Bill Schuster Stats

Bill Schuster was born on Sunday, August 4, 1912, in Buffalo, New York. Schuster was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 29, 1937, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Bill Schuster baseball stats page.

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Bill Schuster



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Birth Name:   William Charles Schuster
Nickname:   Broadway Bill
Born On:   08-04-1912  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Buffalo, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-28-1987 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   El Monte, California
Cemetery:   Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   164
First Game:   09-29-1937 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-29-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Bill Schuster Pitching Stats

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Bill Schuster Hitting Stats

1937 25 Pirates 3 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .500 .571 .500
1939 27 Bees 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1943 31 Cubs 13 51 3 15 2 1 0 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 0 2 .294 .333 .373
1944 32 Cubs 60 154 14 34 7 1 1 0 14 12 - 16 1 - 0 6 .221 .277 .299
1945 33 Cubs 45 47 8 9 2 1 0 0 2 7 - 4 2 - 0 3 .191 .296 .277
5 Years 123 261 27 61 11 3 1 0 17 23 0 23 3 0 0 11 .234 .296 .310

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Bill Schuster Fielding Stats

1937 Pirates SS 2 2 48 9 4.5 9 3 6 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.06
1939 Bees 3B 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1939 Bees SS 1 0 - 6 6.0 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00
1943 Cubs SS 13 13 315 88 6.8 86 34 52 2 14 n/a n/a n/a .977 7.37
1944 Cubs 2B 6 3 81 23 3.8 23 14 9 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.67
1944 Cubs SS 38 30 648 166 4.4 157 57 100 9 18 n/a n/a n/a .946 6.54
1945 Cubs 2B 3 1 24 3 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1945 Cubs 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1945 Cubs SS 22 14 285 79 3.6 75 38 37 4 8 n/a n/a n/a .949 7.11
SS Totals 76 59 1,296 348 4.6 332 134 198 16 42 n/a n/a n/a .954 6.92
2B Totals 9 4 105 26 2.9 26 14 12 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.69
3B Totals 2 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
5 Years 87 63 1,404 374 4.3 358 148 210 16 45 n/a n/a n/a .957 6.88

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Bill Schuster Miscellaneous Stats

1937 Pirates 0 - - 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 6.0 - - -
1939 Bees 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1943 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 25.5 0.0 - - -
1944 Cubs 4 - - 13 5 n/a 154.0 9.6 11.0 - - -
1945 Cubs 2 - - 2 22 n/a 0.0 11.8 23.5 - - -
5 Years 6 - - 15 28 n/a 261.0 11.3 15.4 - - -

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Bill Schuster Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1937 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined - -
1939 Boston Bees 36 Undetermined - -
1943 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1944 Chicago Cubs 22 Undetermined - -
1945 Chicago Cubs 22 Undetermined n/a Stats

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