John F. Schultz was an American professional baseball player in
Major League Baseball during the 19th century. As a
pitcher, Schultz played one season for the
Philadelphia Phillies
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of the
National League. He stood tall and weighed .
Early life
Schultz was born in
Burlington, New Jersey
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, but his date of birth is unknown.
1891 season
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Schultz to a contract prior to the 1891 season; he began play with the Phillies on May 6, pitching against the
Brooklyn Grooms in Philadelphia's 13th game of the season.
On May 27, he allowed the only
home run of his career to cleanup hitter
Bug Holliday
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of the
Cincinnati Reds
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, a two-run
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in the bottom of the ninth inning. He made one
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during that year in a 2–1 loss at
Baker Bowl
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against the Reds,
and
finished
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the other five games in which he appeared.
For the season, Schultz compiled an 0–1
record
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, pitching alongside such Phillies as 20-game winners
Kid Gleason
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and
Duke Esper
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.
He allowed 15
runs, 11 of them
earned
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, in 15
innings pitched
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to total a 6.60
earned run average. He
struck out four batters while
walking eleven, a
ratio of 0.36.
, Schultz made six
plate appearance
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s, collecting six
at-bats
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, in which he notched one
hit—a
double
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—and struck out twice. In his appearances on base, he also scored three
runs.
As a
fielder, he had one
chance for a putout, recording an
assist and making no
errors for a
fielding percentage
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of 1.000;
he recorded a
range factor of 0.60,
averaging 0.17 per game.
Career
Schultz had a contemporary at catcher who shared his name:
John Schultz, sometimes spelled "Schulze", of the
St. Louis Browns.
Both men played only during the 1891 season.
References
External links
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Philadelphia Phillies players
Baseball players from Burlington County, New Jersey
People from Burlington, New Jersey
Major League Baseball pitchers