Bob Schultz
| Bob Schultz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 27, 1923 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Died: March 31, 1979 (aged 55) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1951, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 15, 1955, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 9–13 |
| Earned run average | 5.16 |
| Innings pitched | 183 |
| Teams | |
Robert Duffy Schultz (November 27, 1923 – March 31, 1979) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, his career extended for 11 seasons (1946–56), including a full season (1952) and parts of three others in Major League Baseball as a member of the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers. Nicknamed "Bullet Bob", Schultz stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg). The native of Louisville, Kentucky, served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]
Schultz came to the Major Leagues at age 27 after posting seasons of 20, 16 and 25 victories in
Schultz spent the entire 1952 campaign with the Cubs, working in 29 games and winning six of nine decisions. In his finest outing, September 14 at
It would be his ninth and final victory in Major League Baseball.In 1953, Schultz began the season with the Cubs but pitched infrequently and was included in a blockbuster trade to the Pirates on June 4 that netted the Cubs seven-time
Settling in Nashville, Schultz became a house painter and continued to play semiprofessional baseball as well as softball. He was shot to death at age 55 after becoming embroiled in a late-night argument with another patron, 59-year-old Charles Johnson, in the bar of Nashville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3595. He was interred at Nashville National Cemetery.
References
- ^ "Baseball in Wartime: Major League Players in US Army Air Force". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Bob Schultz Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Wolff, Miles, and Johnson, Lloyd, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ "Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 6". retrosheet.org. July 13, 1951. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs 3, Boston Braves 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. September 14, 1952. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Ralph Kiner traded to Cubs". Lodi News-Sentinel. 4 June 1953. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) or Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics