Joe Schultz, Sr.
Nickname(s): Germany
1893-1941
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OF-3B-2B 1912-13, 15-16, 19-25 Braves, Dodgers, Cubs, Pirates, Cardinals, Phillies, Reds
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| Games | Average | HR | RBI |
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703 | .285 | 15 | 249 |
Schultz was a right-handed hitter who was devastated by right-handed pitching and played parts of 11 major league seasons without having a regular job. He managed in the minors and coached for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. As a Pittsburgh scout, he signed his own son, Joe Schultz, Jr. (JK)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
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| » August 30, 1915: Three-time 20-game winner Larry Cheney is traded by the Cubs to Brooklyn for OF Joe Schultz.
» April 13, 1916: Babe Adams, the Pirates bellwether, pitches a one-hit 4–0 shutout against the Cardinals, the only safety coming when a ball squirts out of 2B Joe Schultz' mitt. He will win only one more game this season, and the Pirates will release him in August. They will then re-sign him during the 1918 season. |
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