Charles Budd Schultz (born September 19, 1950), is a former
Major League Baseball
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player who played
pitcher
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from 1975–1979. He played for the
Chicago Cubs
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and
St. Louis Cardinals
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.
Schultz holds the NCAA record for most strikeouts in a game. On April 3, 1971, while playing for
Miami University
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, he recorded 26 strikeouts against
Wright State.
Lopresti, Mike. "College baseball: Will the single-game strikeout record ever be broken?" NCAA.com, Monday, May 8, 2017.
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1950 births
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Ohio
Chicago Cubs players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Living people
Miami RedHawks baseball players
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