Howie Schultz Stats

Howie Schultz was born on Monday, July 3, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Schultz was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 16, 1943, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Howie Schultz baseball stats page.

"His first year, Jackie (Robinson) played first base. I'm a footnote in history — the guy who was benched to allow baseball to be integrated." - Howie Schultz in the Star Tribune (10/30/2009, Dennis Brackin, 'Former Hamline standout played pro baseball and basketball')

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Howie Schultz
 
 
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Birth Name:   Howard Henry Schultz
Nickname:   Howie or Steeple
Born On:   07-03-1922  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Paul, Minnesota
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-30-2009 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chaska, Minnesota
Cemetery:   Sunset Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
High School:   Central High School (St. Paul, MN)
College:   Hamline University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-06½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   08-16-1943 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-08-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1943 21 Dodgers 45 182 20 49 12 0 1 0 34 6 - 24 0 - 2 5 .269 .300 .352
1944 22 Dodgers 138 526 59 134 32 3 11 1 83 24 - 67 4 - 2 17 .255 .290 .390
1945 23 Dodgers 39 142 18 34 8 2 1 0 19 10 - 14 4 - 1 4 .239 .294 .345
1946 24 Dodgers 90 249 27 63 14 1 3 0 27 16 - 34 7 - 0 4 .253 .298 .353
1947 25 Dodgers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1947 25 Phillies 114 403 30 90 19 1 6 1 35 21 - 70 4 - 1 10 .223 .264 .320
1948 26 Phillies 6 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 .077 .143 .077
1948 26 Reds 36 72 9 12 0 0 2 0 9 4 - 7 3 - 0 1 .167 .211 .250
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 470 1,588 163 383 85 7 24 2 208 82 - 218 22 - 6 42 .241 .281 .349
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1943 Dodgers 1B 45 44 1,176 425 9.4 419 386 33 6 27 n/a n/a n/a .986 9.62
1944 Dodgers 1B 136 130 3,357 1,190 8.8 1,176 1,091 85 14 90 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.46
1945 Dodgers 1B 38 36 987 372 9.8 366 334 32 6 35 n/a n/a n/a .984 10.01
1946 Dodgers 1B 87 66 1,806 641 7.4 634 576 58 7 65 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.48
1947 Dodgers 1B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1947 Phillies 1B 114 108 2,760 1,060 9.3 1,053 986 67 7 92 n/a n/a n/a .993 10.30
1948 Phillies 1B 3 3 81 23 7.7 23 21 2 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.67
1948 Reds 1B 26 17 372 164 6.3 161 156 5 3 14 n/a n/a n/a .982 11.69
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 450 404 10,542 3,876 8.6 3,833 3,551 282 43 326 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.82
6 Years 450 404 10,542 3,876 8.6 3,833 3,551 282 43 326 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.82
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1943 Dodgers 3 - - 0 0 n/a 182.0 7.6 5.4 - - -
1944 Dodgers 6 - - 6 0 n/a 47.8 7.9 6.3 - - -
1945 Dodgers 2 - - 1 0 n/a 142.0 10.1 7.5 - - -
1946 Dodgers 2 - - 3 0 n/a 83.0 7.3 9.2 - - -
1947 Dodgers 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1947 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 67.2 5.8 11.5 - - -
1948 Phillies 0 - - 3 0 n/a 0.0 6.5 13.0 - - -
1948 Reds 2 - - 9 1 n/a 36.0 10.3 8.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 15 - - 23 1 n/a 66.2 7.3 7.6 - - -
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1945 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1947 Philadelphia Phillies 26, 10 Undetermined - -
1948 Philadelphia Phillies 10, 12 Undetermined - -
1948 Cincinnati Reds 19 Undetermined - -


Did you know that Howie Schultz is one of only a dozen former Major League ballplayers who also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA)?

NBA & MLB Players

Name MLB Debut

NBA Debut

Danny Ainge 05-21-1979

12-09-1981

Frank Baumholtz 04-15-1947

11-03-1946

Gene Conley 04-17-1952

11-16-1952

Chuck Connors 05-01-1949

11-14-1946

Dave DeBusschere 04-22-1962

10-16-1962

Dick Groat 06-19-1952

11-09-1952

Steve Hamilton 04-23-1961

10-22-1958

Mark Hendrickson 08-06-2002

11-20-1996

Cotton Nash 09-01-1967

10-17-1964

Ron Reed 09-26-1966

10-16-1965

Dick Ricketts 06-14-1959

11-05-1955

Howie Schultz 08-16-1943

11-03-1949

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