Joe Schultz, Jr.
Nickname(s): Dode
Born: 1918
C 1939-41, 43-48 Pirates, Browns
Manager in 1969, 73 Pilots, Tigers
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| Games | Average | HR | RBI |
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240 | .259 | 1 | 46 |
| Wins-Losses | Winning % |
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| Manager |
78-112 | .411 |
At the age of thirteen, Schultz pinch-hit in a regular league game with Houston (Texas League). He was the batboy; his father, Joe Schultz, Sr., was the manager. After a career as a back-up catcher, Schultz became a coach and minor-league manager. In his only full season as a major league manager, he led the expansion Seattle Pilots with a down-to-earth style affectionately chronicled in Jim Bouton's Ball Four. (WOR)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
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| » September 11, 1932: Joe Schultz, Jr., 14-year-old son of Houston (Texas League) manager Joe Schultz, is inserted into a game against Galveston as a pinch hitter. He hits a single, steals 2B and 3B, and scores a run. Fritz, the black batboy, also bats, but is fanned by Thormahlen after trying to sacrifice. » October 11, 1968: Joe Schultz is named manager of the Seattle Pilots. » November 20, 1969:
Joe Schultz is fired as manager of the Pilots. |
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