Frederick Paul "Dutch" Schliebner (May 19, 1891 – April 15, 1975) was a German-born American

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. He played for one season in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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."Dutch Schliebner Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

Career

Schliebner was born in

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, in 1891. He started his professional baseball career in 1912 with the

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's Springfield Senators. Schlieber bounced around the minor leagues for the rest of the decade, also playing in the

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, Western League,

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, and

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. During that time, he had a

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under .300 in every season except 1916, when he batted .310 with 16

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s."Dutch Schliebner Minor League Statistics & History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011. In 1922, Schliebner went to the

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and batted a career-high .354. He led the league in

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(194) and was second in batting average. The following season, Schliebner made it to the major leagues with the Brooklyn Robins. He played 19 games for them in April and May before being traded to the St. Louis Browns, in exchange for

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and cash."Dutch Schliebner 1923 Batting Gamelogs"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011. The Browns'

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first baseman,

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, was out the entire season with

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which affected his vision, and Schliebner was his replacement."The Ballplayers – George Sisler"
. baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011. He batted .275 in his next 127 games. Sisler returned to the team in 1924, and Schliebner returned to the minors. He played five more seasons in the American Association and Texas League before his professional baseball career ended in 1928. In 15 minor league seasons, he batted .286 and accumulated 2,053 hits. Schliebner died in

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, in 1975 and was buried in Toledo Memorial Park Cemetery.

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