Johnny Schulte
| Johnny Schulte | |
|---|---|
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1923, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 20, 1932, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 14 |
| Runs batted in | 64 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Clement Schulte (September 8, 1896 – June 28, 1978) was an American
right-handed
and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg).
Schulte's professional playing career began in 1915. It lasted for 15 seasons and was interrupted by two years (1917–18) in military service during
Joe McCarthy
, whom he would later serve as a longtime coach.
After his maiden coaching assignment with the Cubs in 1933,[1] Schulte joined McCarthy and the New York Yankees beginning in 1934. He coached 15 full seasons (1934–48) in the Bronx,[2] serving under Bill Dickey, Johnny Neun and Bucky Harris after McCarthy's retirement in May 1946. The Yankees won seven World Series titles and eight American League pennants during Schulte's decade and a half as a coach.
Then, in
Cleveland Indians. In 1961, he scouted Tommy John and brought him to Cleveland for a workout, after which the team signed him.[4]
Johnny Schulte died in
St. Louis, Missouri
, at the age of 81.
Notes
- ^ "Chicago Cubs : History : Cubs All-Time Coaches". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ "New York Yankees : History : Yankees All-Time Coaches". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox : History : Red Sox All-Time Coaches". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ISBN 0-553-07184-X.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Johnny Schulte at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Johnny Schulte at Find a Grave
