukee Braves. He played with them through the 1966 season (when the team moved to Atlanta) and then was traded to the Houston Astros. His professional career lasted nine seasons, 1962–1970. In 117 Major League games played, eight as a starting pitcher, Schneider allowed 185 hits and 70 bases on balls in 1661⁄3 innings pitched. He notched 86 strikeouts and two saves.

Schneider was inducted into the University of Arizona Hall of Fame in 2019.

