Leonard Bernard Schulte, born ''Schultehenrich'' (December 5, 1916 – May 6, 1986), was an American

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. An

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, his playing career lasted for 13 seasons (1937–1949), including 124

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over all or parts of three seasons (1944–1946) in the Major Leagues for the

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. The native of

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, attended the

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. He threw and batted

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, stood tall and weighed . All but five games in Schulte's Major League career occurred during the season. Spending the entire season on the St. Louis roster, he appeared in 119 games, 71 as a

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, and he batted .247 in 430

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. Altogether, he collected 108

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with the Browns, including 16 doubles and one

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. He was a

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in minor league baseball in 1941, before his MLB career began, and then from 1950–1952 in the Browns' and

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' organizations. An older brother,

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, also an infielder, played one season in the majors with the

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