Theodore Henry Schreiber (July 11, 1938 – September 8, 2022) was an American professional

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player. He played part of one season () in

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— largely as a

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— with the

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.160 with no

extra base hit In baseball, an extra-base hit (EB, EBH or XBH), also known as a long hit, is any base hit on which the batter is able to advance past first base without the benefit of a fielder either committing an error or opting to make a throw to retire anot ...

s in 50

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, with two

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. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall, and weighed . Schreiber graduated from Brooklyn's James Madison High School and St. John's University. In he signed his first professional contract with the

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, and he played four full seasons in Boston's

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, culminating as the regular second baseman for the 1962

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of the Triple-A

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, where he batted .279 in 147 games. He was selected by the

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in the Rule 5 draft on November 26, , and spent the 1963 season with New York and its top farm club, the

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of the

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. On September 18, 1963, Schreiber

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for

Larry Bearnarth Lawrence Donald Bearnarth (September 11, 1941 – December 31, 1999) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets (1963–66) and Milwaukee Brewers (1971). Bearnarth batted and threw right-handed and was listed ...

in the bottom of the ninth inning; the Mets trailed the

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, 5–1. Facing left-hander

Chris Short Christopher Joseph Short (September 19, 1937 – August 1, 1991), nicknamed "Styles", was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1959–1972), and Milwaukee Brewers (1 ...

, Schreiber bounced into a

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, ending the game. In doing so, he became the last batter in the history of New York's venerable

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stadium. During the 1963 off-season, Schreiber was a temporary teacher with the New York City Board of Education, and had assignments at Montauk Junior H.S. 223 in Brooklyn. After two more seasons in the IL, Schreiber retired after the 1965 campaign. He batted .260 with 36

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in 668

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games during his career. Upon leaving baseball, Schreiber became a full-time teacher at a junior high school in

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. He retired after 27 years at the school. He died September 8, 2022.

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