Arthur William "Dutch" Schult (June 20, 1928 – July 25, 2014) was an American

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. Schult was an

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and

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who played in 164

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over five seasons for the

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, Washington Senators and the

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. He stood tall, weighed , and batted and threw right-handed. Schult was born in

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. He attended

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and was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. He played for ten seasons in minor league baseball, hitting 136

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. However, he spent only one full season in the Majors— with Cincinnati (21 games) and Washington (77 games)—hitting a personal MLB career-high four homers and knocking in 39 runs. His 111 career big-league hits included 24 doubles as well as six homers. He retired after the 1960 campaign. Schult died on July 25, 2014 at the age of 86.

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